And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.
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Gill's Exposition
Moreover the Lord shall raise up a king over Israel,.... Baasha is meant, Kg1 15:29.
who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day; immediately, as soon as on the throne, he should destroy his…
Barnes' Notes
The child was evidently a prince of some promise. It is probable that he was heir to the throne.
Adam Clarke
In him there is found some good thing - Far be it from God to destroy the righteous with the wicked; God respects even a little good, because it is a seed from himself. The kingdom of heaven is like a…
When those that set up idols, and keep them up, go to enquire of the Lord, he determines to answer them, not according to the pretensions of their enquiry, but according to the multitude of their…
Cambridge Bible
And all Israel shall mourn for him Abijah, though called -a child" in 1Ki 14:3; 1Ki 14:12; 1Ki 14:17 must have been of such an age as to exhibit qualities that made him beloved of the people. The…
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