1 Kings 15:23
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.”
דָּבָר
In Hebrew, dabar is not just a word spoken — it is a word that accomplishes something. God's dabar does not return empty. The psalmist says this word is a lamp to his feet — not a floodlight revealing everything ahead, but enough light for the next step. That is faith.
רֶגֶל
feet/ his
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רֶגֶל
Foot, step, journey. Regel. The priest placed blood on the ear to hear God, the thumb to serve God, the foot to walk with God. The whole person consecrated — from hearing to doing to going.
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חָלָה
he was sick
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חָלָה
properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat
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עָשָׂה
he did
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עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
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גְּבוּרָה
might/ his
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גְּבוּרָה
Strength, might, power. Geburah. The mighty power of God. He who is mighty has done great things for me. His power never exhausts itself.
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בָּנָה
he built
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בָּנָה
To build, to construct. Banah. God is building His church. He is building your life. Every trial is part of the construction process.
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יְהוּדָה
Judah
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יְהוּדָה
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
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רַק
only
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רַק
properly, leanness, i.e. (figuratively) limitation; only adverbial, merely, or conjunctional, although
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כָּתַב
written
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כָּתַב
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
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סֵפֶר
the scroll of
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סֵפֶר
properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
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הֵם
are they
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הֵם
they (only used when emphatic)
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זִקְנָה
old age/ his
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זִקְנָה
old age
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