1 Kings 14:7

7 Tell Jeroboam: This is what the LORD, Israel's God, says: When I lifted you up from among the people, I appointed you as a leader over my people Israel.

1 Kings 14:7 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 14:7

Go tell Jeroboam
Thy husband:

thus saith the Lord God of Israel;
so he continued to be, though they had revolted from him:

forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people;
the common people, from a low estate in which he was:

and made thee prince over my people Israel;
so they were when he made them king over them; and there were some among them still that loved the Lord, served and feared him, of which the prophet himself, now speaking, was an instance.

1 Kings 14:7 In-Context

5 The LORD said to Ahijah, "Look! Jeroboam's wife has come seeking a word from you about her son. He is sick. Say this and that to her. When she comes, she will be disguised."

6 When Ahijah heard the sound of her feet coming through the doorway, he said, “Come in, Jeroboam's wife! Why have you disguised yourself? I have hard news for you.

7 Tell Jeroboam: This is what the LORD, Israel's God, says: When I lifted you up from among the people, I appointed you as a leader over my people Israel.

8 I tore the kingdom from David's house and gave it to you. But you haven't been like my servant David, who kept my commands and followed me with all his heart by doing only what is right in my eyes.

9 Instead, you have done more evil than any who were before you. You have made other gods and metal images to anger me. You have turned your back on me.