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Sickness as Divine Judgment
Multiple commentators emphasize that the timing of the son's sickness is not a coincidence. The phrase 'At that time' directly links the illness to Jeroboam's ongoing and unrepentant sin of idolatry. The sickness is presented as the first divine judgment on Jeroboam's family for his rebellion against God.
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Kings 14:1
18th Century
Theologian
At that time - This phrase connects the following narrative with Jeroboam’s persistence in his evil ways. The event described is the first j…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Kings 14:1
19th Century
Bishop
Abijah (“whose father is Jehovah”): The coincidence of names in the sons of Jeroboam and Rehoboam is curious. Possibly it may be m…
John Gill
On 1 Kings 14:1
17th Century
Pastor
At that time Abijah, the son of Jeroboam, fell sick .
] Being smitten of God with some disease, as a punishment of J…
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 14:1–6
17th Century
Minister
���At that time,��� when Jeroboam did evil, his child sickened. When sickness comes into our families, we should inquire whether there may…