Lièwángjìshang 14:13

13 Yǐsèliè zhòngrén bì wèi tā āikū , jiāng tā zàng mán . fán shǔ Yéluóbōān de rén , wéiyǒu tā dé rù fùnmù . yīnwei zaì Yéluóbōān de jiā zhōng , zhǐyǒu tā xiàng Yēhéhuá Yǐsèliè de shén xiǎn chū shàn xíng .

Lièwángjìshang 14:13 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 14:13

And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him
Give him an honourable interment, and follow him to the grave with lamentation, because he was the heir apparent to the throne, and an hopeful prince, of whom they had raised expectations; that when he came to the throne things would take a different turn, especially in matters of religion, and they might fear, he being removed, things would grow worse instead of better:

for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave;
or be buried, the rest should be devoured by dogs or fowls:

because in him there is found some good thing towards the Lord God of
Israel in the house of Jeroboam;
the principles of grace were implanted, and seeds of piety and religion sown in his heart; and there appeared a disposition of mind, and desires in him to the name of God, and the remembrance of it; or to his pure worship and service; it might be discerned that he had a dislike of idolatry, and a desire to have true religion restored. The Jews say ^F11 that this good thing in him was, that he was the means of removing the watch or guards that were placed in the way to hinder the Israelites from going up to the feasts of the Lord.

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FOOTNOTES:

F11 T. Bab. Moed Katon, fol. 28. 2.

Lièwángjìshang 14:13 In-Context

11 Fán shǔ Yéluóbōān de rén , sǐ zaì chéng zhōng de bì beì gǒu chī , sǐ zaì tiānyĕ de bì beì kōng zhōng de niǎo chī . zhè shì Yēhéhuá shuō de .

12 Suǒyǐ nǐ qǐshēn huí jiā qù ba . nǐde jiǎo yī jìn chéng , nǐ érzi jiù bì sǐ le .

13 Yǐsèliè zhòngrén bì wèi tā āikū , jiāng tā zàng mán . fán shǔ Yéluóbōān de rén , wéiyǒu tā dé rù fùnmù . yīnwei zaì Yéluóbōān de jiā zhōng , zhǐyǒu tā xiàng Yēhéhuá Yǐsèliè de shén xiǎn chū shàn xíng .

14 Yēhéhuá bì Lìng lì yī wáng zhìlǐ Yǐsèliè . dào le rìqī , tā bì jiǎnchú Yéluóbōān de jiā . nà rìqī yǐjing dào le .

15 Yēhéhuá bì jī dá Yǐsèliè rén , shǐ tāmen yáodòng , xiàng shuǐ zhōng de lúwĕi yìbān . yòu jiāng tāmen cóng Yēhéhuá cìgĕi tāmen lièzǔ de mĕi dì shàng bá chūlai , fēnsàn zaì dà hé nàbiān . yīnwei tāmen zuò mùǒu , rĕ Yēhéhuá fānù .