1 Kings 14:3 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 14:1-6

How Jeroboam persisted in his contempt of God and religion we read in the close of the foregoing chapter. Here we are told how God proceeded in his controversy with him; for when God judges he will overcome, and sinners shall either bend or break before him. I. His child fell sick, 1 Kgs. 14:1. It is probable that he was his eldest son, and heir-apparent to the crown; for at his death all the kingdom went into mourning for him, 1 Kgs. 13:1-34 His dignity as a prince, his age as a young prince,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 14:3

And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go to him ,.... It being usual to carry a present to a prophet when he was inquired of on any account, see 1 Samuel 9:7 and this being a plain present, and of such things as the country afforded, she might be taken for a plain countrywoman, and not for such a personage as she was: the ten loaves could not be large for a woman to carry, most probably made of wheat; the cracknels, according to the Greek version in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 14:3

Ten loaves - Probably common or household bread. Cracknels - נקדים nikkuddim , spotted, or perforated bread; thin cakes, pierced through with many holes, the same as is called Jews' bread to the present day, and used by them at the passover. It was customary to give presents to all great personages; and no person consulted a prophet without bringing something in his hand. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 14:1-3

The Impenitent Seeker. The day of judgment will come at the end of the world, when the heavens and earth shall be burnt up ( 2 Thessalonians 2:7-10 ; 2 Peter 3:7 ). But this has its prelude in a season of judgments which overtakes the sinner in this life. Jeroboam, having sinned away his day of grace, had now entered into such a season. But of this he seems to have been doubtful. Hence learn— I. THAT THE SINNER MAY BE SURPRISED IN HIS SEASON OF JUDGMENTS . ... 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 14:3

And take with thee [Heb. in thine hand ] ten loaves [ Ten would seem to have been a usual number ( 1 Samuel 17:18 ). On the subject of gifts or fees to prophets, judges, etc; see on Hebrews 13:7 ], and cracknels [or cakes, as marg. The original word נִקֻּדִּים ( נָקַד pupugit ) means "pricked," or "spotted." It is the word translated "mouldy" in Joshua 9:5 , Joshua 9:12 , where Gesenius would render "crumbs." Mouldy bread would hardly be taken as a present.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 14:3

See the marginal reference The presents here were selected for the purpose of deception, being such as a poor country person would have been likely to bring. Jeroboam counted also on Ahijah’s blindness 1 Kings 14:4 as favoring his plan of deception (compare Genesis 27:1, Genesis 27:22).Cracknels - See the margin. The Hebrew word is thought to mean a kind of cake which crumbled easily. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 14:3

1 Kings 14:3. Take with thee ten loaves, &c. It was usual for those that went to inquire of a prophet to make him some present as a token of their respect for him, 1 Samuel 9:7. The present which she was here directed to take, was of such things as suited the disguise in which she was to go, and were calculated to make Ahijah think her a country woman rather than a queen. And go to him To inquire the event of this sickness, as the following words imply. It would have been more pious... 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 14:1-6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 14:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 14:3

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 14:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 14:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 14:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 14:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 14:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 14:3

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 14:1-20

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