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Brenton's Septuagint

1 Kings 15:25

And Nabat son of Jeroboam reigns over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Juda, and he reigned two years in Israel.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Influence;   Nadab;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Nadab;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Baasha;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Chronology;   Nadab;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jeroboam;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Gibbethon;   Nadab;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Nadab (1);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Baasha ;   Nadab ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Nadab;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Na'dab;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Chronology of the Old Testament;   Nadab;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Nadab son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in the second year of Judah’s King Asa; he reigned over Israel two years.
Hebrew Names Version
Nadav the son of Yarov`am began to reign over Yisra'el in the second year of Asa king of Yehudah; and he reigned over Yisra'el two years.
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.
English Standard Version
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.
New Century Version
Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel during the second year Asa was king of Judah. Nadab was king of Israel for two years,
New English Translation
In the second year of Asa's reign over Judah, Jeroboam's son Nadab became the king of Israel; he ruled Israel for two years.
Amplified Bible
Now Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel for two years.
New American Standard Bible
Now Nadab the son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel for two years.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Nadab the sonne of Ieroboam began to reigne ouer Israel the second yere of Asa King of Iudah, and reigned ouer Israel two yeere.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now Nadab the son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years.
Contemporary English Version
Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel in Asa's second year as king of Judah, and he ruled two years.
Complete Jewish Bible
It was in the second year of Asa king of Y'hudah that Nadav the son of Yarov‘am began his reign over Isra'el, and he ruled Isra'el two years.
Darby Translation
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.
Easy-to-Read Version
During Asa's second year as king of Judah, Jeroboam's son Nadab became king of Israel. Nadab ruled over Israel for two years.
George Lamsa Translation
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.
Good News Translation
In the second year of the reign of King Asa of Judah, King Jeroboam's son Nadab became king of Israel, and he ruled for two years.
Lexham 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.
Literal Translation
And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa the king of Judah. And he reigned over Israel two years.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Nadab the sonne of Ieroboam was kynge ouer Israel in the secode yeare of Asa kynge of Iuda, & raigned ouer Israel two yeare,
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.
Bible in Basic English
Nadab, the son of Jeroboam, became king over Israel in the second year that Asa was king of Judah; and he was king of Israel for two years.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Nadab the sonne of Ieroboam began to raigne vpon Israel the second yere of Asa king of Iuda, and raigned vpon Israel two yeres.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.
King James Version (1611)
And Nadab the sonne of Ieroboam began to reigne ouer Israel, in the second yeere of Asa king of Iudah, and reigned ouer Israel two yeeres.
English Revised 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.
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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Nadab, the sone of Jeroboam, regnede on Israel, in the secunde yeer of Asa, king of Juda; and he regnede on Israel two yeer.
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,
Update Bible 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.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
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.
New King James Version
Now Nadab the son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years.
New Living Translation
Nadab son of Jeroboam began to rule over Israel in the second year of King Asa's reign in Judah. He reigned in Israel two years.
New Life Bible
Jeroboam's son Nadab became king of Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah. And he ruled over Israel for two years.
New Revised Standard
Nadab son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of King Asa of Judah; he reigned over Israel two years.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, Nadab son of Jeroboam, began to reign over Israel, in the second year of Asa king of Judah, - and he reigned over Israel, two years.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But Nadab, the son of Jeroboam, reigned over Israel the second year of Asa, king of Juda: and he reigned over Israel two years.
Revised Standard Version
Nadab the son of Jerobo'am began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah; and he reigned over Israel two years.
THE MESSAGE
Nadab son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in the second year of Asa's rule in Judah. He was king of Israel two years. He was openly evil before God —he followed in the footsteps of his father who both sinned and made Israel sin.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now Nadab the son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years.

Contextual Overview

25 And Nabat son of Jeroboam reigns over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Juda, and he reigned two years in Israel. 26 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sins wherein he caused Israel to sin. 27 And Baasa son of Achia, who was over the house of Belaan son of Achia, conspired against him, and smote him in Gabathon of the Philistines; for Nabat and all Israel were besieging Gabathon. 28 And Baasa slew him in the third year of Asa son of Asa king of Juda; and reigned in his stead. 29 And it came to pass when he reigned, that he smote the whole house of Jeroboam, and left none that breathed of Jeroboam, until he has destroyed him utterly, according to the word of the Lord which he spoke by his servant Achia the Selonite, 30 for the sins of Jeroboam, who led Israel into sin, even by his provocation wherewith he provoked the Lord God of Israel. 31 And the rest of the history of Nabat, and all that he did, behold, are not these written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 33 And in the third year of Asa king of Juda, Baasa the son of Achia begins to reign over Israel in Thersa, twenty and four years. 34 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, and in his sins, as he caused Israel to sin.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

am 3050-3051, bc 954-953

Nadab: 1 Kings 14:12, 1 Kings 14:20

began to reign: Heb. reigned

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 14:10 - I will bring 1 Kings 16:6 - Baasha 1 Kings 16:21 - divided 1 Kings 22:51 - two years 2 Kings 15:23 - and reigned two years 2 Kings 21:19 - two years Esther 2:21 - and sought Proverbs 28:2 - the transgression

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah,.... Before Baasha did:

and reigned over Israel two years, not two whole years; for he began in the second of Asa, and in the third of that king's reign Baasha slew him, and reigned in his stead, 1 Kings 15:28.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The sacred historian now gives an account of the contemporary kings of Israel, beginning with Nadab, who ascended the throne in Asa’s second year, and concluding with Ahab, in whose fourth year Asa died. This narrative occupies him almost to the close of the first Book of Kings.





Chronology of Kingdoms
Year of the Divided Kingdom Kings of Judah Years of Reign Kings of Israel Years of Reign
1 Rehoboam 17 Jeroboam 22
5 (Invasion of Shishak)


18 Abijam 3

20 Asa 41

22

Nadab 2
23

Baasha 21
31 (Invasion of Zerah)


34 (Great Feast at Jerusalem)


46

Elah 2
47

Zimri Omri 12
58

Ahab 22
61 (Last year of Asa)
(4th year of Ahab)

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 25. Nadab - began to reign over Israel — He began his reign in the second year of the reign of Asa, and reigned two years.


 
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