because of the sins Jeroboam had committed and had caused Israel to commit, and because he had provoked the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger.
Parallel translations
- WEB for the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and with which he made Israel to sin, because of his provocation with which he provoked Yahweh, the God of Israel, to anger.
- KJV Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, by his provocation wherewith he provoked the LORD God of Israel to anger.
- NKJV because of the sins of Jeroboam, which he had sinned and by which he had made Israel sin, because of his provocation with which he had provoked the Lord God of Israel to anger.
- NASB and because of the sins of Jeroboam which he committed, and into which he misled Israel, because of his provocation with which he provoked the Lord God of Israel to anger.
- NLT This was done because Jeroboam had provoked the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, by the sins he had committed and the sins he had led Israel to commit.
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Quick answer
Jeroboam's house fell because of the sins he committed and caused Israel to commit, provoking God to anger.
Overview
The narrator names the cause of the dynasty's destruction: Jeroboam not only sinned but made all Israel sin through his golden calves at Bethel and Dan. Leading others into idolatry is treated as an especially grave provocation against the holy God. This sets the recurring theme of Kings, where each northern king is measured against Jeroboam's sin, anticipating the need for a faithful King who leads people to true worship.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- 1 Kgs 15:26And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.
- 1 Kgs 14:9–16You have done more evil than all who came before you. You have proceeded to make for yourself other gods and molten images to provoke Me, and you have flung Me behind your back.
- 1 Kgs 14:22And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and by the sins they committed they provoked Him to jealous anger more than all their fathers had done.
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