1 Kings 14:13 NIV

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 14:13

And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him ,.... Give him an honourable interment, and follow him to the grave with lamentation, because he was the heir apparent to the throne, and an hopeful prince, of whom they had raised expectations; that when he came to the throne things would take a different turn, especially in matters of religion, and they might fear, he being removed, things would grow worse instead of better: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave ; or be buried,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 14:13

In 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 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 14:12-14

The Reprobate's Doom. In the queen of Jeroboam we see a remarkable messenger. For she went as messenger from a king and returned as messenger from a prophet. Her message in the first instance was simple, but in her return twofold. She brings a message to the king, and with it a message also to the nation. The message to the king brings— I. HEAVY TIDINGS RESPECTING ABIJAH . 1 . As to the issue of his illness . 2 . As to the near approach of his death . 3 . As to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 14:13

And an Israel shall mourn for him [no doubt he was heir to the throne] and bury him [mentioned to heighten the contrast. He should be the one exception to the rule of 1 Kings 14:11 ]: for he [Heb. this ] only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found [Heb, was found ] some [Heb. a ] good thing [The idea is not merely that he was an amiable youth, but the words imply some degree of piety, and almost suggest that he dissented from his father's... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 14:13

Early Piety in an Unexpected Place. (A Sermon to Young People.) Jeroboam had married in Egypt a princess named Ano. She was the elder sister of Tahpenes, the wife of Shishak, king of Egypt. Their home had been gladdened by the birth of a child, whom they brought with them on Jeroboam's return to his own tribe and country. This child, Abijah, on whom their affections and the hopes of the people were fixed, was stricken by illness, and seemed likely to die. Then the parents turned to the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 14:13

The child was evidently a prince of some promise. It is probable that he was heir to the throne. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 14:13

1 Kings 14:13. All Israel shall mourn for him For the loss of so worthy and hopeful a person, and for the sad calamities which will follow his death, which possibly his moderation, and wisdom, and virtue, might have prevented. So they should mourn, not simply for him, but for their own loss in him. He only shall come to the grave Shall have the honour of burial. In him is found some good Pious intentions of taking away the calves, and of permitting or obliging his people to go up to... read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 14:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 14:13

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 14:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 14:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 14:12-14

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 14:13

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 14:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 14:13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 14:13

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