He was buried, and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the Lord which he had spoken through his servant the prophet Ahijah.
1 Kings 14:13 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. He alone out of Jeroboam’s house will be given a proper burial because out of the house of Jeroboam something favourable to the Lord God of Israel was found in him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And all Israel shall mourn for him and bury him; for he only of Jeroboam's family shall come to the grave, because in him there is found something good and pleasing to the Lord, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam. American Standard Version (1901) And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him; for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward Jehovah, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam. Common English Bible All Israel will mourn for him and will bury him. Out of the whole line of Jeroboam, he alone will have a tomb, because only in him did Israel’s God, the LORD, find something good. Catholic Public Domain Version And all of Israel will mourn him, and will bury him. For he alone of Jeroboam shall be brought into a sepulcher. For concerning him, there has been found a good word from the Lord, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And all Israel shall mourn for him, and shall bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall be laid in a sepulchre, because in his regard there is found a good word from the Lord the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam. |
He was buried, and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the Lord which he had spoken through his servant the prophet Ahijah.
When Rehoboam humbled himself, the Lord’s anger turned away from him, and he did not destroy him completely. Besides that, conditions were good in Judah.
However, some good is found in you, for you have eradicated the Asherah poles from the land and have determined in your heart to seek God.’
If you say, ‘How will we pursue him, since the root of the problem lies with him? ’
Do not weep for the dead; do not mourn for him. Weep bitterly for the one who has gone away, for he will never return again and see his native land.
Therefore, this is what the Lord says concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah: They will not mourn for him, saying, ‘Woe, my brother! ’ or ‘Woe, my sister! ’ They will not mourn for him, saying, ‘Woe, lord! Woe, his majesty! ’
When the whole community saw that Aaron had passed away, the entire house of Israel mourned for him thirty days.
I pray that your participation in the faith may become effective through knowing every good thing that is in us for the glory of Christ.