1 Kings 14:17

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

1 Kings 14:17 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 14:17

And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed,
&e.] Upon this speech of the prophet's to her:

and came to Tirzah;
where Jeroboam now had his court, and where their son now was; it was a royal city in the time of the Canaanites, and is commonly placed in the tribe of Manasseh, and was a very pleasant one, as its name signifies, to which there is an allusion, ( Song of Solomon 6:4 ) , (See Gill on Joshua 12:24),

and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died:
just as she was about to step over the threshold of the royal palace, which seems to have been at the entering of the city of Tirzah, ( 1 Kings 14:12 ) .

1 Kings 14:17 In-Context

15 The LORD will strike Israel so that it shakes like a reed in water. He will uproot Israel from this fertile land that he gave to their ancestors and their offspring, and he will scatter them across the Euphrates River, because they made the LORD angry by making their sacred poles.

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.