1 Kings 13:34 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And this thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, so as to cut it off and to destroy it from the face of the earth.

NIV: This was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its downfall and to its destruction from the face of the earth.

NASB: This event also became a sin of the house of Jeroboam, even to wipe it out and eliminate it from the face of the earth.

CSB: This was the sin that caused the house of Jeroboam to be cut off and obliterated from the face of the earth.

NLT: This became a great sin and resulted in the utter destruction of Jeroboam’s dynasty from the face of the earth.

KJV: And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.

NKJV: And this thing was the sin of the house of Jeroboam, so as to exterminate and destroy it from the face of the earth.

This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.

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