1 Kings 15 · Verse 27

1 Kings 15:27

And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.
1 Kings 15:27, King James Version

1 Kings 15:27 in other translations

BSBThen Baasha son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against Nadab, and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon of the Philistines while Nadab and all Israel were besieging the city.
WEBBaasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha struck him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel were besieging Gibbethon.
ASVAnd Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel were laying siege to Gibbethon.
YLTAnd conspire against him doth Baasha son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, and Baasha smiteth him in Gibbethon, which is to the Philistines--and Nadab and all Israel are laying siege against Gibbethon--
DARBYAnd Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines, when Nadab and all Israel were besieging Gibbethon.
BBEAnd Baasha, the son of Ahijah, of the family of Issachar, made a secret design against him, attacking him at Gibbethon, a town of the Philistines; for Nadab and the armies of Israel were making war on Gibbethon.
WebsterAnd Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.

What does 1 Kings 15:27 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
27. Baasha smote him at Gibbethon--This town, within the tribe of Dan, was given to the Levites (Jos 19:44). It lay on the Philistine borders, and having been seized by that people, Nadab laid siege to recover it.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 27 Smote him at Gabbethon - This was a city in the tribe of Dan, and generally in the possession of the Philistines.

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…

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1 Kings 15:27 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּקְשֹׁ֨רvai.yik.Shorand he conspiredH7194
עָלָ֜יו'a.Lavon himH5921
בַּעְשָׁ֤אba'.Sha'BaashaH1201
בֶן\־ven-[the] son ofH1121
אֲחִיָּה֙'a.chi.YahAhijahH281
לְבֵ֣יתle.Veitof [the] house ofH1004
יִשָּׂשכָ֔רyi.so.sh.KharIssacharH3485
וַיַּכֵּ֣הוּvai.ya.Ke.huand he struck down himH5221
בַעְשָׁ֔אva'.Sha'BaashaH1201
בְּגִבְּת֖וֹןbe.gi.be.Tonat GibbethonH1405
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
לַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםla.pe.lish.Tim[belonged] to the PhilistinesH6430
וְנָדָב֙ve.na.Davand NadabH5070
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
צָרִ֖יםtza.Rim[were] laying siegeH6696
עַֽל\־'al-onH5921
גִּבְּתֽוֹן\׃gi.be.TonGibbethonH1405

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Cross references for 1 Kings 15:27

  • Joshua 19:44

    And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,

  • Joshua 21:23

    And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,

  • 1 Kings 14:14

    Moreover the Lord shall raise him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day: but what? even now.

  • 1 Kings 16:15

    In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.

  • 1 Kings 16:9

    And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah.

  • 1 Kings 16:17

    And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.

  • 2 Kings 12:20

    And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.

  • 1 Kings 15:16-17

    And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Baasha the son.
16,17; 14:14
conspired.
16:9; 2Ki 12:20
Gibbethon.
16:15,17; Jos 19:44; 21:23

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Context

  • 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.

  • 1 Kings 15:27

    And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.

  • 1 Kings 15:28

    Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead.

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1 Kings 15:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Baasa hijo de Ahía, el cual era de la casa de Issachâr, hizo conspiración contra él: é hiriólo Baasa en Gibbethón, que era de los Filisteos: porque Nadab y todo Israel tenían cercado á Gibbethón.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Baësha, fils d’Akhija, de la maison d’Issacar, conspira contre lui; et Baësha le frappa à Guibbethon, qui était aux Philistins, pendant que Nadab et tout Israël assiégeaient Guibbethon.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Basea, der Sohn Achijas, vom Hause Issaschar, machte eine Verschwörung wider ihn; und Basea erschlug ihn zu Gibbethon, welches den Philistern gehörte, als Nadab und ganz Israel Gibbethon belagerten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Insidiatus est autem ei Baasa filius Ahiæ de domo Issachar, et percussit eum in Gebbethon, quæ est urbs Philisthinorum: siquidem Nadab et omnis Israël obsidebant Gebbethon.