1 Kings 15:27

And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Baasha	בַּעְשָׁ֤א ba'.Sha'	H1201	Basha · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶן ven-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Ahijah	אֲחִיָּה֙ 'a.chi.Yah	H281	Achijah · proper noun, a man's name
house	לְבֵ֣ית le.Veit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Issachar	יִשָּׂשכָ֔ר yi.so.sh.Khar	H3485	Jissaskar · proper noun, a man's name
conspired	וַיִּקְשֹׁ֨ר vai.yik.Shor	H7194	to tie · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Baasha	בַעְשָׁ֔א va'.Sha'	H1201	Basha · proper noun, a man's name
smote	וַיַּכֵּ֣הוּ vai.ya.Ke.hu	H5221	to strike (lightly or severely · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Gibbethon	בְּגִבְּת֖וֹן be.gi.be.Ton	H1405	Gibbethon · preposition + proper noun, a place name
Philistines	לַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים la.pe.lish.Tim	H6430	a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth · preposition with the article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
Nadab	וְנָדָב֙ ve.na.Dav	H5070	Nadab · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
siege	צָרִ֖ים tza.Rim	H6696	to cramp · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
Gibbethon	גִּבְּתֽוֹן gi.be.Ton	H1405	Gibbethon · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Joshua 19:44 And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
Joshua 21:23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
1 Kings 14:14 Moreover the LORD shall raise him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day: but what? even now.
1 Kings 16:15 In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, wh…
1 Kings 15:16-17 And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
1 Kings 16:9 And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza…
1 Kings 16:17 And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.
2 Kings 12:20 And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 15:25–end

We are now to take a view of the miserable state of Israel, while the kingdom of Judah was happy under Asa's good government. It was threatened that they should be as a reed shaken in the water (Kg1 14:15), and so they were, when, during the single reign of Asa, the government of their kingdom was in six or seven different hands, as we find in this and the following chapter. Jeroboam was upon the throne in the beginning of his reign and Ahab at the end of it, and between them were Nadab, Baasha, Elah, Zimri, Tibni, and Omri, undermining and destroying one another. This they got by deserting the house both of God and of David. Here we have, 1. The ruin and extirpation of the family of Jeroboa…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 15:27

Baasha smote him at Gibbethon--This town, within the tribe of Dan, was given to the Levites (Jos 19:44). It lay on the Philistine borders, and having been seized by that people, Nadab laid siege to recover it.

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 15:27

Smote him at Gabbethon - This was a city in the tribe of Dan, and generally in the possession of the Philistines.

John Gill on 1 Kings 15:27

And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar,.... A man of that tribe; but who he was, or his father, is nowhere else said, very probably an officer in Nadab's army: conspired against him; laid a scheme to take away his life, and seize the kingdom: and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon; a city in the tribe of Dan, Joshua 19:44. which belongeth to the Philistines; it was a city given to the Levites, Joshua 21:23 and they being driven from it by Jeroboam, the Philistines seized on it, or had heretofore made a conquest of it; and Nadab was desirous of getting it out of their hands, and therefore besieged it, as follows: for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon; and while he wa…

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Dictionary and topics

Ahiah, Or Ahijah — (friend of Jehovah).
Baasha — Bravery, the third king of the separate kingdom of Israel, and founder of its second dynasty (1 Kings 15; 16; 2 Chr. 16:1-6). He was the son of Ahijah of the tribe of Issachar. The city of Tirzah he…
Gibbethon — A height, a city of the Philistines in the territory of Dan, given to the Kohathites (Josh. 19:44; 21:23). Nadab the king of Israel, while besieging it, was slain under its walls by Baasha, one of…
Nadab — Liberal, generous. (1.) The eldest of Aaron’s four sons (Ex. 6:23; Num. 3:2). He with his brothers and their father were consecrated as priests of Jehovah (Ex. 28:1). He afterwards perished with…
Ahijah · 8. Father of Baasha — 8. Father of Baasha
Baasha · King of Israel — King of Israel
Conspiracy · .Of Baasha — .Of Baasha
Gibbethon · Besieged by Israel, while in possession of Philistines — Besieged by Israel, while in possession of Philistines
Issachar, The Tribe Of · Remarkable persons of — Remarkable persons of
Kings · Who reigned over Israel: Nadab — Who reigned over Israel: Nadab
Murder · Exemplified: Baasha — Exemplified: Baasha
Nadab · .His wicked reign; mur — .His wicked reign; mur
Philistines · Besieged in Gibbethon by Nadab

1 Kings 15:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 15:25–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 15:27

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 15:27

John Gill on 1 Kings 15:27

Dictionary and topics

1 Kings 15:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 15:25–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 15:27

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 15:27

John Gill on 1 Kings 15:27

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 15:25-32

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 15:27-29

Rashi on 1 Kings 15:25