1 Kings 15:6
4 Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and to make Jerusalem strong.
5 For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
And there was war between the houses of Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of Abijam’s life.
7 As for the rest of the acts of Abijam, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
8 And Abijam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David, and his son Asa reigned in his place.
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Compare
- BSB
- And there was war between the houses of Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of Abijam’s life.
- KJV
- And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.
- WEB
- Now there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.
- ASV
- Now there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.
- DARBY
- And there had been war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.
- BLB
- And there was war between Rehoboam and between Jeroboam all the days of his life.
- ÅB
- Mellom Rehabeam og Jeroboam var det krig så lenge han levde.
- OTB
- Og det var pågående konflikt mellom Rehabeam og Jeroboam gjennom hele hans liv.
- B1930
- Mellem Rehabeam og Jeroboam var det krig så lenge han levde.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Kings 14:30
There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days.
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