1 Kings 15:6

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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there was war: Instead of Rehoboam fourteen manuscripts, the Arabic, and some copies of the Targum, read Abijam. The Syriac has "Abia, the son of Rehoboam;" and the Editio Princeps of the Vulgate has Abia. This is doubtless the true reading, as otherwise it would be an unnecessary repetition of 1 Kings 14:30, and a repetition which interrupts the history of Abijah. (See note on 2 Chronicles 13:3, etc). 1 Kings 14:30

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 15:16 - General 1 Chronicles 3:10 - Rehoboam 2 Chronicles 13:2 - And there was

Cross-References

Genesis 15:3
Avram said, "Behold, to me you have given no seed: and, behold, one born in my house is my heir."

Genesis 15:3
And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.

Genesis 15:3
And Abram said, "Look, you have not given me a descendant, and here, a member of my household is my heir."

Genesis 15:3
Abram said, "Look, you have given me no son, so a slave born in my house will inherit everything I have."

Genesis 15:3
Abram added, "Since you have not given me a descendant, then look, one born in my house will be my heir!"

Genesis 15:3
And Abram continued, "Since You have given no child to me, one (a servant) born in my house is my heir."

Genesis 15:3
Abram also said, "Since You have given me no son, one who has been born in my house is my heir."

Genesis 15:3
Againe Abram saide, Beholde, to me thou hast giuen no seede: wherefore loe, a seruant of mine house shalbe mine heire.

Genesis 15:3
And Abram said, "Since You have given no seed to me, behold, one born in my house is my heir."

Genesis 15:3
You have not given me any children, and this servant of mine will inherit everything."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life. Not the days of Rehoboam, though that was true, and is observed, 1 Kings 14:30, but all the days of Abijam, before he came to the throne, and in which, when a young man, he was concerned, and which still continued between him and Jeroboam; though some think he is called by his father's name, as Rehoboam is called David, 1 Kings 12:16.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The writer repeats what he had said in 1 Kings 14:30, in order to remind the reader that Abijam inherited this war from his father. Abijam’s war is described in marginal reference That the author of Kings gives none of its details is agreeable to his common practice in mere military matters. Thus he gives no details of Shishak’s expedition, and omits Zerah’s expedition altogether.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 15:6. There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam — This was mentioned in the preceding chapter, 1 Kings 14:30, and it can mean no more than this: there was a continual spirit of hostility kept up between the two kingdoms, and no doubt frequent skirmishing between bordering parties; but it never broke out into open war, for this was particularly forbidden. See 1 Kings 12:24. Hostility did exist, and no doubt frequent skirmishes; but open war and pitched battles there were none.

But why is this circumstance repeated, and the history of Abijam interrupted by the repetition? There is some reason to believe that Rehoboam is not the true reading, and that it should be Abijam: "Now there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam all the days of his life." And this is the reading of fourteen of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS. The Syriac has Abia the son of Rehoboam; the Arabic has Abijam. In the Septuagint the whole verse is omitted in the London Polyglot, but it is extant in those of Complutum and Antwerp. Some copies of the Targum have Abijam also, and the Editio Princeps of the Vulgate has Abia. This is doubtless the true reading, as we know there was a very memorable war between Abia and Jeroboam; see it particularly described 2 Chronicles 13:3, &c.