1 Kings 14:18

1 Kings 14:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they buried him; and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by the hand of his servant Ahijah the prophet.
• New International Version (NIV)They buried him, and all Israel mourned for him, as the Lord had said through his servant the prophet Ahijah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And all Israel buried him and mourned for him, according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke by his servant Ahijah the prophet.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they buried him; and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke through His servant Ahijah the prophet.

Context of 1 Kings 14:18

16He will abandon Israel because Jeroboam sinned and made Israel sin along with him.” 17So Jeroboam’s wife returned to Tirzah, and the child died just as she walked through the door of her home. And all Israel buried him and mourned for him, as the Lord had promised through the prophet Ahijah. 19The rest of the events in Jeroboam’s reign, including all his wars and how he ruled, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. 20Jeroboam reigned in Israel twenty-two years. When Jeroboam died, his son Nadab became the next king.

1 Kings 14:18 word by word

וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ אֹת֛וֹ וַיִּסְפְּדוּ־ל֖וֹ כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּדְבַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֔ר בְּיַד־עַבְדּ֖וֹ אֲחִיָּ֥הוּ הַנָּבִֽיא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they buriedקָבַרqâbar · to buryH6912
• him; and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• mournedסָפַדsâphad · to mournH5594
• for him, according to the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• which he spakeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• by the handיָדyâd · hand: byH3027
• of his servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֫הוּ'ăchîyâh 'ăchîyâhû · AhijahH281
• the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030

Commentaries on 1 Kings 14:18

• 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. 17-18Tirzah was located on the road from Shechem to Beth-shan. Known for its beauty (Song of Solomon 6:4), the city served as a royal retreat and became the capital of the northern kingdom (1 Kings 16:6, 8). The child died, as Ahijah had predicted.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 14:18

• Abijah
• Jeroboam

In the dictionaries

• Ahijah
• Israel
• Abijah
• Cruse
• Guard
• Jeroboam
• Nadab
• Prophecy; Prophets
• Tirzah

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