1 Kings

1 Kings 15:9–15

9In the twentieth year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Asa became king of Judah, 10and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother’se name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.

11And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done. 12He banished the male shrine prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. 13He also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

14The high places were not removed, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his days. 15And he brought into the house of the LORD the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated.

Footnotes

  • e 15:10 Or The queen mother’s; Hebrew His mother’s; see verses 2 and 13.

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1 Kings 15:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
In the twentiethעֶשְׂרִ֔ים‘eś·rîmNumber - common pluralH6242 (a) twenty
yearוּבִשְׁנַ֣תū·ḇiš·naṯConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH8141 year
of Jeroboam’sלְיָרָבְעָ֖םlə·yā·rā·ḇə·‘āmPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3379 Jeroboam
reignמֶ֣לֶךְme·leḵNoun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
Asaאָסָ֖א’ā·sāNoun - proper - masculine singularH609 Asa
became kingמָלַ֥ךְmā·laḵVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃yə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah

1 Kings 15:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְmā·laḵVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbî·rū·šā·limPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
forty-oneוְאַרְבָּעִ֤יםwə·’ar·bā·‘îmConjunctive waw; Number - common pluralH705 forty
yearsשָׁנָ֔הšā·nāhNoun - feminine singularH8141 year
His grandmother’sאִמּ֔וֹ’im·mōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH517 mother
nameוְשֵׁ֣םwə·šêmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH8034 name
was Maacahמַעֲכָ֖הma·‘ă·ḵāhNoun - proper - feminine singularH4601 Maakah
daughterבַּת־baṯ-Noun - feminine singular constructH1323 daughter
of Abishalomאֲבִישָׁלֽוֹם׃’ă·ḇî·šā·lō·wmNoun - proper - masculine singularH53 Abshalom

1 Kings 15:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And Asaאָסָ֛א’ā·sāNoun - proper - masculine singularH609 Asa
didוַיַּ֧עַשׂway·ya·‘aśConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
what was rightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhay·yā·šārArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH3477 straight, right
in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbə·‘ê·nêPreposition-b; Noun - cdcH5869 eye
of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
as his fatherאָבִֽיו׃’ā·ḇîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
Davidכְּדָוִ֖דkə·ḏā·wiḏPreposition-k; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David

1 Kings 15:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He banishedוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רway·ya·‘ă·ḇêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
the male shrine prostitutesהַקְּדֵשִׁ֖יםhaq·qə·ḏê·šîmArticle; Adjective - masculine pluralH6945 temple-prostitute
fromמִן־min-PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the landהָאָ֑רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
and removedוַיָּ֙סַר֙way·yā·sarConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5493 turn aside
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the idolsהַגִּלֻּלִ֔יםhag·gil·lu·lîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH1544 idols
thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
his fathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃’ă·ḇō·ṯāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
had madeעָשׂ֖וּ‘ā·śūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH6213 do, make

1 Kings 15:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He alsoוְגַ֣ם׀wə·ḡamConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
removedוַיְסִרֶ֙הָ֙way·si·re·hāConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singularH5493 turn aside
his grandmotherאִמּ֗וֹ’im·mōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH517 mother
Maacahמַעֲכָ֣הma·‘ă·ḵāhNoun - proper - feminine singularH4601 Maakah
fromמִגְּבִירָ֔הmig·gə·ḇî·rāhPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singularH1377 lady, queen
becauseאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
she had madeעָשְׂתָ֥ה‘ā·śə·ṯāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH6213 do, make
a detestableמִפְלֶ֖צֶתmip̄·le·ṣeṯNoun - feminine singularH4656 horrid thing
Asherah poleלָאֲשֵׁרָ֑הlā·’ă·šê·rāhPreposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singularH842 Ashera
Asaאָסָא֙’ā·sāNoun - proper - masculine singularH609 Asa
chopped downוַיִּכְרֹ֤תway·yiḵ·rōṯConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3772 cut off, cut down
the poleמִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּmip̄·laṣ·tāhNoun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singularH4656 horrid thing
and burnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֖ףway·yiś·rōp̄Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH8313 burn
it in the Kidronקִדְרֽוֹן׃qiḏ·rō·wnNoun - proper - feminine singularH6939 Kidron
Valleyבְּנַ֥חַלbə·na·ḥalPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady

1 Kings 15:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The high placesוְהַבָּמ֖וֹתwə·hab·bā·mō·wṯConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine pluralH1116 high place
were notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
removedסָ֑רוּsā·rūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH5493 turn aside
butרַ֣קraqAdverbH7535 thin
Asa’sאָסָ֗א’ā·sāNoun - proper - masculine singularH609 Asa
heartלְבַב־lə·ḇaḇ-Noun - masculine singular constructH3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
wasהָיָ֥הhā·yāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
fully devotedשָׁלֵ֛םšā·lêmAdjective - masculine singularH8003 complete, safe, at peace
toעִם־‘im-PrepositionH5973 with
the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
his daysיָמָֽיו׃yā·māwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH3117 day

1 Kings 15:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And he broughtוַיָּבֵא֙way·yā·ḇêConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
into the houseבֵּ֣יתbêṯNoun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
the silverכֶּ֥סֶףke·sep̄Noun - masculine singularH3701 silver, money
and goldוְזָהָ֖בwə·zā·hāḇConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH2091 gold
and the articlesוְכֵלִֽים׃wə·ḵê·lîmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine pluralH3627 article, utensil, vessel
that heוְקָדְשׁוֹwə·qå̄·ḏə·šōConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural constructH6944 sacred, sanctity
and his fatherאָבִ֔יו’ā·ḇîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
had dedicatedקָדְשֵׁ֣יqā·ḏə·šêNoun - masculine plural constructH6944 sacred, sanctity

Cross-references

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1 Kings 15:10 1 Kings 15:2

1 Kings 15:11 2 Chronicles 14:2 · 2 Chronicles 15:17

1 Kings 15:12 1 Kings 22:46 · 1 Kings 14:23–24 · Jude 1:7 · 1 Peter 1:18 · 1 Kings 11:7–8 · 2 Chronicles 14:2–5 · Romans 1:26–27

1 Kings 15:13 Exodus 32:20

1 Kings 15:14 1 Kings 22:43 · 1 Kings 15:3 · 1 Kings 8:61 · 2 Kings 12:3 · 2 Chronicles 15:17–18 · 2 Kings 14:4 · 2 Chronicles 14:5 · 2 Chronicles 14:3

1 Kings 15:15 1 Kings 7:51

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.