English Standard Version
1 Kings 14:13
13And 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. He is the only member of your family who will have a proper burial, for this child is the only good thing that the Lord, the God of Israel, sees in the entire family of Jeroboam.
Context of 1 Kings 14:13
11Anyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city the dogs shall eat, and anyone who dies in the open country the birds of the heavens shall eat, for the Lord has spoken it."' 12Arise therefore, go to your house. When your feet enter the city, the child shall die. 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. 14Moreover, the Lord will raise up for himself a king over Israel who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam today. And henceforth, 15the Lord will strike Israel as a reed is shaken in the water, and root up Israel out of this good land that he gave to their fathers and scatter them beyond the Euphrates, because they have made their Asherim, provoking the Lord to anger.
Read all of 1 Kings 141 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 20:29And when all the congregation saw that Aaron had perished, all the house of Israel wept for Aaron thirty days.
- Jeremiah 22:10Weep not for him who is dead, nor grieve for him, but weep bitterly for him who goes away, for he shall return no more to see his native land.
- 2 Chronicles 12:12And when he humbled himself the wrath of the Lord turned from him, so as not to make a complete destruction. Moreover, conditions were good in Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 19:3Nevertheless, some good is found in you, for you destroyed the Asheroth out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God."
- Job 19:28If you say, 'How we will pursue him!' and, 'The root of the matter is found in him,'
- Ezekiel 18:14"Now suppose this man fathers a son who sees all the sins that his father has done; he sees, and does not do likewise:
- Philemon 1:6and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ.
- 2 Peter 2:8(for as that righteous man lived among them day after day, he was tormenting his righteous soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard);
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
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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
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