1 Kings 14:16

Verse

So He will give Israel over on account of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.”

American Standard Version (1901)

And he will give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, which he hath sinned, and wherewith he hath made Israel to sin.

Bible in Basic English

And he will give Israel up because of the sins which Jeroboam has done and made Israel do.

Free Bible Version

He will abandon Israel because of the sins of Jeroboam, those that he committed himself, and those he made Israel commit.”

Geneva Bible 1599

And he shall giue Israel vp, because of the sinnes of Ieroboam, who did sinne, and made Israel to sinne.

King James (Authorized) Version

And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin.

Translation for Translators

Yahweh will abandon the Israeli people because of the sins that Jeroboam committed, sins which led the Israeli people to commit them.”

Unlocked Literal Bible

He will give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, the sins that he has committed, and through which he has led Israel to sin.”

Noah Webster Bible

And he will give up Israel because of the sins of Jeroboam, who sinned, and who made Israel to sin.

World English Bible

He will give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, which he has sinned, and with which he has made Israel to sin.”

Young's Literal Translation

and He giveth up Israel because of the sins of Jeroboam that he sinned, and that he caused Israel to sin.'

Context

Ahijah’s Prophecy against Jeroboam

¹⁵For the LORD will strike Israel as a reed is shaken in the water. He will uproot Israel from this good land that He gave their fathers, and He will scatter them beyond the Euphrates, because they have made their Asherah poles, provoking the LORD to anger.¹⁶So He will give Israel over on account of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.”

Summary

This verse describes how the Lord will deliver up Israel because of the sins of Jeroboam, who led the people into idolatry and provoked the Lord to anger. It illustrates the consequences of disobedience and the faithfulness of God to uphold justice. Despite warnings and opportunities for repentance, Jeroboam's actions led to the downfall of his kingdom. The verse serves as a sobering reminder of the importance of following God's commands and the inevitable judgment that follows persistent sin.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, Upon this speech of the prophet's to her: and came to Tirzah; where Jeroboam now had his court, and where their son now was; it was a royal city in the time of the Canaanites, and is commonly placed in the tribe of Manasseh, and was a very pleasant one, as its name signifies, to which there is an allusion, Sol 6:4; see Gill on Jos 12:24, and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died: just as she was about to step over the threshold of the royal palace, which seems to have been at the entering of the city of Tirzah, Kg1 14:12.