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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John Gill

John Gill

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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he
made Israel sin, by his provocation wherewi…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

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17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

During the single reign of Asa in Judah, the government of Israel was in six or seven different hands. Observe the ruin of the family of Jeroboam; …