Verse 14

1 Kings 14:14

Free Bible Version

14 The Lord will choose for himself a king to rule over Israel who will destroy the house of Jeroboam. This is starting to happen even now!

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/הֵקִים֩ יְהוָ֨ה ל֥/וֹ מֶ֨לֶךְ֙ עַל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַכְרִ֛ית אֶת בֵּ֥ית יָרָבְעָ֖ם זֶ֣ה הַ/יּ֑וֹם וּ/מֶ֖ה גַּם עָֽתָּה

English Translation

And the LORD will raise up for him a king over Israel who will cut off the house of Jeroboam; this is the day, and what is more, now.

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Chapter 14 Context

1 It was at that time that Abijah, Jeroboam's son, fell ill. Focus ↗

2 So Jeroboam told his wife, “Please go and disguise yourself so nobody will know you're Jeroboam's wi... Focus ↗

3 Take with you ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey for him. He will explain to you wh... Focus ↗

4 Jeroboam's wife did as she was told. She got up and went to Ahijah's house in Shiloh. Ahijah could n... Focus ↗

5 But the Lord had told Ahijah, “Look, Jeroboam's wife is coming to ask you about her son, because he'... Focus ↗

6 So as soon as Ahijah heard her footsteps at the door, he called out, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam! Why... Focus ↗

7 Go and tell Jeroboam this is what the Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says: I picked you from the... Focus ↗

8 I took the kingdom from the house of David and gave it to you. But you were not like my servant Davi... Focus ↗

9 You have done more evil than all those who lived before you. You have gone and made other gods for y... Focus ↗

10 Now pay attention, because as a result of this I am going to bring disaster on the house of Jeroboam... Focus ↗

11 Those of Jeroboam's family who die in the town will be eaten by dogs, and those who die in the count... Focus ↗

12 As for you, get up and go home. As soon as you arrive in the city, the child will die. Focus ↗

13 All of Israel will mourn for him, and they will bury him. He alone of Jeroboam's family will be buri... Focus ↗

14 The Lord will choose for himself a king to rule over Israel who will destroy the house of Jeroboam....

15 The Lord will strike Israel like a reed jerked to and fro by the water. He will pull up Israel by th... Focus ↗

16 He will abandon Israel because of the sins of Jeroboam, those that he committed himself, and those h... Focus ↗

17 Jeroboam's wife got up and left for Tirzah. As soon as she stepped through the doorway of her home,... Focus ↗

18 All of Israel buried him and mourned for him, just as the Lord had said through his servant Ahijah t... Focus ↗

19 The rest of what Jeroboam did, how he engaged in warfare and how he reigned, they are recorded in th... Focus ↗

20 Jeroboam reigned for twenty-two years, and then he died. His son Nadab succeeded him as king. Focus ↗

21 Rehoboam, son of Solomon, reigned in Judah. He was forty-one when he became king, and he reigned sev... Focus ↗

22 Judah did what was evil in the Lord's sight, and because of the sins they committed they made his je... Focus ↗

23 They also set up for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill an... Focus ↗

24 There were even cult prostitutes in the land. They followed all the disgusting practices of the nati... Focus ↗

25 In the fifth year of King Rehoboam's reign, Shishak, king of Egypt, attacked Jerusalem. Focus ↗

26 He took the treasures of the Lord's Temple and the royal palace. He took everything, including all t... Focus ↗

27 So King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and handed them over to the captains of the gua... Focus ↗

28 Whenever the king went to the Lord's Temple, the guards would carry the shields. Afterwards they ret... Focus ↗

29 Rehoboam died and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. The name of his mother was Naa... Focus ↗

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