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A Curse of Utter Dishonor
Commentators explain that this prophecy describes a terrible and dishonorable fate: being denied a proper burial. In ancient Near Eastern culture, this was a profound disgrace. The bodies of Jeroboam's family would be left exposed to be eaten by city dogs and wild birds, which were the common scavengers of the time.
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Kings 14:11
18th Century
Theologian
The dogs are the chief scavengers of Eastern cities (Compare to Psalm 59:6, 14). The vulture is the chief scavenger in the country districts, assis…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Kings 14:11
19th Century
Bishop
Him that dieth.—The same judgment is repeated in 1 Kings 16:4; 1 Kings 21:24. (Compare also to Jeremiah 36…
John Gill
On 1 Kings 14:11
17th Century
Pastor
Him that dies of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat, and him that dies in the fields shall the fowls of the air eat …
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 14:7–20
17th Century
Minister
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…