1 Kings 15:9
And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah.
1 Kings 15:9 in other translations
| BSB | In the twentieth year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Asa became king of Judah, |
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| WEB | In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa began to reign over Judah. |
| ASV | And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Asa to reign over Judah. |
| YLT | And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned hath Asa over Judah, |
| DARBY | And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa began to reign over Judah; |
| BBE | In the twentieth year that Jeroboam was king of Israel, Asa became king over Judah. |
| Webster | And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah. |
What does 1 Kings 15:9 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 15:9-24
Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. That is right indeed which is so in God's eyes. Asa's times were times of reformation. He removed that which was evil; there reformation begins, and a great deal he found to do. When Asa found idolatry in the court, he rooted it out thence. Reformation must begin at home. Asa honours and respects his mother; he loves her well, but he loves God better. Those that have power are happy when thus they have hearts to use it well. We must not only cease to do evil, but learn to do well; not only cast away the idols of our iniquity, but dedicate ourselves and our all to God's honour and glory. Asa was cordially devoted to the service of God, his sins not arising from presumption. But his league with Benhadad arose from unbelief. Even true believers find it hard, in times of urgent danger, to trust in the Lord with all their heart. Unbelief makes way for carnal policy, and thus for one sin after another. Unbelief has often led Christians to call in the help of the Lord's enemies in their contests with their brethren; and some who once shone brightly, have thus been covered with a dark cloud towards the end of their days.
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
1 Kings 15:9 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 1 Kings 15:8
And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.
- 1 Kings 15:9
And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah.
- 1 Kings 15:10
And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.
1 Kings 15:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | En el año veinte de Jeroboam rey de Israel, Asa comenzó á reinar sobre Judá. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et en la vingtième année de Jéroboam, roi d’Israël, Asa commença de régner sur Juda; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und im zwanzigsten Jahre Jerobeams, des Königs von Israel, wurde Asa König über Juda. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | In anno ergo vigesimo Jeroboam regis Israël regnavit Asa rex Juda, |