1. 1 Rois 15:27 (NEG79)
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Commentary on 1 Kings 15:27 (Summary)

1 Rois 15:27 (NEG79)

27 Baescha, fils d'Achija, de la maison d'Issacar, conspira contre lui, et Baescha le tua à Guibbethon, qui appartenait aux Philistins, pendant que Nadab et tout Israël assiégeaient Guibbethon.

The story of Baasha actually begins with his immediate predecessor King Nadab, son of King Jeroboam (1 Kings 15:25). Baasha comes to power through a coup d’état, an assassination attempt on Nadab. Apparently Baasha has allies in the army with whom he conspires. Gibbethon is a city in Philistine territory, which was assigned to the tribe of Dan at the conquest of the land of Canaan. But the Danites lost this territory (Joshua 19:44, Joshua 19:47). In Joshua 21:23 it says that Gibbethon became a Levite city. In the time of King Baasha, Gibbethon was a Philistine city.