1 Kings 14:16

16 And he will give Israel up because of the sins of Jerobo'am, which he sinned and which he made Israel to sin."

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 Moreover the LORD will raise up for himself a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jerobo'am today. And henceforth

15 the LORD will smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and root up Israel out of this good land which he gave to their fathers, and scatter them beyond the Euphra'tes, because they have made their Ashe'rim, provoking the LORD to anger.

16 And he will give Israel up because of the sins of Jerobo'am, which he sinned and which he made Israel to sin."

17 Then Jerobo'am's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah. And as she came to the threshold of the house, the child died.

18 And all Israel buried him and mourned for him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke by his servant Ahi'jah the prophet.