1 Kings 13:34

1 Kings 13:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)This was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its downfall and to its destruction from the face of the earth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And this thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, so as to cut it off and to destroy it from the face of the earth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And this thing was the sin of the house of Jeroboam, so as to exterminate and destroy it from the face of the earth.

Context of 1 Kings 13:34

32For the words which he cried out by the word of the Lord against the altar in Bethel and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria shall certainly come to pass.” 33After this event, Jeroboam [still] did not turn from his evil way, but again made priests for the high places from among all the people. He ordained anyone who was willing, so that there would be priests for the high places. And this thing (idol worship) became the sin of the house of Jeroboam to blot it out and eliminate it from the face of the earth.

1 Kings 13:34 word by word

וַיְהִי֙ בַּדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה לְחַטַּ֖את בֵּ֣ית יָרָבְעָ֑ם וּלְהַכְחִיד֙ וּלְהַשְׁמִ֔יד מֵעַ֖ל פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And this thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• became sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
• unto the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָםyârob‛âm · JeroboamH3379
• offכָּחַדkâchad · to hideH3582
• and to destroyשָׁמַדshâmad · to destroyH8045
• from off the faceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: surfaceH6440
• of the earthאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: planetH127

Cross-references for 1 Kings 13:34

• 1 Kings 12:30Now this thing became a sin [for Israel]; because the people went to worship before the one [or the other of them] as far as Dan.
• 2 Kings 10:31But Jehu did not take care to walk in the law of the Lord, the God of Israel, with all his heart; he did not turn from the sins of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin.
• 2 Kings 17:21When He had torn Israel from the [royal] house of David, they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king. And Jeroboam drove Israel away from following the Lord and made them commit a great sin.
• 1 Kings 12:26Jeroboam [doubted God’s promise to him and] said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will return to the house of David.
• 1 Kings 14:10therefore behold, I am bringing evil on the house (royal line) of Jeroboam, and I will cut off (destroy) from Jeroboam every male, both bond and free, in Israel, and will utterly sweep away the house of Jeroboam as one sweeps away dung until it is all gone.
• 1 Kings 15:29As soon as he was king, Baasha struck down all the household of Jeroboam. He did not leave for Jeroboam anyone alive, but he destroyed them in accordance with the word of the Lord which He had spoken through His servant Ahijah the Shilonite—
• Proverbs 13:6Righteousness (being in right standing with God) guards the one whose way is blameless, But wickedness undermines and overthrows the sinner.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 13:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34And this thing became sin - These abominations were too glaring, and too insulting to the Divine Majesty, to be permitted to last; therefore his house was cut off, and destroyed from the face of the earth. A Holy priesthood, a righteous ministry, is a blessing to any state, because it has a most powerful effect on the morals of the community; inducing order, sobriety, and habits of industry, among the people: on the contrary, the profligacy of the clergy…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34This persistence in wrong, after the warning given him, brought a judgment, not only on Jeroboam himself, but on his family. Jeroboam‘s departure from the path of right forfeited the crown 1 Kings 11:38; and in that forfeiture was involved naturally the destruction of his family, for in the East, as already observed, when one dynasty supplants another, the ordinary practice is for the new king to destroy all the males belonging to the house of his…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-34Verses 23-34 God is displeased at the sins of his own people; and no man shall be protected in disobedience, by his office, his nearness to God, or any services he has done for him. God warns all whom he employs, strictly to observe their orders. We cannot judge of men by their sufferings, nor of sins by present punishments; with some, the flesh is destroyed, that the spirit may be saved; with others, the flesh is pampered, that the soul may ripen for…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33-34Jeroboam knew what happened to the man of God, but it did not change his beliefs. His continued false religion, despite God's warnings, led to the downfall of his family line (1 Kings 14:7–11, 15–16; 15:27–30). Later Israelite kings followed his sinful ways, which eventually caused the northern kingdom to collapse (2 Kings 17:20–23).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 13:34

• Jeroboam
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Jeroboam
• Cast
• Bethel
• Calf, Golden
• Chronicles, Books of
• Iddo
• Jadon
• Prophecy; Prophets

Commentaries on 1 Kings 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings