1 Kings 14:15

For the LORD shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the LORD to anger.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	יְהוָ֜ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
smite	וְהִכָּ֨ה ve.hi.Kah	H5221	to strike (lightly or severely · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
reed	הַקָּנֶה֮ ha.ka.Neh	H7070	a reed (as erect) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
shaken	יָנ֣וּד ya.Nud	H5110	to nod · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
water	בַּמַּיִם֒ ba.ma.Yim	H4325	water · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
up	וְנָתַ֣שׁ ve.na.Tash	H5428	to tear away · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
good	הַטּוֹבָ֤ה ha.to.Vah	H2896	good (as an adjective) in the widest sense · definite article + adjective, feminine singular absolute
land	הָאֲדָמָ֨ה ha.'a.da.Mah	H127	soil (from its general redness) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
gave	נָתַן֙ na.Tan	H5414	to give · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
fathers	לַאֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔ם la.'a.Vo.tei.Hem	H1	father · preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
scatter	וְזֵרָ֖ם ve.ze.Ram	H2219	to toss about · conjunction + verb, piel sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
beyond	מֵעֵ֣בֶר me.'E.ver	H5676	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
river	לַנָּהָ֑ר la.na.Har	H5104	a stream (including the sea · preposition with the article + proper noun, a place name
made	עָשׂוּ֙ 'a.Su	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
groves	אֲשֵׁ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם 'a.She.rei.Hem	H842	Asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess · noun, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
LORD	יְהוָֽה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
anger	מַכְעִיסִ֖ים makh.'i.Sim	H3707	to trouble · verb, hiphil active participle, masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Joshua 23:15-16 Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you; so shall the LORD bring up…
Psalms 52:5 God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land o…
2 Kings 15:29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and…
Exodus 34:13-14 But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:
Deuteronomy 12:3-4 And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of th…
Proverbs 2:22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
Leviticus 26:32-34 And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it.
Leviticus 26:43 The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punis…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 14:7-20

When those that set up idols, and keep them up, go to enquire of the Lord, he determines to answer them, not according to the pretensions of their enquiry, but according to the multitude of their idols, Eze 14:4. So Jeroboam is answered here. I. The prophet anticipates the enquiry concerning the child, and foretels the ruin of Jeroboam's house for the wickedness of it. No one else durst have carried such a message: a servant would have smothered it, but his own wife cannot be suspected of ill-will to him. 1. God calls himself the Lord God of Israel. Though Israel had forsaken God, God had not cast them off, nor given them a bill of divorce for their whoredoms. He is Israel's God, and therefo…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 14:14

the Lord shall raise him up a king . . . but what? even now--namely, Baasha (Kg1 15:27); he was already raised--he was in being, though not in power.

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 14:15

For the Lord shall smite Israel - See this prophecy fulfilled, Kg1 15:28-30, when Baasha destroyed all the house and posterity of Jeroboam.

John Gill on 1 Kings 14:15

And the Lord shall smite Israel as a reed is shaken in the water,.... Either by the wind or by the stream; and may signify the fluctuating and uncertain condition Israel should be in future reigns, through civil wars, and the translation of the kingdom into different families; so that there was continually disquietude and uneasiness, and no settled peace and tranquillity: and he shall root up Israel out this good land he gave to their fathers; which was brought about, first by Tiglathpileser, and then by Shalmaneser, kings of Assyria, that carried them captives from hence: and shall scatter them beyond the river; the river Euphrates, as the Targum: or, as others, the river Gozan, 2 Kings 1…

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Dictionary and topics

Abijah — Father (i.e., “possessor or worshipper”) of Jehovah. (1.) 1 Chr. 7:8. (2.) 1 Chr. 2:24. (3.) The second son of Samuel (1 Sam. 8:2; 1 Chr. 6:28). His conduct, along with that of his brother, as a…
Ahiah, Or Ahijah — (friend of Jehovah).
Ahijah — Brother (i.e., “friend”) of Jehovah. (1.) One of the sons of Bela (1 Chr. 8:7, R.V.). In A.V. called “Ahiah.” (2.) One of the five sons of Jerahmeel, who was great-grandson of Judah (1 Chr. 2:25).…
Cane — A tall sedgy plant with a hollow stem, growing in moist places. In Isa. 43:24; Jer. 6:20, the Hebrew word kaneh is thus rendered, giving its name to the plant. It is rendered “reed” in 1 Kings 14:15;…
Jeroboam — Increase of the people. (1.) The son of Nebat (1 Kings 11:26-39), “an Ephrathite,” the first king of the ten tribes, over whom he reigned twenty-two years (B.C. 976-945). He was the son of a widow of…
Reed — (1.) “Paper reeds” (Isa. 19:7; R.V., “reeds”). Heb. ‘aroth, properly green herbage growing in marshy places. (2.) Heb. kaneh (1 Kings 14:15; Job 40:21; Isa. 19:6), whence the Gr. kanna, a “cane,” a…
Abijah · 1. — 1.
Calves Of Jeroboam · Guilt of worshipping — Guilt of worshipping
Groves · Worshiped by Israelites — Worshiped by Israelites
Israel, Prophecies Concerning · .Of — .Of
Jeroboam · .Ahijah’s prophecy concerning — .Ahijah’s prophecy concerning
Judgments · General references — General references

1 Kings 14:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 14:7-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 14:14

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 14:15

John Gill on 1 Kings 14:15

Dictionary and topics

1 Kings 14:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 14:7-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 14:14

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 14:15

John Gill on 1 Kings 14:15

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 14:1-20

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 14:15

Rashi on 1 Kings 14:14