1 Kings 14:16

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

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 Moreover, the LORD will raise up for himself a king over Israel who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam today. And henceforth,

15 the LORD will strike Israel as a reed is shaken in the water, and root up Israel out of this good land that he gave to their fathers and scatter them beyond the Euphrates, because they have made their Asherim, provoking the LORD to anger.

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

17 Then Jeroboam's wife arose and departed and came to Tirzah. And as she came to the threshold of the house, the child died.

18 And all Israel buried him and mourned for him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke by his servant Ahijah the prophet.