Proverbs 23:13-14

13 Do not withhold discipline from a child, if you will beat him with the rod, he will not die.
14 As for you, with the rod you shall beat him, and his life you will save from Sheol.

Proverbs 23:13-14 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 11

This chapter relates the false steps Solomon took, notwithstanding all his wisdom, in marrying strange wives, and worshipping other gods, 1Ki 11:1-8 upon which the Lord threatens him to rend the kingdom in his son's time, 1Ki 11:9-13 and he raised up adversaries against him, Hadad, Rezon, and Jeroboam, 1Ki 11:14-26 of which last an account is given, and of his being assured by Ahijah the prophet of his having ten of the tribes of Israel given to him; which Solomon having notice of sought to slay him, 1Ki 11:27-40 and the chapter is concluded with an account of Solomon's death and burial, 1Ki 11:41-43.

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Or "soul," or "inner self"
  • [b]. A term for the place where the dead reside, i.e., the Underworld
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