1 Kings 15:4

Contextual Overview

¹In the eighteenth year of Israel’s King Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah, ¹ Now in the eighteenth year of king Yarov`am the son of Nevat began Aviyam to reign over Yehudah. ¹ Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah. ¹ Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam began to reign over Judah. ¹ Abijam became king of Judah during the eighteenth year Jeroboam son of Nebat was king of Israel. ¹ In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah became king over Judah. ¹In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah. ¹ Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah. ¹ And in the eighteene yere of King Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat, reigned Abiiam ouer Iudah. ¹Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah.

Bible Verse Review
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for David's: 1 Kings 11:12, 1 Kings 11:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 19:29, Genesis 26:5, Deuteronomy 4:37, 2 Samuel 7:12-16, Isaiah 37:35, Jeremiah 33:20-26, Romans 11:28

give him: 1 Kings 11:36, 2 Chronicles 21:7, Psalms 132:17, Luke 1:69-79, Luke 2:32, John 8:12, Revelation 22:16

lamp: or, candle, Psalms 18:28

and to establish: Psalms 87:5, Isaiah 9:7, Isaiah 14:32, Isaiah 62:7, Jeremiah 33:2, Micah 4:1, Micah 4:2, Matthew 16:18

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 21:17 - quench 2 Kings 8:19 - for David 2 Kings 16:5 - but could not 2 Kings 19:34 - my servant 2 Chronicles 17:3 - he walked 2 Chronicles 22:11 - she slew him not Psalms 132:10 - thy servant Proverbs 17:6 - and the Isaiah 38:5 - God

Cross-References

Genesis 17:16
I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. Yes, I will bless her, and she will be a mother of nations. Kings of peoples will come from her."

Genesis 17:16
And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.

Genesis 17:16
And I will bless her; moreover, I give to you from her a son. And I will bless her, and she shall give rise to nations. Kings of peoples shall come from her."

Genesis 17:16
I will bless her and give her a son, and you will be the father. She will be the mother of many nations. Kings of nations will come from her."

Genesis 17:16
I will bless her and will give you a son through her. I will bless her and she will become a mother of nations. Kings of countries will come from her!"

Genesis 17:16
"I will bless her, and indeed I will also give you a son by her. Yes, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her."

Genesis 17:16
"I will bless her, and indeed I will give you a son by her. Then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her."

Genesis 17:16
And I will blesse her, & will also giue thee a sonne of her, yea, I will blesse her, and she shall be the mother of nations: Kings also of people shall come of her.

Genesis 17:16
And I will bless her, and indeed I will give you a son by her. Then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her."

Genesis 17:16
I will bless her, and you will have a son by her. She will become the mother of nations, and some of her descendants will even be kings.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Nevertheless, for David's sake did the Lord his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem,.... A kingdom there, as the Targum, splendid and glorious, to be continued in his posterity: to set up his son after him; in it:

and to establish Jerusalem: to continue that in which the temple was, for the sake of which, and the worship of God in it, there was a succession of David's posterity on the throne of Judah.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

To set up his son - The idolatry of Abijam deserved the same punishment as that of Jeroboam 1 Kings 14:10-14, of Baasha 1 Kings 16:2-4, or of Zimri 1 Kings 16:19, the cutting off of his seed, and the transfer of the crown to another family. That these consequences did not follow in the kingdom of Judah, was owing to the “faithfulness” of David (see the marginal reference), which brought a blessing on his posterity. Few things are more remarkable and more difficult to account for on mere grounds of human reason, than the stability of the succession in Judah, and its excessive instability in the sister kingdom. One family in Judah holds the throne from first to last, during a space but little short of four centuries, while in Israel there are nine changes of dynasty within two hundred and fifty years.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 15:4. The Lord - give him a lamp — That is, a son to succeed him; see 1 Kings 11:36.