Bible Strands
1 Kings 15:9
In the twentieth year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Asa became king of Judah,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the dynastic transition from Abijam to Asa at the precise chronological marker of Jeroboam’s twentieth regnal year, addressing the reader with historical documentation.
The words — `שְׁנָה` (sh.Nat) = year and `מָלַךְ` (ma.Lakh) = he became king anchor the verse in a regnal dating formula that synchronizes Judah’s monarchy with Israel’s timeline.
The thread — This chronological framework structures the Books of Kings and Chronicles, repeatedly tying Judah’s kings to Israel’s reigns to map the divided monarchy (1 Kings 15:8, 10).
Why it lands — It requires the reader to track political shifts through synchronized dates and recognizes that royal succession operates within recorded historical boundaries rather than isolated events.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah.