1 Kings 15:1 - Printer Friendly

ESV: Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam began to reign over Judah.

NIV: In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah became king of Judah,

NASB: Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah.

CSB: In the eighteenth year of Israel’s King Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah,

NLT: Abijam began to rule over Judah in the eighteenth year of Jeroboam’s reign in Israel.

KJV: Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah.

NKJV: In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah.

This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.

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