1 Kings 14:16

16 And he will give Israel up because of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.”

1 Kings 14:16 in Other Translations

16 And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin.

16 And he will give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, which he sinned and made Israel to sin."

16 He will abandon Israel because Jeroboam sinned and made Israel sin along with him.”

16 He'll wash his hands of Israel because of Jeroboam's sins, which have led Israel into a life of sin."

16 And he will give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, which he hath sinned, and wherewith he hath made Israel to sin.

16 So the LORD will desert Israel because of Jeroboam's sins, the sins which he led Israel to commit."

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

16 "I will give Israel up because of the sins Jeroboam has committed. He has also caused Israel to commit those same sins."

1 Kings 14:16 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 14:16

And he shall give Israel up
Into the hands of their enemies:

because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to
sin;
by his devices and stratagems, by his example and edicts, and by the methods he took to prevent Israel from worshipping in the manner and place he directed to.

1 Kings 14:16 In-Context

14 “The LORD will raise up for himself a king over Israel who will cut off the family of Jeroboam. Even now this is beginning to happen.

15 And the LORD will strike Israel, so that it will be like a reed swaying in the water. He will uproot Israel from this good land that he gave to their ancestors and scatter them beyond the Euphrates River, because they aroused the LORD’s anger by making Asherah poles.

16 And he will give Israel up because of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.”

17 Then Jeroboam’s wife got up and left and went to Tirzah. As soon as she stepped over the threshold of the house, the boy died.

18 They buried him, and all Israel mourned for him, as the LORD had said through his servant the prophet Ahijah.

Cross References

• 1. S 1 Kings 12:30; 1 Kings 13:34; 1 Kings 15:30,34; 1 Kings 16:2; S 1 Kings 15:26