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.
• 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.
• 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

11Dogs will eat those belonging to Jeroboam who die in the city, and the birds will feed on those who die in the country. The Lord has spoken!’ 12“As for you, go back home. When you set foot in your city, the boy will die. 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. 14“The Lord will raise up for himself a king over Israel who will cut off the family of Jeroboam. Even now this is beginning to happen. 15And the Lord will strike Israel, so that it will be like a reed swaying in the water. He will uproot Israel from this good land that he gave to their ancestors and scatter them beyond the Euphrates River, because they aroused the Lord’s anger by making Asherah poles.

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 20:29and when the whole community learned that Aaron had died, all the Israelites mourned for him thirty days.
• Jeremiah 22:10Do not weep for the dead king or mourn his loss; rather, weep bitterly for him who is exiled, because he will never return nor see his native land again.
• 2 Chronicles 12:12Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the Lord’s anger turned from him, and he was not totally destroyed. Indeed, there was some good in Judah.
• 2 Chronicles 19:3There is, however, some good in you, for you have rid the land of the Asherah poles and have set your heart on seeking God.”
• Job 19:28“If you say, ‘How we will hound him, since the root of the trouble lies in him,’
• Ezekiel 18:14“But suppose this son has a son who sees all the sins his father commits, and though he sees them, he does not do such things:
• Philemon 1:6I pray that your partnership with us in the faith may be effective in deepening your understanding of every good thing we share for the sake of Christ.
• 2 Peter 2:8(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds 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

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