15In the eighteenth year of [Israel's] King Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah;H8083H6240H8141H4428H3379H1121H5028H4427H38H3063

2he reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.H7969H8141H4427H3389H517H8034H4601H1323H53

3Abijam walked in all the sins his father had done before him, and he was not completely devoted to the LORD his God as his ancestor David had been.H3212H2403H1H6213H6440H3824H8003H3068H430H3824H1732H1

4But because of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem to raise up his son after him and to establish JerusalemH1732H3068H430H5414H5216H3389H6965H1121H310H5975H3389

5because David did what was right in the LORD's eyes, and he did not turn aside from anything He had commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.H1732H6213H3477H5869H3068H5493H6680H3117H2416H1697H223H2850

6There had been war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of Rehoboam's life.H4421H7346H3379H3117H2416

7The rest of the events of Abijam's [reign], along with all his accomplishments, are written about in the Historical Record of Judah's Kings. There was also war between Abijam and Jeroboam.H3499H1697H38H6213H3789H5612H1697H3117H4428H3063H4421H38H3379

8Abijam rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of David. His son Asa became king in his place.H38H7901H1H6912H5892H1732H609H1121H4427

9In the twentieth year of Israel's King Jeroboam, Asa became king of Judah;H6242H8141H3379H4428H3478H4427H609H3063

10he reigned 41 years in Jerusalem. His grandmother's name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.H705H259H8141H4427H3389H517H8034H4601H1323H53

11Asa did what was right in the LORD's eyes, as his ancestor David had done.H609H6213H3477H5869H3068H1732H1

12He banished the male shrine prostitutes from the land and removed all of the idols that his fathers had made.H5674H6945H776H5493H1544H1H6213

13He also removed his grandmother Maacah from being queen mother because she had made an obscene image of Asherah. Asa chopped down her obscene image and burned it in the Kidron Valley.H4601H517H5493H1377H6213H4656H842H609H3772H4656H8313H5158H6939

14The high places were not taken away; but Asa's heart was completely with the LORD his entire life.H1116H5493H609H3824H8003H3068H3117

15He brought his father's consecrated gifts and his own consecrated gifts into the LORD's temple: silver, gold, and utensils.H935H6944H1H6944H6944H1004H3068H3701H2091H3627

16There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their reigns.H4421H609H1201H4428H3478H3117

17Israel's King Baasha went to war against Judah. He built Ramah in order to deny anyone access to Judah's King Asa.H1201H4428H3478H5927H3063H1129H7414H5414H3318H935H609H4428H3063

18So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the LORD's temple and the treasuries of the royal palace and put it into the hands of his servants. Then King Asa sent them to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon son of Hezion king of Aram who lived in Damascus, saying,H609H3947H3701H2091H3498H214H1004H3068H214H4428H1004H5414H3027H5650H4428H609H7971H1130H1121H2886H1121H2383H4428H758H3427H1834H559

19"There is a treaty between me and you, between my father and your father. Look, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold. Go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so that he will withdraw from me."H1285H1H1H7971H7810H3701H2091H3212H6565H1285H1201H4428H3478H5927

20Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel. He attacked Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, all Chinneroth, and the whole land of Naphtali.H1130H8085H4428H609H7971H8269H2428H5892H3478H5221H5859H1835H62H3672H776H5321

21When Baasha heard [about it], he quit building Ramah and stayed in Tirzah.H1201H8085H2308H1129H7414H3427H8656

22Then King Asa gave a command to everyone without exception in Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had built it with. Then King Asa built Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah with them.H4428H609H8085H3063H5355H5375H68H7414H6086H1201H1129H4428H609H1129H1387H1144H4709

23The rest of all the events of Asa's [reign], along with all his might, all his accomplishments, and the cities he built, are written about in the Historical Record of Judah's Kings. But in his old age he developed a disease in his feet.H3499H1697H609H1369H6213H5892H1129H3789H5612H1697H3117H4428H3063H6256H2209H2470H7272

24Then Asa rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his forefather David. His son Jehoshaphat became king in his place.H609H7901H1H6912H1H5892H1732H1H3092H1121H4427

25Nadab son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in the second year of Judah's King Asa; he reigned over Israel two years.H5070H1121H3379H4427H3478H8147H8141H609H4428H3063H4427H3478H8147H8141

26Nadab did what was evil in the LORD's sight and followed the example of his father and the sin he had caused Israel to commit.H6213H7451H5869H3068H3212H1870H1H2403H3478H2398

27Then 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 Gibbethon.H1201H1121H281H1004H3485H7194H1201H5221H1405H6430H5070H3478H6696H1405

28In the third year of Judah's King Asa, Baasha killed Nadab and reigned in his place.H7969H8141H609H4428H3063H1201H4191H4427

29When Baasha became king, he struck down the entire house of Jeroboam. He did not leave Jeroboam anyone alive until he had destroyed his family according to the word of the LORD He had spoken through His servant Ahijah the Shilonite.H4427H5221H1004H3379H7604H3379H5397H8045H1697H3068H1696H3027H5650H281H7888

30This was because of Jeroboam's sins he had committed and had caused Israel to commit in the provocation he had provoked the LORD God of Israel with.H2403H3379H2398H3478H2398H3708H3068H430H3478H3707

31The rest of the events of Nadab's [reign], along with all his accomplishments, are written about in the Historical Record of Israel's Kings.H3499H1697H5070H6213H3789H5612H1697H3117H4428H3478

32There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their reigns.H4421H609H1201H4428H3478H3117

33In the third year of Judah's King Asa, Baasha son of Ahijah became king over all Israel at Tirzah; [he reigned] 24 years.H7969H8141H609H4428H3063H1201H1121H281H4427H3478H8656H6242H702H8141

34He did what was evil in the LORD's sight and followed the example of Jeroboam and the sin he had caused Israel to commit.H6213H7451H5869H3068H3212H1870H3379H2403H3478H2398