1 Kings 14:4 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 14:4

And Jeroboam's wife did so, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Abijah ,.... Disguised herself, and took this long journey, and found the prophet's house; which she did partly in obedience to her husband, and partly from affection to her child: but Abijah could not see; her or anybody else that came into the room to him: for his eyes were set by reason of his age ; or "stood" fixed and immovable, as the eyes of blind men are; or the nerves and muscles of his eyes stood within... 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 14:4

And Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came [probably on the second day] to the house of Ahijah. But [rather Now ] Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were set [Heb. stood . Same word as in 1 Samuel 4:15 . Cf. Genesis 27:1 . In amaurosis the pupil is set, and does not contract with the light. A partial paralysis of the optic nerve is common in extreme old age] by reason of his age. [Heb. for hoariness, i.e. old age.] read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 14:4-6

Spiritual Vision. When the season of retributions set in upon Jeroboam, and his son Abijah was smitten with sickness, he sent to the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite to inquire of the word of Jehovah, what should become of the child. He was unwilling it should be publicly known that, in such an emergency, he had recourse to the prophet of the Lord rather than to his calves (compare 2 Kings 1:2 ). He accordingly entrusted this delicate business to his wife, and enjoined that she should... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 14:4

1 Kings 14:4. But Ahijah could not see He not only lived obscure and neglected in Shiloh, but was blind through age: yet he was still blessed with the visions of the Almighty; which require not bodily eyes; but are rather favoured by the want of them, the eyes of the mind being then most intent and least diverted. His eyes were set, &c. Hebrew, קמו משׁיבו , kamu misheibo, stood for his hoariness No longer performed their office, by reason of his great age. Perhaps the fibres 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

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Kings 14:4

were set. Compare 1 Samuel 4:15 . One of the nine afflicted with blindness. See note on Genesis 19:11 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Kings 14:4

1 Kings 14:4. Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were set by reason of his age— The more nearly we examine the structure of the human body, and the more attentively we consider it, the more we are struck with admiration. All, even the hardest parts, as the bones and cartilages, derive their origin from a fluid matter: but in old age the softest membranes grow hard, and the fluids themselves become subject to the laws of petrifaction. The smaller tubes, through which the fluids pass, are tender... read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 14:4

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 14:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 14:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 14:4

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 14:4-6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 14:4

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 14:1-20

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Kings 14:4

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Kings 14:4

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