1 Kings 15:32

“And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.”

1 Kings 15:32 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 15:32, word by word

And there wasהָיְתָהhayta

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

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warמִלְחָמָהmilchama

war, battle

War, battle.

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Asaאָסָאasa

Asa

Asa: a name of uncertain meaning. It is the king of Judah, son of Abijam, who reigned forty-one years and did what was right in the eyes of YHWH (1 Kings 15:9-24); a Levite also bears the name (1 Chronicles 9:16).

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Baashaבַּעְשָׁאbasha

Baasha

Baasha: a name of uncertain meaning. It is the man of Issachar who conspired against Nadab, wiped out the house of Jeroboam and reigned twenty-four years over Israel (1 Kings 15:27–16:7).

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kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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their daysיְמֵיyeme

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

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The context

31The rest of the deeds of Nadab, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

32 · This verse (above)

33In year three of Asa king of Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah began to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, and he reigned twenty and four years.

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