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 members of Jeroboam’s family who die in the city will be eaten by dogs, and those who die in the field will be eaten by vultures. I, the Lord, have spoken.’” 12Then Ahijah said to Jeroboam’s wife, “Go on home, and when you enter the city, the child will die. 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. 14“In addition, the Lord will raise up a king over Israel who will destroy the family of Jeroboam. This will happen today, even now! 15Then the Lord will shake Israel like a reed whipped about in a stream. He will uproot the people of Israel from this good land that he gave their ancestors and will scatter them beyond the Euphrates River, for they have angered the Lord with the Asherah poles they have set up for worship.

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 the people realized that Aaron had died, all Israel mourned for him thirty days.
• Jeremiah 22:10Do not weep for the dead king or mourn his loss. Instead, weep for the captive king being led away! For he will never return to see his native land again.
• 2 Chronicles 12:12Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the Lord’s anger was turned away, and he did not destroy him completely. There were still some good things in the land of Judah.
• 2 Chronicles 19:3Even so, there is some good in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles throughout the land, and you have committed yourself to seeking God.”
• Job 19:28“How dare you go on persecuting me, saying, ‘It’s his own fault’?
• Ezekiel 18:14“But suppose that sinful son, in turn, has a son who sees his father’s wickedness and decides against that kind of life.
• Philemon 1:6And I am praying that you will put into action the generosity that comes from your faith as you understand and experience all the good things we have in Christ.
• 2 Peter 2:8Yes, Lot was a righteous man who was tormented in his soul by the wickedness he saw and heard day after day.

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