therefore behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jerobo'am, and will cut off from Jerobo'am every male, both bond and free in Israel, and will utterly consume the house of Jerobo'am, as a man burns up dung until it is all gone.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

All the males of Jeroboam's family were put to death by Baasha (1 Kings 15:28–29). The phrase “will cut off,” and so on, appears to hav…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Him ... and him. —The first phrase is also used in 1 Kings 21:21 and 2 Kings 9:8 to signify “every male,” …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of
Jeroboam
Calamities, destructi…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Whether we keep an account of God's mercies to us or not, he does; and he will set them in order before us, if we are ungrateful, to our greater co…

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