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NASB	1 Chronicles 16:1 And they brought in the ark of God and placed it inside the tent which David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
AMPLIFIED 2015 2015	1 Chronicles 16:1 So they brought the ark of God and set it inside the tent which David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

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Bible Question:
Question: Question 1:

1Kings 15:9-10 says that Asa reigned as King of Judah for 41 years. 1Kings 15:33 says Baasha became king of Israel in the 3rd year of Asa�s reign of Judah and Baasha reigned 24 years. This would mean Isreal's King Baasha only reigned until Judah's King Asa�s TWENTY SEVENTH year of reign. How can 2Chronicles 16:1 say that in the THIRTY SIXTH year of Asa�s reign Baasha the King of Israel came up against Judah?

Question 2:

How come 2Chronicles 14:1,6-7 says there was peace for 10 years at the beginning of King Asa�s reign and then after he defeated the Eithiopians (2Chron 14:9-15) there was peace again for 20 years, but 1Kings 15:15,32 both say that there was war between Asa king of Judah and Baasha king of Israel all their days?

Thanks for any help anyone can give me regarding these questions.

Blessings,
Pam

Bible Answer: Greetings Pam D!

Here is what the Bible Knowledge Commentary says about your first question:

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. In Asa�s 36th year he was confronted by Baasha, king of Israel, who built a fortress at the Israel-Judah border at Ramah, about six miles north of Jerusalem. Baasha�s purpose was to prevent further movement of Israelites south to Judah. A problem surfaces here in that the dates of Baasha (909-886 b.c.; cf. 1 Kings 15:33) necessitate his death 10 years before the 36th year of Asa. This has led some scholars to conclude that the 35th year (2 Chron. 15:19) refers to the 35th year of the kingdom of Judah since its division from Israel in 931 b.c. This would be 896 b.c. But this is unlikely for the 35th year of the kingdom would hardly be called �the 35th year of Asa�s reign.� More likely is the suggestion that the numbers may rest on a copyist�s misreading of Hebrew figures whereby 35th (15:19) and 36th (16:1) may have been misread for 15th and 16th. This would push the date of the events of chapter 16 back to 895, within Baasha�s reign.

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Concerning your second question, I would say that 'throughout' does not mean every single day! :-) Asa and Baasha were at war periodically throughout their reigns, but not constantly.

I hope these help!

Your Brother in Christ,

Tim Moran

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