1 Kings 14:20

Jeroboam ruled for 22 years; then he died [EUP] and his son Nadab became king.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.

In Context

19Everything else that Jeroboam did, and the record of wars that his army fought, and how he ruled, is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

21Solomon’s son Rehoboam ruled Judah. He was 41 years old when he started to rule, and he ruled for 17 years. He ruled in Jerusalem, which is the city that Yahweh chose out of all the tribes of Israel to be the place where he should be worshiped [MTY]. Rehoboam’s mother’s name was Naamah; she was from the Ammon people-group.

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Cross References

1 Kings 11:43Then Solomon died [EUP], and was buried in the part of Jerusalem called ‘The City of David’. And his son Rehoboam became the king.

2 Chronicles 13:2He ruled in Jerusalem for three years. His mother was Micaiah (OR, Maacah), the daughter of Uriel from Gibeah town. There was a war between the armies of Abijah and Jeroboam.

Job 14:12people lie down and die and do not get up again. Until the heavens disappear, people who die [EUP] do not wake up, and no one can wake them up.

Psalms 4:8I can lie down at night and sleep soundly because I know that you, Yahweh, will keep me safe.”

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 →

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