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I Kings Chapter 14

THE PROPHETS

I KINGS

MELACHIM I

The Books of I and II Kings, also known as the Books of Kings, recount the history of the Israelite monarchy from the reign of Solomon to the destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile. It provides insights into the political, religious, and social aspects of ancient Israel during those periods. From one righteous king to another evil king one after another, miracle after miracle favoring the righteous kings, and against the evil kings.

Chapter 14

I Kings Chapter 14 on Wickedness by Not Keeping G-d’s Commandments

Worshiping Other G-ds (Jesus, Trinity, Triune or 3-in-1 G-d)

Is considered evil in the eyes of the One True G-d Of Israel.

But why?

Listen or read this chapter to learn and to know… about those who disobey G-d’s commandments!

“Jeroboam’s Horrible End Prophesied”
“Jeroboam Dies”
“Rehoboam Dies”

Go tell Jeroboam, Thus said Hashem, God of Israel: Inasmuch as I elevated you from the midst of the people and emplaced you as ruler over My people Israel,
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and I tore away the kingship from the house of David and gave it to you, but you were not like My servant David, who kept My commandments and who went after Me with all his heart, to do only what is proper in My eyes.
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But you have acted more wickedly than any who were before you, and you went and made yourself the gods of others and molten images to anger Me, and you have cast Me behind your back.
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For Hashem will smite Israel as a reed lurches about in the water, and He will uproot Israel from upon this bountiful land that He gave to their forefathers, and He will scatter them beyond the [Euphrates] River — because they have made their Asherah-trees, angering Hashem.
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The duration of Jeroboam’s reign was twenty-two years; then he lay with his forefathers and Nadab his son reigned in his place.
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[The people of] Judah did evil in the eyes of Hashem, angering Him more than their ancestors had done with the sins they committed.
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They, too, built for themselves high places and pillars and Asherah-trees on every lofty hill and under every leafy tree.
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There was also prostitution in the land; they did all the abominations of the nations that Hashem had driven out from before the Children of Israel.
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There was warfare between Rehoboam and Jeroboam, all the days.
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Rehoboam lay with his forefathers and was buried with his forefathers in the City of David. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. Abijam his son reigned in his place.
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1 At this time Abijah, the son of Jeroboam, fell sick.
2 And Jeroboam said to his wife, “Arise now and disguise yourself so that [people] should not know that you are the wife of Jeroboam, and you shall go to Shilo, Behold there is Ahijah, the prophet; He spoke about me that [I would] be king over this people.
3 And you shall take in your hand ten loaves [of bread] and biscuits and a flask of honey, and come to him. He will tell you what will be of the child.”
4 And Jeroboam’s wife did so, and she arose and went to Shilo and came to the house of Ahijah; Ahijah could not see for his eyes were still because of his advanced age.
5 Now the Lord had said to Ahijah, “Behold the wife of Jeroboam is coming to ask of you concerning her son as he is sick; you shall speak to her thus and thus.” -And it was, when she arrived she was disguised.
6 And it was as Ahijah heard the sound of her footsteps into the doorway, that he said, “Come in, Jeroboam’s wife. Why are you disguised? I am sent to you to tell you harsh tidings.
7 Go say to Jeroboam, So has the Lord the God of Israel said, ‘Since I raised you from amidst the people and I made you the ruler over my people Israel.
8 And I tore the kingdom from the House of David and I gave it to you. But you have not been like My servant David, who heeded My commandments and who followed Me with all his heart to do only what was proper in My eyes.
9 And you have done worse than all that were before you and you have gone and made for yourself foreign gods and molten images to anger Me, and you have cast Me behind your back.
10 Therefore, I shall bring disaster on the house of Jeroboam, and I will cut off from Jeroboam every male child and those who are restrained and those who are free in Israel, and I will expunge after the house of Jeroboam as one expunges dung, until it is completed.
11 The dead of Jeroboam in the city the dogs shall eat, and the dead in the field, the birds of the heaven shall eat, because the Lord has spoken.
12 And you arise and go to your house; as your feet come into the city, the child shall die.
13 And all of Israel shall eulogize him and bury him, for he alone of Jeroboam shall come to a grave, because there is found in him a good deed toward the Lord, the God of Israel, in the House of Jeroboam.
14 And the Lord shall raise for Himself a king over Israel who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam this day, and also those who will be (born) from now on.
15 And the Lord shall smite Israel as a reed sways in the water, and He will uproot Israel from this good land that He has given to your fathers and He will scatter them on the other side of the river because they have made their trees of idol worship which anger the Lord.
16 And he will put Israel [to shame] because of the sins of Jeroboam that he sinned and that he has caused Israel to sin.”
17 And Jeroboam’s wife arose, and she went and arrived in Tirzah; she came onto the threshold of the house, and the youth died.
18 And all of Israel buried him and eulogized him as the word of the Lord that He spoke through his servant Ahijah the Shilonite.
19 And the rest of the events of Jeroboam that he fought and how he ruled are written in the book of Chronicles of the kings of Israel.
20 And the days that Jeroboam reigned were twenty-two years and he slept with his forefathers, and his son Nadab ruled instead of him.
21 And Rehoboam the son of Solomon ruled in Judah; forty-one years of age was Rehoboam when he became king and seventeen years he reigned in Jerusalem, the city that the Lord had chosen to place His Name there out of all the tribes of Israel, and his mother’s name was Naamah the Amonitess.
22 And Judah did what displeased the Lord, and they angered Him more than their forefathers had done with their sins that they sinned.
23 And they, too, built for themselves high places, monuments and trees for idol worship on every high hill and under every green tree.
24 And also adultery was in the land; they did as all the abominations of the nations that the Lord had driven out from before the Children of Israel.
25 And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak, the king of Egypt, came up against Jerusalem.
26 And he took the treasures of the House of the Lord and the treasures of the king’s palace, and he took everything; and he took all the golden shields that Solomon had made.
27 King Rehoboam made copper shields instead of them, and he put them under the jurisdiction of the captain of the runners that guarded the door of the king’s palace.
28 And it was, whenever the king went to the house of the Lord, the runners would carry them and return them to the runners’ chamber.
29 And the rest of the events of Rehoboam and all that he did, they are written in the book of Chronicles of the kings of Judah.
30 And there was a war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
31 And Rehoboam lay with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the City of David, and his mother’s name was Naamah, the Amonitess, and Abijam his son reigned in his place.

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The Book of Joshua, in the Hebrew-Jewish Bible, narrates the entry of the Children of Israel into the Promised Land of Canaan and their conquest and partition of the land under the leadership of Joshua, as Moses’ successor. It details the Israelites’ miraculous crossing of the Jordan River, the fall of Jericho, the battles of Ai and Gibeon, and the division of the land among the twelve tribes. Joshua resonates with Moses, in which he exhorts the Israelites to remain faithful to G-d and His commandments.
Judges chronicles the history of the Israelites during the period between the conquest of the Land of Israel and the establishment of the monarchy. It contains accounts of the heroic deeds of various judges who led and rescued the Israelites from their enemies. The book also provides valuable insights into the spiritual and moral challenges faced by the Israelites during that time. The cycle of sin is clearly seen in the book of Judges (Shoftim in Hebrew).
The Books of I and II Samuel, also known as the Books of Samuel, recount the life and times of the prophet Samuel, the establishment of the Israelite monarchy, and the reigns of the first two kings of Israel, Saul and David. They provide insights into the political, religious, and social aspects of ancient Israel during that period. Samuel (Shmuel in Hebrew) anointed both Saul and David as kings of Israel with the approval of G-d and at His command.
The Books of I and II Samuel, also known as the Books of Samuel, recount the life and times of the prophet Samuel, the establishment of the Israelite monarchy, and the reigns of the first two kings of Israel, Saul and David. They provide insights into the political, religious, and social aspects of ancient Israel during that period. Samuel (Shmuel in Hebrew) anointed both Saul and David as kings of Israel with the approval of G-d and at His command.

The Books of I and II Kings, also known as the Books of Kings, recount the history of the Israelite monarchy from the reign of Solomon to the destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile. They provide insights into the political, religious, and social aspects of ancient Israel during that period. From one righteous king to another evil king one after another, miracle after miracle favoring the righteous kings, and against the evil kings.

The Books of I and II Kings, also known as the Books of Kings, recount the history of the Israelite monarchy from the reign of Solomon to the destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile. They provide insights into the political, religious, and social aspects of ancient Israel during that period. From one righteous king to another evil king one after another, miracle after miracle favoring the righteous kings, and against the evil kings.

A known prophetic book in the Hebrew-Jewish Bible is the book of Isaiah (Yeshayahu in Hebrew). It contains the written prophecies during the 8th century BCE throughout his life. The book addresses various themes, including the judgment of G-d upon Israel (the suffering servant) and other nations, the coming of the Messiah, and the establishment of G-d’s kingdom on earth. Isaiah is known for his poetic and eloquent language, and his prophecies have had a profound influence on Jewish and Christian thought throughout history.
The prophecies of the prophet Jeremiah, who lived during the 7th century BCE. The book addresses various themes, including the judgment of G-d upon Israel and other nations, the coming destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile, and the restoration of Israel. Jeremiah (Yirmiyahu in Hebrew) is known as “The suffering or lamenting prophet,” for his emotional and passionate prophecies, and his book accounts the tragic details as it happens right before his eyes in his lifetime.
The Book of Ezekiel (Yechezkel in Hebrew) contains the prophecies of the prophet Ezekiel, who lived during the Babylonian exile in the 6th century BCE. The book addresses various themes, including the judgment of G-d upon Israel and other nations, the destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile, and the restoration of Israel. Ezekiel is known for his vivid and symbolic prophecies, and his book reveals the key to salvation. That is repentance and righteousness.
The Book of Hosea (Hoshea in the Hebrew-Jewish Bible), shares the prophecies of the prophet Hosea, who lived in the 8th century BCE during the reign of the kings of Israel. The book addresses themes such as the unfaithfulness of the Israelites, G-d’s judgment and mercy, and the promise of redemption. G-d’s “estranged wife,” is how Israel was identified in this book. Nonetheless, Israel remains G-d’s chosen people despite their sins and shortcomings.
The Book of Joel (Yoel in Hebrew) is another prophetic book containing the prophecies of the prophet Joel, who lived during a time of locust infestation and drought. The empires of Babylonia, Persian, Greeks and Romans are God’s judgment on Israel for their sins; likened to the locusts swarms in succession. Moreover, the coming Day of the Lord, and the restoration of Israel is mentioned as well.
A prophetic book containing the prophecies of the prophet Amos, who lived in the 8th century BCE during the reign of the kings of Israel. The book addresses social justice, the condemnation of injustice, and the coming judgment of G-d on Israel and other nations for their sins. Amos’s prophecies are known for their powerful and direct language.
The Book of Obadiah (Ovadiah in the Hebrew-Jewish Bible), Obadiah, who lived during the 6th century BCE, primarily addresses the destruction of Edom and the judgment of G-d upon them for their hostility towards Israel. Obadiah’s prophecies are known for its powerful condemnation of Edom’s arrogance and cruelty.
The Book of Jonah (Yonah in the Hebrew-Jewish Bible) is a narrative prophetic book that tells the story of the prophet Jonah, who is reluctant to fulfill G-d’s command to prophesy against the city of Nineveh. Instead, Jonah flees to Tarshish, but a great storm arises and the sailors throw Jonah overboard to appease the storm. Jonah is swallowed by a large fish, where he prays to G-d. After three days and three nights, the fish vomits Jonah onto dry land. Jonah then goes to Nineveh and delivers God’s message of repentance, leading to the city’s repentance and God’s mercy. The book highlights matters of God’s sovereignty, mercy, and the importance of obedience.
The Book of Micah (Michah in the Hebrew-Jewish Bible). Micah, who lived during the 8th century BCE during the reigns of the kings of Judah and Israel. Micah’s prophecies address social justice, the condemnation of injustice, the coming judgment of G-d on Israel and other nations for their sins, and the promise of a future restoration and redemption. Micah’s prophecies are known for its powerful outlook and emotional intensity.
The Book of Nahum (Nachum in the Hebrew-Jewish Bible).
Prophet Nahum, who lived during the 7th century BCE. The book primarily addresses the judgment of G-d upon the city of Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian Empire, for its arrogance, cruelty, and violence. Nahum’s prophecies are known for their vivid descriptions of Nineveh’s destruction and their emphasis on G-d’s justice and sovereignty.
The Book of Habakkuk (Chavakuk in the Hebrew-Jewish Bible). Habakkuk, who lived during the 7th century BCE. The book addresses themes such as the suffering of the righteous, the coming judgment of G-d on the wicked, and the assurance of G-d’s ultimate victory. Habakkuk’s prophecies are known for their powerful and poetic language, and his book has been a source of inspiration and comfort to many throughout history.
The Book of Zephaniah (Tzefaniah in the Hebrew-Jewish Bible), a prophetic book containing the prophecies of the prophet Zephaniah, who lived during the 7th century BCE. The coming judgment of G-d on Judah and Jerusalem for their sins, the destruction of the wicked, and the promise of restoration for the righteous are accounts written in Zephaniah. The book of Zephaniah has been a source of comfort and encouragement for generations of believers.
The Book of Haggai (Chaggai in the Hebrew-Jewish Bible), Haggai, who lived during the 6th century BCE during the time of the rebuilding of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. Haggai’s prophecies focused on encouraging the Jewish people to complete the rebuilding of the Temple, and he emphasized the importance of faith, obedience, and the blessings that would come from serving G-d wholeheartedly.
The Book of Zechariah is a prophetic book containing the prophecies of the prophet Zechariah, who lived during the 6th century BCE. The rebuilding of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, the coming of the Messiah, and the ultimate redemption of G-d’s people are important details described in the book. The book of Zechariah mentions the truth about the Jewish people as the people favored by G-d.
Malachi, who lived during the 5th century BCE. The book addresses the corruption of the priesthood, the neglect of religious practices, and the coming judgment of G-d upon those who have strayed from His ways. Emphasis on the importance of faithfulness to G-d and His covenant are topics where the book of Malachi is remembered frequently.
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