1 Kings 14:16

That he may deliver up Israel,—on account of the sin of Jeroboam, which he committed, and which he caused, Israel, to commit.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin.

In Context

15Therefore will Yahweh smite Israel, as a reed shaketh in water, and will root out Israel, from off this goodly soil, which he gave unto their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the River (Euphrates),—because they have made their Sacred Stems, provoking Yahweh to anger:

17Then arose the wife of Jeroboam, and went her way and entered Tirzah,—as, she, was coming into the entrance hall, the young man died.

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Cross References

Exodus 32:35And Yahweh plagued the people,—for what they had done with the calf, which Aaron made.

1 Kings 12:30And this thing became a sin,—and the people went before the one, as far as Dan.

1 Kings 15:26And he did the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh,—and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin, wherewith he caused, Israel, to sin.

1 Kings 15:34And he did that which was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh,—and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith he caused, Israel, to sin.

1 Kings 16:13as to all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son,—wherewith they sinned, and wherewith they caused, Israel, to sin, provoking to anger Yahweh God of Israel, with their vanities.

1 Kings 16:27Now, the rest of the story of Omri, what he did, and his might that he shewed, are, they, not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

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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