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1 Kings 15 — Sermon Preparation
The reigns of Abijam and Asa in Judah and Nadab and Baasha in Israel are recorded, contrasting Asa's faithfulness with the northern kings' idolatry. Below is a research summary for 1 Kings 15, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 5
- classic sermon excerpts
- 2
- preachers & commentators
1 Kings 15 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אָסָא | ʼÂçâʼ | H609 | 18 | Asa |
| בַּעְשָׁא | Baʻshâʼ | H1201 | 10 | Basha |
| מָלַךְ | mâlak | H4427 | 11 | reign, ascend the throne |
| יָרׇבְעָם | Yârobʻâm | H3379 | 9 | Jarobam |
| אָב | ʼâb | H1 | 12 | father |
| יְהוּדָה | Yᵉhûwdâh | H3063 | 10 | Jehudah |
| שָׁנֶה | shâneh | H8141 | 9 | year, revolution |
How preachers through history handled this text
5 public-domain excerpts on 1 Kings 15, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. That is right indeed which is so in God's eyes. Asa's times were times of reformation. He removed that which was evil; there reformation begins, and a great deal he found to do. When Asa found idolatry in the court, he rooted it out thence. Reformation must begin at home. Asa honours and respects his mother; he loves her well, but he loves God better. Those that have power are happy when thus they have hearts to use it well. We must not only cease to do evil, but learn to do well; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 1 Kings 15:9–24 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— 1 Kgs 15:10
- Kidron— 1 Kgs 15:13
- Ramah 1— 1 Kgs 15:17
- Damascus— 1 Kgs 15:18
- Syria 1— 1 Kgs 15:18
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