And this thing was the sin of the house of Jeroboam, so as to exterminate and destroy it from the face of the earth.
Parallel translations
- WEB This thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the surface of the earth.
- KJV 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.
- BSB And this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its extermination and destruction from the face of the earth.
- ESV 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.
- NASB This event also became a sin of the house of Jeroboam, even to wipe it out and eliminate it from the face of the earth.
- NLT This became a great sin and resulted in the utter destruction of Jeroboam’s dynasty from the face of the earth.
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Quick answer
Jeroboam's persistent sin becomes the cause of his dynasty's destruction. It teaches that unrepented sin invites God's judgment on a whole house.
Overview
The verse summarizes the consequence of Jeroboam's false worship: his royal line will be cut off and destroyed. This frames the next chapter, where the death of his dynasty is announced. It shows the seriousness with which God regards leading His people into idolatry, while pointing ahead to the only King, Christ, whose throne is established in righteousness forever.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- 1 Kgs 14:10therefore, behold, I will bring evil on the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam everyone who urinates on a wall, he who is shut up and he who is left at large in Israel, and will utterly sweep away the house of Jeroboam, as a man sweeps away dung, until it is all gone.
- 1 Kgs 15:29–30As soon as he was king, he struck all the house of Jeroboam. He didn’t leave to Jeroboam any who breathed, until he had destroyed him; according to the saying of Yahweh, which he spoke by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite;
- 1 Kgs 12:30This thing became a sin; for the people went even as far as Dan to worship before the one there.
- 2 Kgs 17:21For he tore Israel from David’s house; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king; and Jeroboam drove Israel from following Yahweh, and made them sin a great sin.
- 1 Kgs 12:26Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will return to David’s house.
- 2 Kgs 10:31But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of Yahweh, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He didn’t depart from the sins of Jeroboam, with which he made Israel to sin.
- Prov 13:6Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
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