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I Kings 14:13

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All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. For this is the only one belonging to Jeroboam who will receive a proper burial, because only in him has the LORD, the God of Israel, found any good in the house of Jeroboam.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 13

The kingdom being divided into that of Judah and that of Israel, we must henceforward, in these books of Kings, expect and attend their separate history, the succession of their kings, and the affairs of their kingdoms, accounted for distinctly. In this chapter we have, I. The prophecy of the destruction of Jeroboam's house (Kg1 14:7-16). The sickness of his child was the occasion of it (Kg1 14:1-6), and the death of his child the earnest of it (Kg1 14:17, Kg1 14:18), together with the conclusion of his reign (Kg1 14:19, Kg1 14:20). II. The history of the declension and diminution of Rehoboam's house and kingdom (Kg1 14:21-28) and the conclusion of his reign (Kg1 14:29-31). In both we may read the mischievous consequences of sin and the calamities it brings on kingdoms and families.

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Strong's Concordancev. 13

יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, H3478) — Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity סָפַד (çâphad, H5594) — properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts (as Orientals do in grief); generally to… קָבַר (qâbar, H6912) — to inter יָרׇבְעָם (Yârobʻâm, H3379) — Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kings בּוֹא (bôwʼ, H935) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) קֶבֶר (qeber, H6913) — a sepulchre מָצָא (mâtsâʼ, H4672) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or… טוֹב (ṭôwb, H2896) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the… דָּבָר (dâbâr, H1697) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, H3068) — Jehovah, Jewish national name of God אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, H430) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with… בַּיִת (bayith, H1004) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

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II Chronicles 19:3rank 8

However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”

II Chronicles 12:12rank 4

Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the anger of the LORD turned away from him, and He did not destroy him completely. Indeed, conditions were good in Judah.

Job 19:28rank 2

If you say, ‘Let us persecute him, since the root of the matter lies with him,’

Jeremiah 22:18rank 2

Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: “They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’ They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!’

Numbers 20:29rank 2

When the whole congregation saw that Aaron had died, the entire house of Israel mourned for him thirty days.

Jeremiah 22:10rank 2

Do not weep for the dead king; do not mourn his loss. Weep bitterly for the one who is exiled, for he will never return to see his native land.

Philemon 1:6rank 2

I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every good thing that is ours in Christ.

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