KJV King James Version
In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years.
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1 Kings 15:33
In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king of all Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah twenty-four years.
WEB World English Bible
In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha the son of Ahijah began to reign over all Israel in Tirzah for twenty-four years.
ASV American Standard Version
In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, and reigned twenty and four years.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
In the third year of Asa king of Judah reigned hath Baasha son of Ahijah over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years,
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 15
30 Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, by his provocation wherewith he provoked the LORD God of Israel to anger.
31 Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
32 And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
33 In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years.
34 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.
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בִּשְׁנַ֣תH8141 · sha.nehyearשָׁלֹ֔שׁH7969 · sha.loshthreeלְאָסָ֖אH609 · a.saAsaמֶ֣לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingיְהוּדָ֑הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahמָ֠לַךְH4427 · ma.lakhto reignבַּעְשָׁ֨אH1201 · ba.sahBaashaבֶן־H1121 · benson: childאֲחִיָּ֤הH281 · a.chiy.yahAhijahעַל־H5921 · aluponכָּל־H3605 · kolallיִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelבְּתִרְצָ֔הH8656 · tir.tsahTirzahעֶשְׂרִ֥יםH6242 · es.rimtwentyוְאַרְבַּ֖עH702 · ar.bafourשָׁנָֽה׃H8141 · sha.nehyear
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