1 Kings 15:1
Strong's Lexicon
In the eighteenth
שְׁמֹנֶ֣ה (šə·mō·neh)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8083: 1) eight, eighth 1a) eight (as cardinal number) 1b) eighth (as ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers

עֶשְׂרֵ֔ה (‘eś·rêh)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6240: 1) ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers) 1a) used only in combination to make the numbers 11-19

year
וּבִשְׁנַת֙ (ū·ḇiš·naṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8141: 1) year 1a) as division of time 1b) as measure of time 1c) as indication of age 1d) a lifetime (of years of life)

of the reign
לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (lam·me·leḵ)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: 1) king

of Jeroboam
יָרָבְעָ֣ם (yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3379: Jeroboam = 'the people will contend' 1) the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel when the kingdom split at the death of Solomon and the 10 tribes split off from Judah and Benjamin and the kingdom under Solomon's son Rehoboam; idolatry was introduced at the beginning of his reign 2) the 8th king of the northern kingdom of Israel, son of Joash, and 4th in the dynasty of Jehu; during his reign the Syrian invaders were repelled and the kingdom restored to its former borders but the idolatry of the kingdom was maintained

son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class

of Nebat,
נְבָ֑ט (nə·ḇāṭ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5028: Nebat = 'aspect' 1) an Ephraimite of Zereda, father of king Jeroboam I of the northern kingdom of Israel

Abijam
אֲבִיָּ֖ם (’ă·ḇî·yām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 38: Abijam = 'my father is the sea' or 'Yah(u) is (my) father' 1) king of Judah, son and successor of Rehoboam

became king
מָלַ֥ךְ (mā·laḵ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4427: 1) to be or become king or queen, reign 1a) (Qal) to be or become king or queen, reign 1b) (Hiphil) to make one king or queen, cause to reign 1c) (Hophal) to be made king or queen 2) to counsel, advise 2a) (Niphal) to consider

of
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

Judah,
יְהוּדָֽה׃ (yə·hū·ḏāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3063: Judah = 'praised' 1) the son of Jacob by Leah 2) the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob 3) the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah 4) the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 6) an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 7) a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah 8) a priest in the time of Nehemiah

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king of Judah,

Young's Literal Translation
And in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam son of Nebat, reigned hath Abijam over Judah;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In the eighteenth year of Israel’s King Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah

New American Standard Bible
Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah.

King James Bible
Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah became king of Judah,

New Living Translation
Abijam began to rule over Judah in the eighteenth year of Jeroboam's reign in Israel.

English Standard Version
Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam began to reign over Judah.

New American Standard Bible
Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah.

King James Bible
Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In the eighteenth year of Israel's King Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah

International Standard Version
Abijah reigned over Judah starting in the eighteenth year of Nebat's son Jeroboam's reign.

NET Bible
In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah became king over Judah.

American Standard Version
Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat began Abijam to reign over Judah.

English Revised Version
Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat began Abijam to reign over Judah.

Young's Literal Translation
And in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam son of Nebat, reigned hath Abijam over Judah;
















Cross References
1 Chronicles 24:15
The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses,

2 Chronicles 13:1
Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.

1 Kings 1:1
Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.

1 Kings 14:31
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.

1 Kings 14:30
And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.

1 Kings 14:29
Now 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?

1 Kings 15:2
Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.

1 Kings 15:3
And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father.

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:
Jump to Previous
Abijah Abijam Abi'jam Eighteenth Jeroboam Jerobo'am Judah Nebat Reign Reigned
Jump to Next
Abijah Abijam Abi'jam Eighteenth Jeroboam Jerobo'am Judah Nebat Reign Reigned
Links
1 Kings 15:1 NIV
1 Kings 15:1 NLT
1 Kings 15:1 ESV
1 Kings 15:1 NASB
1 Kings 15:1 KJV

1 Kings 15:1 Bible Apps
1 Kings 15:1 Parallel
1 Kings 15:1 Biblia Paralela
1 Kings 15:1 Chinese Bible
1 Kings 15:1 French Bible
1 Kings 15:1 German Bible

1 Kings 15:1 Commentaries

Bible Hub
1 Kings 14:31
Top of Page
Top of Page