1 Kings 4:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 4:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 4:15 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 4:15 — KJV
“Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:”
— 1 Kings 4:15 (KJV)
1 Kings 4:15 in Context — About the Book of 1 Kings
1 Kings moves from Solomon's golden age — the temple, legendary wisdom, unmatched wealth — to a kingdom torn in two by pride and idolatry. Elijah bursts in with fire from heaven on Mount Carmel, proving the Lord alone is God. Wisdom sought and wisdom squandered frame the whole book.
Cross-References for 1 Kings 4:15
“But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not. Jehoshabeath: also called, Jehosheba”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 4:15: also, took, daughter
“And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 4:15: also, daughter, solomon
“And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 4:15: took, daughter, wife
“And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 4:15: took, daughter, wife
“And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 4:15: took, daughter, wife
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