1 Kings 14:20

1 Kings 14:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)He reigned for twenty-two years and then rested with his ancestors. And Nadab his son succeeded him as king.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the time that Jeroboam reigned was twenty-two years. And he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his place.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The period that Jeroboam reigned was twenty-two years. So he rested with his fathers. Then Nadab his son reigned in his place.

Context of 1 Kings 14:20

18And they buried him, and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the prophet. 19As for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he waged war and how he reigned, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. And the length of Jeroboam’s reign was twenty-two years, and he rested with his fathers, and his son Nadab reigned in his place. 21Meanwhile, Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. 22And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and by the sins they committed they provoked Him to jealous anger more than all their fathers had done.

1 Kings 14:20 word by word

וְהַיָּמִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מָלַ֣ךְ יָרָבְעָ֔ם עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֖יִם שָׁנָ֑ה וַיִּשְׁכַּב֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ נָדָ֥ב בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פRead the interlinear

• And the lengthיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• of Jeroboam’sיָֽרָבְעָםyârob‛âm · JeroboamH3379
• reignמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• twenty-twoעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• twenty-twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• and he restedשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: be deadH7901
• withעִם‛im · withH5973
• his fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• and his sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• Nadabנָדָבnâdâb · NadabH5070
• in his placeתַּחַתtachath · underneath: insteadH8478

Cross-references for 1 Kings 14:20

• 1 Kings 2:10Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.
• 1 Kings 11:43And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.
• Job 14:12so a man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no more, he will not be awakened or roused from sleep.
• Psalms 3:5I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
• Psalms 4:8I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
• 1 Kings 15:25In the second year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned two years.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 14:20

• 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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-20how he waged war: Jeroboam often fought border battles with Rehoboam (1 Kings 14:30). The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel is mentioned seventeen times in 1 Kings 14:19—2 Kings 15:31. It includes information that may have come from official records written by the court recorder (see 1 Kings 4:3). The original readers of 1–2 Kings knew this book, but it is now lost.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-201Ki 14:1-20. Ahijah Denounces God's Judgments against Jeroboam. 1. At that time--a phrase used often loosely and indefinitely in sacred history. This domestic incident in the family of Jeroboam probably occurred towards the end of his reign; his son Abijah was of age and considered by the people the heir to the throne.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 14:20

• Jeroboam
• Nadab

In the dictionaries

• Jeroboam
• Cruse
• Guard
• Nadab
• Ahijah
• 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