1 Kings 14:10, 1 Kings 14:9 ESV

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 14:10

Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam ,.... Calamities, destruction, and ruin: and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall ; not leave a dog of his, or rather a male, see 1 Samuel 25:22 . and him that is shut up and left in Israel ; in garrisons or in prisons, in cities or in fields, or in whatsoever situation or circumstances they may be. Some interpret it of wealth and substance; it signifies an entire destruction it may be of men... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 14:10

Him that pisseth against the wall - Every male. The phrase should be thus rendered wherever it occurs. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 14:1-20

Abijah and Ahijah. Perhaps there is no single section of this book more full of lessons, and lessons of the most varied kind, than this. Let us try to gather something of what God has strawed with so liberal a hand. 1. " At that time ( 1 Kings 14:1 )"—the time of 1 Kings 13:33 . The sickness of the child distinctly connects itself with the father's persistence in sin (see Deuteronomy 7:15 ; Deuteronomy 28:22 , Deuteronomy 28:61 ). The hard and impenitent heart treasures... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 14:1-20

Affliction and judgment. I. THE STRICKEN KING . Abijah seems to have been heir to the throne, and to have been alike the king's and the people's hope. The father's heart was touched: the king saw the dynasty threatened, to establish which he had ventured so much. The voice of God, against which the car was closed, will be heard again in the quietness of the sick chamber, in the silence of death. God follows us through deepening sorrows, if haply we may turn ere we are overwhelmed by... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 14:7-11

Hard Tidings. Such is the character given by the prophet to the matter of the text ( 1 Kings 14:6 ). What we translate "heavy tidings" is, in the Hebrew, as in the margin, hard . The uses of the word ( קשה ) in several places suggest that it should be here taken as indicating retributive judgments merited by one who had hardened his heart in sin. Observe— I. PRIVILEGES INVOLVE RESPONSIBILITIES . Thus— 1 . Special favour calls for special gratitude . (3) ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 14:10

Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house [The punishment fell on the house ( 1 Kings 15:29 ), not, however, to the exclusion of the prime offender ( 2 Chronicles 13:20 ; cf. 1 Kings 21:29 ). The reader will observe that the judgments denounced against Jeroboam's sin, like all those of the Old Testament, are temporal. The recompense to come is completely ignored. These severe retributions are calculated and proportioned precisely as if there were no hereafter] of Jeroboam,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 14:10

All the males of the family of Jeroboam were put to death by Baasha 1 Kings 15:28-29. The phrase “will cut off,” etc., appears to have been a common expression among the Jews from the time of David 1 Samuel 25:22 to that of Jehu 2 Kings 9:8, but scarcely either before or after. We may suspect that, where the author of Kings uses it, he found it in the documents which he consulted.Him that is shut up and left in Israel - See the marginal reference note.And will take away the remnant ... - The... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 14:10-11

1 Kings 14:10-11. Will cut off him that is shut up Those who had escaped the fury of their enemies invading them, either because they were shut up in caves, or castles, or strong towns: or, because they were left, overlooked, or neglected by them, or spared as poor, impotent, helpless creatures. But now, saith he, they shall be all searched out, and brought to destruction. As a man taketh away dung Which they remove as a loathsome thing, out of their houses, and that thoroughly and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 14:1-20

Jeroboam’s punishment (13:1-14:20)God soon showed that this new form of religion was totally unacceptable to him. A prophet from Judah came to Bethel and, by bold words and dramatic actions, condemned both the people and the king (13:1-10).However, there was another prophet, a much older man, who lived in Bethel and had apparently not spoken out against Jeroboam’s wrongdoing. The old prophet seems to have been jealous of the prophet from Judah, and decided to tempt him to disobey God’s command.... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 14:7-20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 14:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 14:10

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 14:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 14:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 14:7-11

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 14:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 14:10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 14:10-11

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 14:1-20

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