1 Kings 14:14 - Easy To Read Version The Lord will put a new king over Israel. That new king will destroy Jeroboam’s family. This will happen very soon. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Moreover the LORD shall raise him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day: but what? even now. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Moreover, the Lord will raise up for Himself a king over Israel who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam this day. From now on American Standard Version (1901) Moreover Jehovah will raise him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day: but what? even now. Common English Bible For this reason the LORD will raise up a king over Israel who will eliminate the house of Jeroboam. This begins today. What’s that? Even now! Catholic Public Domain Version But the Lord has appointed for himself a king over Israel, who will strike down the house of Jeroboam, in this day and in this time. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Lord hath appointed himself a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam in this day, and in this time. |
So the Lord gave a message to Jehu the prophet. This message was against Baasha and his family. Baasha had done much evil against the Lord. This made the Lord very angry. Baasha did the same things that Jeroboam’s family had done before him. The Lord was also angry because Baasha killed all of Jeroboam’s family.
But evil people will lose their land. People who lie and cheat will be taken away from the land.
Sometimes people are not immediately punished for the bad things they do. Their punishment is slow to come. And that makes other people want to do bad things too.
Brothers, and sisters, don’t complain against each other. If you don’t stop complaining, you will be judged guilty. And the Judge is ready to come!
Those false teachers only want your money. So they will use you by telling you things that are not true. But the judgment against those false teachers has been ready for a long time. And they will not escape the One (God) who will destroy them.