1 Kings 14:13

1 Kings 14:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the Lord God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.
• New International Version (NIV)All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. He is the only one belonging to Jeroboam who will be buried, because he is the only one in the house of Jeroboam in whom the Lord, the God of Israel, has found anything good.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And all Israel shall mourn for him and bury him, for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found something pleasing to the Lord, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And all Israel shall mourn for him and bury him, for he is the only one of Jeroboam who shall come to the grave, because in him there is found something good toward the Lord God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.

Context of 1 Kings 14:13

11The dogs will eat [the carcass of] anyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city, and the birds of the sky will eat [the carcass of] anyone who dies in the field, for the Lord has spoken it.” ’ 12Now as for you (Jeroboam’s wife), arise, go to your own house. When your feet enter the city, the child [Abijah] will die. All Israel shall mourn for him and bury him, for he alone of Jeroboam’s family will come to [be placed in] the grave, because in him there was found something good and pleasing toward the Lord, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam. 14Moreover, the Lord will raise up for Himself a king over Israel who will cut off the house (royal line) of Jeroboam this day and from now on. 15“The Lord will strike Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water; and He will uproot Israel from this good land which He gave to their fathers, and He will scatter them beyond the [Euphrates] River, because they have made their Asherim, provoking the Lord to anger.

1 Kings 14:13 word by word

וְסָֽפְדוּ־ל֤וֹ כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְקָבְר֣וּ אֹת֔וֹ כִּֽי־זֶ֣ה לְבַדּ֔וֹ יָבֹ֥א לְיָרָבְעָ֖ם אֶל־קָ֑בֶר יַ֣עַן נִמְצָא־ב֞וֹ דָּבָ֣ר ט֗וֹב אֶל־יְהוָ֛ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּבֵ֥ית יָרָבְעָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• shall mournסָפַדsâphad · to mournH5594
• for him, and buryקָבַרqâbar · to buryH6912
• him: for he only of Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָםyârob‛âm · JeroboamH3379
• shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to the graveקֶ֫בֶרqeber qibrâh · graveH6913
• because in him there is foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• toward the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• in the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004

Cross-references for 1 Kings 14:13

• Numbers 20:29When all the congregation saw that Aaron had died, all the house of Israel wept (mourned) for him thirty days.
• Jeremiah 22:10Do not weep for the dead or mourn for him; But weep bitterly for the one who goes away [into exile], For he will never return And see his native country [again].
• 2 Chronicles 12:12When Rehoboam humbled himself, the wrath of the Lord turned away from him, so as not to destroy him completely; and also conditions were good in Judah.
• 2 Chronicles 19:3But there are some good things found in you, for you have removed the Asherim (idols) from the land and you have set your heart to seek God [with all your soul’s desire].”
• Job 19:28If you say, ‘How shall we [continue to] persecute him?’ And ‘What pretext for a case against him can we find [since we claim the root of these afflictions is found in him]?’
• Ezekiel 18:14“Now behold, if this [wicked] man has a son who has observed all the sins which his father committed, and considers [thoughtfully what he has observed] and does not do like his father:
• Philemon 1:6I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective and powerful because of your accurate knowledge of every good thing which is ours in Christ.
• 2 Peter 2:8(for that just man, while living among them, felt his righteous soul tormented day after day by what he saw and heard of their lawless acts),

Commentaries on 1 Kings 14:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13In him there is found some good thing - Far be it from God to destroy the righteous with the wicked; God respects even a little good, because it is a seed from himself. The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13The child was evidently a prince of some promise. It is probable that he was heir to the throne.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-20Verses 7-20 Whether we keep an account of God's mercies to us or not, he does; and he will set them in order before us, if we are ungrateful, to our greater confusion. Ahijah foretells the speedy death of the child then sick, in mercy to him. He only in the house of Jeroboam had affection for the true worship of God, and disliked the worship of the calves. To show the power and sovereignty of his grace, God saves some out of the worst families, in whom…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him--the only one of Jeroboam's family who should receive the rites of sepulture.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 14:13

• Abijah
• Burial
• Children
• Government
• Jeroboam
• Judgments
• Prophecy

In the dictionaries

• God
• Israel
• Jeroboam
• Abijah
• Ahijah
• Cruse
• Guard
• Nadab
• Prophecy; Prophets

Commentaries on 1 Kings 14

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings