1 Kings 14:13
And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him; for this one alone shall come of Jerobo'am's [family] to the grave; because there hath been found in him some good thing toward the Lord the God of Israel in the house of Jerobo'am.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
12But thou, arise now, go to thy own house: when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 12:12And when he had humbled himself, the wrath of the Lord turned from him, so that he destroyed him not to make an end [of him]: and also in Judah were some good things [found].
Job 19:28But if ye should say, How will we pursue him? seeing the root of the matter is found in me:
Jeremiah 22:18Therefore thus hath said the Lord concerning Jehoyakim the son of Josiah the king of Judah, They shall not lament for him, with, “Woe, my brother!” and, “Woe, sister!” they shall not lament for him, with “Woe, lord!” and, “Woe, to his glory!”
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 14:8-21
The Ruin of Jeroboam's House Foretold; Abijah's Character and Death. ( b. c. 960.) 7 Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel, 8 And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes; 9 But hast done evil above all that were before thee:… Read the whole commentary →