therefore, behold, I will bring evil on the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam every man-child, him who is shut up and him who is left at large in Israel, and will utterly sweep away the house of Jeroboam, as a man sweeps away dung, until it be all gone.

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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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