1 Kings 13:34

34 This was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its downfall and to its destruction from the face of the earth.

1 Kings 13:34 in Other Translations

34 And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.

34 And this thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, so as to cut it off and to destroy it from the face of the earth.

34 This became a great sin and resulted in the utter destruction of Jeroboam’s dynasty from the face of the earth.

34 This was the root sin of Jeroboam's government. And it was this that ruined him.

34 And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.

34 Appointing illegal priests became the sin of Jeroboam's family so that it had to be destroyed and wiped off the face of the earth.

34 For the house of Jeroboam, this was the sin that caused it to be wiped out and annihilated from the face of the earth.

34 All of that was the great sin the royal family of Jeroboam committed. It led to their fall from power. Because of it, they were destroyed from the face of the earth.

1 Kings 13:34 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 13:34

And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam
All the above things were sins in themselves, as building high places, and putting priests in them, whoever would; but the sense is, that these were the causes of punishment, or of evil things being inflicted on Jeroboam's family; sin is put for the punishment of sin, as it often is:

even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth;
so that it become utterly extinct; and the next thing we hear of is the sickness and death of his son.

1 Kings 13:34 In-Context

32 For the message he declared by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel and against all the shrines on the high places in the towns of Samaria will certainly come true.”

33 Even after this, Jeroboam did not change his evil ways, but once more appointed priests for the high places from all sorts of people. Anyone who wanted to become a priest he consecrated for the high places.

34 This was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its downfall and to its destruction from the face of the earth.

Cross References

• 1. S 1 Kings 12:30
• 2. 1 Kings 14:10; 1 Kings 15:29; 2 Kings 9:9; Jeremiah 35:17; Amos 7:9