So Jeroboam did not recover strength again in the days of Abijah; and the Lord struck him, and he died.
Parallel translations
- WEB Jeroboam didn’t recover strength again in the days of Abijah. Yahweh struck him, and he died.
- KJV Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the LORD struck him, and he died.
- BSB Jeroboam did not again recover his power during the days of Abijah, and the LORD struck him down and he died.
- NASB Jeroboam did not again recover strength in the days of Abijah; and the Lord struck him and he died.
- NLT So Jeroboam of Israel never regained his power during Abijah’s lifetime, and finally the Lord struck him down and he died.
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Quick answer
Jeroboam never recovers his power in Abijah's days, and the LORD struck him so that he died. God's judgment falls on the rebel king.
Overview
Jeroboam's strength is permanently broken, and the Chronicler attributes his death to the LORD's striking hand. The founder of the northern idolatry meets God's judgment, vindicating Abijah's warning that fighting the LORD cannot prosper. This sober end underscores that opposition to God's appointed kingdom leads to ruin.
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- 1 Kgs 14:20The days which Jeroboam reigned were twenty two years, then he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his place.
- 1 Sam 25:38About ten days later, Yahweh struck Nabal, so that he died.
- Ps 18:37–38I will pursue my enemies, and overtake them. Neither will I turn again until they are consumed.
- 1 Sam 26:10David said, “As Yahweh lives, Yahweh will strike him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle and perish.
- Acts 12:23Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.
- 1 Kgs 15:9In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa began to reign over Judah.
- Ezek 24:16Son of man, behold, I will take away from you the desire of your eyes with a stroke: yet you shall neither mourn nor weep, neither shall your tears run down.
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