1 Kings 14:18

18 The people of Israel mourned for him and buried him, as the Lord had said 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 The Lord will abandon Israel because Jeroboam sinned and led the people of Israel into sin."

17 Jeroboam's wife went back to Tirzah. Just as she entered her home, the child died.

18 The people of Israel mourned for him and buried him, as the Lord had said through his servant, the prophet Ahijah.

19 Everything else that King Jeroboam did, the wars he fought and how he ruled, are all recorded in [The History of the Kings of Israel.]

20 Jeroboam ruled as king for twenty-two years. He died and was buried, and his son Nadab succeeded him as king.