1 Kings 14:18

18 All Israel buried him and mourned him in agreement with the LORD's word spoken through his servant the prophet Ahijah.

1 Kings 14:18 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 14:18

And they buried him
In an honourable manner, suitable to his rank and pedigree:

and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the Lord,
which he spake by the hand of his servant Ahijah the prophet,
( 1 Kings 14:13 ) .

1 Kings 14:18 In-Context

16 Because of the sins Jeroboam committed, and because he made Israel sin too, God will give Israel up."

17 Then Jeroboam's wife left and went to Tirzah. When she stepped across the threshold of the house, the boy died.

18 All Israel buried him and mourned him in agreement with the LORD's word spoken through his servant the prophet Ahijah.

19 The rest of Jeroboam's deeds—how he fought and how he ruled—are written in the official records of Israel's kings.

20 Jeroboam ruled twenty-two years and he lay down with his ancestors. His son Nadab succeeded him as king.