1 Kings 14:18

18 All Israel buried him and mourned for him, according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke by 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 He will give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, which he sinned and which he caused Israel to commit."

17 Then Jeroboam's wife got up and went away, and she came to Tirzah. As she came to the threshold of the house, the child died.

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

19 Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred and how he reigned, are written in the Book of the Annals of the Kings of Israel.

20 The time that Jeroboam reigned was twenty-two years; then he slept with his ancestors, and his son Nadab succeeded him.