1 Kings 15 · Verse 25

1 Kings 15:25

And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years.
1 Kings 15:25, King James Version

1 Kings 15:25 in other translations

BSBIn the second year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned two years.
WEBNadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah; and he reigned over Israel two years.
ASVAnd Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah; and he reigned over Israel two years.
YLTAnd Nadab son of Jeroboam hath reigned over Israel, in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigneth over Israel two years,
DARBYAnd Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah; and he reigned over Israel two years.
BBENadab, the son of Jeroboam, became king over Israel in the second year that Asa was king of Judah; and he was king of Israel for two years.
WebsterAnd Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years.

What does 1 Kings 15:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
25. Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign--No record is given of him, except his close adherence to the bad policy of his father.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 Nadab - began to reign over Israel - He began his reign in the second year of the reign of Asa, and reigned two years.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 15:25-34
During the single reign of Asa in Judah, the government of Israel was in six or seven different hands. Observe the ruin of the family of Jeroboam; no word of God shall fall to the ground. Divine threatenings are not designed merely to terrify. Ungodly men execute the just judgments of God upon each other. But in the midst of dreadful sins and this apparent confusion, the Lord carries on his own plan: when it is fully completed, the glorious justice, wisdom, truth, and mercy therein displayed, shall be admired and adored through all the ages of eternity.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

1 Kings 15:25 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְנָדָ֣בve.na.Davand NadabH5070
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
יָרָבְעָ֗םya.ra.ve.'AmJeroboamH3379
מָלַךְ֙ma.laKhhe became kingH4427
עַל\־'al-overH5921
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
בִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.Natin yearH8141
שְׁתַּ֔יִםshe.Ta.yimtwoH8147
לְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'of AsaH609
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.Lokhand he reignedH4427
עַל\־'al-overH5921
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
שְׁנָתָֽיִם\׃she.na.Ta.yimtwo yearsH8141

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 15:25

  • 1 Kings 14:20

    And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.

  • 1 Kings 14:12

    Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.

Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 3050-3051. B.C. 954-953. Nadab.
14:12,20
began to reign. Heb. reigned.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Kings 15:24

    And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead.

  • 1 Kings 15:25

    And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years.

  • 1 Kings 15:26

    And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.

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1 Kings 15:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Nadab, hijo de Jeroboam, comenzó á reinar sobre Israel en el segundo año de Asa rey de Judá; y reinó sobre Israel dos años.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		*Et Nadab, fils de Jéroboam, commença de régner sur Israël la seconde année d’Asa, roi de Juda; et il régna sur Israël deux ans.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Nadab, der Sohn Jerobeams, wurde König über Israel im zweiten Jahre Asas, des Königs von Juda; und er regierte zwei Jahre über Israel.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Nadab vero filius Jeroboam regnavit super Israël anno secundo Asa regis Juda: regnavitque super Israël duobus annis.