KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Kings 15:7
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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
The rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? There was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
ASV American Standard Version
And 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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the rest of the matters of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah? And war hath been between Abijam and Jeroboam;
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 15
4 Nevertheless for David’s sake did the LORD his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem:
5 Because David did [that which was] right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any [thing] that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
6 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.
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.
9 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.
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וְיֶ֨תֶרH3499 · ye.terremainderדִּבְרֵ֤יH1697 · da.varwordאֲבִיָּם֙H38 · a.viy.yamAbijamוְכָל־H3605 · kolallאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichעָשָׂ֔הH6213 · a.sahto make: doהֲלֽוֹא־H3808 · lonotהֵ֣םH1992 · hem.mahthey(masc.)כְּתוּבִ֗יםH3789 · ka.tavto writeעַל־H5921 · aluponסֵ֛פֶרH5612 · se.pherscroll: documentדִּבְרֵ֥יH1697 · da.varwordהַיָּמִ֖יםH3117 · yomdayלְמַלְכֵ֣יH4428 · me.lekhkingיְהוּדָ֑הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahוּמִלְחָמָ֥הH4421 · mil.cha.mahbattleהָיְתָ֛הH1961 · ha.yahto beבֵּ֥יןH996 · ba.yinbetweenאֲבִיָּ֖םH38 · a.viy.yamAbijamוּבֵ֥יןH996 · ba.yinbetweenיָרָבְעָֽם׃H3379 · ya.rov.amJeroboam
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 13:2-22He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also [was] Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.1 Kings 14:29Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
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