Jeroboam said to himself, ‘The kingdom might now return to the house of David.
1 Kings 13:34 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised This was the sin that caused the house of Jeroboam to be cut off and obliterated from the face of the earth. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And this thing became the sin of the dynasty of Jeroboam that caused it to be abolished and destroyed from the face of the earth. American Standard Version (1901) And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth. Common English Bible In this way the house of Jeroboam acted sinfully, leading to its downfall and elimination from the earth. Catholic Public Domain Version And for this reason, the house of Jeroboam sinned, and was uprooted, and was wiped from the face of the earth. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And for this cause did the house of Jeroboam sin: and was cut off and destroyed from the face of the earth. |
Jeroboam said to himself, ‘The kingdom might now return to the house of David.
This led to sin; the people walked in procession before one of the calves all the way to Dan. ,
Because of all this, I am about to bring disaster on the house of Jeroboam: I will wipe out all of Jeroboam’s males, both slave and free, in Israel; I will sweep away the house of Jeroboam as one sweeps away dung until it is all gone!
Anyone who belongs to Jeroboam and dies in the city, the dogs will eat, and anyone who dies in the field, the birds will eat, for the Lord has spoken! ”
He will give up Israel because of Jeroboam’s sins that he committed and caused Israel to commit.’
Go and tell Jeroboam, “This is what the Lord God of Israel says: I raised you up from among the people, appointed you ruler over my people Israel,
Nadab son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in the second year of Judah’s King Asa; he reigned over Israel for two years.
Nadab did what was evil in the Lord’s sight and walked in the ways of his father and the sin he had caused Israel to commit.
I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like the house of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have angered me and caused Israel to sin.”
but he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit #– #worshipping the gold calves that were in Bethel and Dan.
Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart. He did not turn from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.
When the Lord tore Israel from the house of David, Israel made Jeroboam son of Nebat king. Then Jeroboam led Israel away from following the Lord and caused them to commit grave sin.
Righteousness guards people of integrity, but wickedness undermines the sinner.
Therefore, this is what the Lord says: “I am about to send you off the face of the earth. You will die this year because you have preached rebellion against the Lord.” ’
The high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, will be destroyed; thorns and thistles will grow over their altars. They will say to the mountains, ‘Cover us! ’ and to the hills, ‘Fall on us! ’