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 message that he cried out by the word of the Lord against the altar in Bethel and against all the shrines of the high places in the cities of Samaria is certain to happen.” 33Even after this, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil way but again made priests for the high places from the ranks of the people. He ordained whoever so desired it, and they became priests of the high places. This was the sin that caused the house of Jeroboam to be cut off and obliterated 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 12:30This led to sin; the people walked in procession before one of the calves all the way to Dan.
• 2 Kings 10:31Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart. He did not turn from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.
• 2 Kings 17:21When the Lord tore Israel from the house of David, Israel made Jeroboam son of Nebat king. Then Jeroboam led Israel away from following the Lord and caused them to commit grave sin.
• 1 Kings 12:26Jeroboam said to himself, “The kingdom might now return to the house of David.
• 1 Kings 14:10Because of all this, I am about to bring disaster on the house of Jeroboam: I will wipe out all of Jeroboam’s males, both slave and free, in Israel; I will sweep away the house of Jeroboam as one sweeps away dung until it is all gone!
• 1 Kings 15:29When Baasha became king, he struck down the entire house of Jeroboam. He did not leave Jeroboam any survivors but destroyed his family according to the word of the Lord he had spoken through his servant Ahijah the Shilonite.
• Proverbs 13:6Righteousness guards people of integrity, but wickedness undermines 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