Bible Strands
1 Kings 15:16
Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the reign of King Asa of Judah and King Baasha of Israel, positioned after Asa’s dedication of temple silver and gold and before Baasha’s campaign to fortify Ramah against Judah.
The words — מִלְחָמָה (milchamah) means war, and הָיְתָה (hayetah) means it was or existed, forming a phrase that establishes a continuous state of hostilities.
The thread — This recurring motif of prolonged conflict between the northern and southern kingdoms appears in 1 Kings 14:30, 1 Kings 15:6, and 1 Kings 15:32.
Why it lands — The verse documents an entrenched military stalemate, requiring the reader to note the structural division between the two monarchies without softening the historical reality.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 15:32 And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.
- 1 Kings 14:30 There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days.
- 1 Kings 15:6 And there was war between the houses of Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of Abijam’s life.
- 2 Chronicles 16:1 In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.