1 Kings 14:14

14 The Lord will raise up for Himself a king over Israel, who will eliminate the house of Jeroboam.^[a] This is the day, yes,^[b] even today!

1 Kings 14:14 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 14:14

Moreover the Lord shall raise up a king over Israel
Baasha is meant, ( 1 Kings 15:29 )

who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day;
immediately, as soon as on the throne, he should destroy his whole family, as he did, ( 1 Kings 15:29 ) ,

but what? even now;
shall it be that day? yes; even at that very time, and which will be very quickly from this time; for as it may be supposed this was said at the latter end of Jeroboam's reign, and his son and successor reigned but two years ere this prophecy was accomplished. The Targum is,

``who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam, him that is living today, and shall be from henceforward.''

1 Kings 14:14 In-Context

12 "As for you, get up and go to your house. When your feet enter the city, the boy will die.

13 All Israel will mourn for him and bury him, for this one alone out of Jeroboam's [sons] will come to the grave, because in him [alone] out of the house of Jeroboam something was found pleasing to the Lord God of Israel.

14 The Lord will raise up for Himself a king over Israel, who will eliminate the house of Jeroboam. This is the day, yes, even today!

15 For the Lord will strike Israel [and the people will shake] as a reed shakes in water. He will uproot Israel from this good soil that He gave to their forefathers. He will scatter them beyond the Euphrates because they made their Asherah poles, provoking the Lord.

16 He will give up Israel, because of Jeroboam's sins that he committed and caused Israel to commit."

Footnotes

• [a]. 1 Kg 15:27-29
• [b]. Hb obscure