John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 14:14
Moreover the Lord shall raise up a king over Israel ,.... Baasha is meant, 1 Kings 15:29 . who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day ; immediately, as soon as on the throne, he should destroy his whole family, as he did, 1 Kings 15:29 , but what? even now ; shall it be that day? yes; even at that very time, and which will be very quickly from this time; for as it may be supposed this was said at the latter end of Jeroboam's reign, and his son and successor reigned but two... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 14:7-20
When those that set up idols, and keep them up, go to enquire of the Lord, he determines to answer them, not according to the pretensions of their enquiry, but according to the multitude of their idols, Ezek. 14:4. So Jeroboam is answered here. I. The prophet anticipates the enquiry concerning the child, and foretels the ruin of Jeroboam's house for the wickedness of it. No one else durst have carried such a message: a servant would have smothered it, but his own wife cannot be suspected of... read more