KJV King James Version
And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years.
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1 Kings 15:25
And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
In the second year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned two years.
WEB World English Bible
Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah; and he reigned over Israel two years.
ASV American Standard Version
And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah; and he reigned over Israel two years.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Nadab son of Jeroboam hath reigned over Israel, in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigneth over Israel two years,
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 15
22 Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none [was] exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.
23 The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.
24 And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead.
25 And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years.
26 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.
27 And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which [belonged] to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.
28 Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead.
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וְנָדָ֣בH5070 · na.davNadabבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childיָרָבְעָ֗םH3379 · ya.rov.amJeroboamמָלַךְ֙H4427 · ma.lakhto reignעַל־H5921 · aluponיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelבִּשְׁנַ֣תH8141 · sha.nehyearשְׁתַּ֔יִםH8147 · she.na.yimtwoלְאָסָ֖אH609 · a.saAsaמֶ֣לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingיְהוּדָ֑הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְH4427 · ma.lakhto reignעַל־H5921 · aluponיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelשְׁנָתָֽיִם׃H8141 · sha.nehyear
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