1 Kings 14:16

16 Jeroboam sinned, and then he made the people of Israel sin. So the Lord will let the people of Israel be defeated."

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 "The Lord will put a new king over Israel, who will destroy Jeroboam's family, and this will happen soon.

15 Then the Lord will punish Israel, which will be like grass moving in the water. The Lord will pull up Israel from this good land, the land he gave their ancestors. He will scatter Israel beyond the Euphrates River, because he is angry with the people. They made the Lord angry when they set up idols to worship Asherah.

16 Jeroboam sinned, and then he made the people of Israel sin. So the Lord will let the people of Israel be defeated."

17 Then Jeroboam's wife left and returned to Tirzah. As soon as she entered her home, the boy died.

18 After they buried him, all Israel had a time of sadness for him, just as the Lord had said through his servant, the prophet Ahijah.