Melachim Alef 14:18

18 And they buried him; and kol Yisroel mourned for him, according to the Devar Hashem, which He spoke by the yad of his eved Achiyah HaNavi.

Melachim Alef 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 ) .

Melachim Alef 14:18 In-Context

16 And He shall give up Yisroel because of the chattot Yarov‘am, who did sin, and who made Yisroel to sin.
17 And eshet Yarov’am arose, and departed, and came to Tirtzah; and when she came to the saf HaBayit (the treshold of the house), the na’ar died.
18 And they buried him; and kol Yisroel mourned for him, according to the Devar Hashem, which He spoke by the yad of his eved Achiyah HaNavi.
19 And the rest of the acts of Yarov‘am, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the Sefer Divrei HaYamim L’Malkhei Yisroel.
20 And the yamim (days) which Yarov‘am reigned were two and twenty shanah; and he slept with his avot, and Nadav bno reigned in his place.
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