Passage

1 Kings 14.23

Book: 1 Kings · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"21. And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which Jehovah had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there: and his mother's name was Naamah the Ammonitess. 22. And Judah did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, above all that their fathers had done."

"23. For they also built them high places, and pillars, and Asherim, on every high hill, and under every green tree;"

"24. and there were also sodomites in the land: they did according to all the abominations of the nations which Jehovah drove out before the children of Israel. 25. And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem;" (1 Kings 14:21-25, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"21. Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which Yahweh had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess. 22. Judah did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, above all that their fathers had done."

"23. For they also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree."

"24. There were also sodomites in the land. They did according to all the abominations of the nations which Yahweh drove out before the children of Israel. 25. In the fifth year of king Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem," (1 Kings 14:21-25, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"21. And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. 22. And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done."

"23. For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree. ^{images: or, standing images, or, statues}"

"24. And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel. 25. And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem:" (1 Kings 14:21-25, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"21. And Rehoboam son of Solomon hath reigned in Judah; a son of forty and one years [is] Rehoboam in his reigning, and seventeen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, the city that Jehovah chose to set His name there, out of all the tribes of Israel, and the name of his mother [is] Naamah the Ammonitess. 22. And Judah doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and they make Him zealous above all that their fathers did by their sins that they have sinned."

"23. And they build, also they, for themselves high places, and standing-pillars, and shrines, on every high height, and under every green tree;"

"24. and also a whoremonger hath been in the land; they have done according to all the abominations of the nations that Jehovah dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel. 25. And it cometh to pass, in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, gone up hath Shishak king of Egypt against Jerusalem," (1 Kings 14:21-25, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

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Quoted in

OT Polytheism Objection Defeater

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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