1 Kings 15:9
7 Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, 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 slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.
And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah.
10 And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.
11 And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- In the twentieth year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Asa became king of Judah,
- KJV
- And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah.
- WEB
- In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa began to reign over Judah.
- ASV
- And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Asa to reign over Judah.
- DARBY
- And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa began to reign over Judah;
- BLB
- And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa began to reign as king of Judah.
- ÅB
- I Jeroboams, Israels konges tyvende år ble Asa konge over Juda.
- OTB
- I det tjuende året av Jeroboams regjering over Israel, ble Asa konge over Juda.
- B1930
- I Jeroboams, Israels konges tyvende år blev Asa konge over Juda.