Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version This was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its downfall and to its destruction from the face of the earth. New Living Translation This became a great sin and resulted in the utter destruction of Jeroboam’s dynasty from the face of the earth. English Standard Version 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. Berean Standard Bible And this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its extermination and destruction from the face of the earth. Berean Literal Bible And this thing became sin of the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off and destroy it from the face of the earth. King James Bible 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. New King James Version And this thing was the sin of the house of Jeroboam, so as to exterminate and destroy it from the face of the earth. New American Standard Bible 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. NASB 1995 This event became sin to the house of Jeroboam, even to blot it out and destroy it from off the face of the earth. NASB 1977 And this event became sin to the house of Jeroboam, even to blot it out and destroy it from off the face of the earth. Legacy Standard Bible And this event became sin to the house of Jeroboam, even to blot it out and destroy it from off the face of the earth. Amplified Bible And this thing (idol worship) became the sin of the house of Jeroboam to blot it out and eliminate it from the face of the earth. Berean Annotated Bible And this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam (the people will contend) that led to its extermination and destruction from the face of the earth. Christian Standard Bible This was the sin that caused the house of Jeroboam to be cut off and obliterated from the face of the earth. Holman Christian Standard Bible This was the sin that caused the house of Jeroboam to be wiped out and annihilated from the face of the earth. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version This sinful thing led to the downfall of his kingdom. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Appointing illegal priests became the sin of Jeroboam's family so that it had to be destroyed and wiped off the face of the earth. Good News Translation This sin on his part brought about the ruin and total destruction of his dynasty. International Standard Version This practice became so sinful that the LORD decided to erase Jeroboam's dynasty, thus eliminating it from the face of the earth. NET Bible This sin caused Jeroboam's dynasty to come to an end and to be destroyed from the face of the earth. New Heart English Bible This thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the surface of the earth. Webster's Bible Translation And this thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from the face of the earth. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleAnd this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its extermination and destruction from the face of the earth. World English Bible This thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off and to destroy it from off the surface of the earth. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd in this thing is the sin of the house of Jeroboam, even to cut [it] off, and to destroy [it] from off the face of the ground. Berean Literal Bible And this thing became sin of the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off and destroy it from the face of the earth. Young's Literal Translation And in this thing is the sin of the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the ground. Smith's Literal Translation And in this word it will be for sin to the house of Jeroboam, and to cut off and to destroy from the face of the earth. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd for this cause did the house of Jeroboam sin, and was cut off and destroyed from the face of the earth. Catholic Public Domain Version And for this reason, the house of Jeroboam sinned, and was uprooted, and was wiped from the face of the earth. New American Bible This is the account of the sin of the house of Jeroboam for which it was to be cut off and destroyed from the face of the earth. New Revised Standard Version This matter became sin to the house of Jeroboam, so as to cut it off and to destroy it from the face of the earth. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa Bible- - - Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And this matter was sin to the house of Yorbaam, to uproot and to destroy from the face of the Earth. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And by this thing there was sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth. Brenton Septuagint Translation And this thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, even to its destruction and its removal from the face of the earth. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Old Prophet and the Man of God…33Even after these events, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil ways, but again he appointed priests for the high places from every class of people. He ordained anyone who desired to be a priest of the high places. 34And this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its extermination and destruction from the face of the earth. Cross References And this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam 1 Kings 12:28-30 After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” / One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan. / And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves. 1 Kings 15:34 And Baasha did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit. 2 Kings 17:21-22 When the LORD had torn Israel away from the house of David, they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king, and Jeroboam led Israel away from following the LORD and caused them to commit a great sin. / The Israelites persisted in all the sins that Jeroboam had committed and did not turn away from them. that led to its extermination 1 Kings 14:10-11 Because of all this, behold, I am bringing disaster on the house of Jeroboam: I will cut off from Jeroboam every male, both slave and free, in Israel; I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns up dung until it is gone! / Anyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.’ For the LORD has spoken. 1 Kings 14:14 Moreover, the LORD will raise up for Himself a king over Israel who will cut off the house of Jeroboam. This is the day—yes, even today! 1 Kings 15:29 As soon as Baasha became king, he struck down the entire household of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam anyone who breathed, but destroyed them all according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the Shilonite, and destruction from the face of the earth. 2 Kings 17:18-23 So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained, / and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced. / So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence. … Deuteronomy 28:63-64 Just as it pleased the LORD to make you prosper and multiply, so also it will please Him to annihilate you and destroy you. And you will be uprooted from the land you are entering to possess. / Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known. 1 Kings 9:7 then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples. 1 Kings 12:30 And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves. 1 Kings 14:16 So He will give Israel over on account of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.” 1 Kings 15:30 because of the sins Jeroboam had committed and had caused Israel to commit, and because he had provoked the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger. 1 Kings 16:2-3 “Even though I lifted you out of the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have caused My people Israel to sin and to provoke Me to anger by their sins. / So now I will consume Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat: 2 Kings 10:29-31 but he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit—the worship of the golden calves at Bethel and Dan. / Nevertheless, the LORD said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in carrying out what is right in My sight and have done to the house of Ahab all that was in My heart, four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel.” / Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit. 2 Chronicles 11:15 And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made. Hosea 8:4-6 They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make themselves idols, to their own destruction. / He has rejected your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence? / For this thing is from Israel—a craftsman made it, and it is not God. It will be broken to pieces, that calf of Samaria. Treasury of Scripture And this thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth. became sin 1 Kings 12:30 And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan. 2 Kings 10:31 But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin. 2 Kings 17:21 For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drave Israel from following the LORD, and made them sin a great sin. to cut it off 1 Kings 12:26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David: 1 Kings 14:10 Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone. 1 Kings 15:29,30 And it came to pass, when he reigned, that he smote all the house of Jeroboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according unto the saying of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite: … Jump to Previous Blot Causing Cut Destroy Destruction Downfall Earth Event Face Family Ground House Jeroboam Jerobo'am Led Sin SurfaceJump to Next Blot Causing Cut Destroy Destruction Downfall Earth Event Face Family Ground House Jeroboam Jerobo'am Led Sin Surface1 Kings 13 1. Jeroboam's hand withers6. and at the prayer of the prophet is restored 7. The prophet departs from Bethel 11. An old prophet brings him back 20. He is reproved by God 23. slain by a lion 26. buried by the old prophet 31. who confirms the prophecy 33. Jeroboam's obstinacy And this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam The "sin of the house of Jeroboam" refers to the idolatry initiated by Jeroboam I, the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel after the division of the united monarchy. Jeroboam established golden calves at Bethel and Dan (1 Kings 12:28-30) to prevent his people from worshiping in Jerusalem, which was in the southern kingdom of Judah. This act was a direct violation of the first two commandments (Exodus 20:3-4) and set a precedent for future kings of Israel, leading them into further idolatry and apostasy. that led to its extermination and destruction from the face of the earth. Persons / Places / Events 1. JeroboamThe first king of the northern kingdom of Israel after the division of the united monarchy. He is known for leading Israel into idolatry by setting up golden calves in Bethel and Dan. 2. House of Jeroboam Refers to the dynasty or lineage of Jeroboam. His actions and policies had long-lasting effects on his descendants and the kingdom. 3. Bethel and Dan Locations where Jeroboam set up golden calves for worship, leading Israel into sin. 4. Prophet from Judah A man of God who came to Bethel to prophesy against the altar Jeroboam had built, foretelling its destruction. 5. Destruction from the face of the earth The ultimate consequence of Jeroboam's sin, leading to the downfall of his dynasty and the judgment upon his house. Teaching Points The Consequences of IdolatryJeroboam's sin serves as a stark reminder of the dangers of idolatry and leading others away from true worship of God. Idolatry can take many forms today, including materialism and self-worship. Leadership Responsibility Leaders have a profound impact on those they lead. Jeroboam's choices affected the entire nation. Christian leaders are called to guide others in truth and righteousness. God's Judgment is Certain The downfall of Jeroboam's house illustrates that God's judgment is sure for those who persist in sin. It is a call to repentance and obedience. The Importance of Obedience Obedience to God's commands is crucial. Jeroboam's failure to obey led to his downfall, reminding believers of the importance of aligning with God's will. Legacy and Influence The legacy we leave can have lasting effects. Jeroboam's legacy was one of sin and destruction. Believers are encouraged to leave a legacy of faithfulness and godliness. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of 1 Kings 13:34?2. How does 1 Kings 13:34 demonstrate the consequences of disobedience to God? 3. What lessons can we learn about God's judgment from 1 Kings 13:34? 4. How does this verse connect to the theme of idolatry in Scripture? 5. In what ways can we apply the warnings from 1 Kings 13:34 today? 6. How can we ensure our actions align with God's will, avoiding Jeroboam's fate? 7. What does 1 Kings 13:34 reveal about God's judgment on disobedience? 8. How does 1 Kings 13:34 fit into the broader narrative of Israel's history? 9. What theological implications does 1 Kings 13:34 have on the concept of divine punishment? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 13? 11. Who was Josiah in the Bible? 12. Who was King Abijah in the Bible? 13. Where is the historical or archaeological proof confirming the prophesied downfall of Jeroboam's house (1 Kings 14:10-11)? 14. Are there any historical or archaeological findings confirming or challenging the events detailed in 1 Kings 13? What Does 1 Kings 13:34 Mean And this was the sin“Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way” (1 Kings 13:33–34). His “sin” centers on the counterfeit worship he established at Bethel and Dan (1 Kings 12:28-30). • He replaced the God-ordained priests with anyone who “wanted to become one” (12:31), rejecting the Levites set apart by the Lord (Numbers 3:10). • He instituted a rival festival “on the fifteenth day of the eighth month” (12:32), mimicking the true Feast of Tabernacles but on his own timetable. • He set up golden calves, echoing the idolatry of Exodus 32:4, and proclaimed, “Here is your god, O Israel.” These choices were willful departures from the covenant, not mere mistakes. They became a permanent pattern of rebellion (2 Kings 17:21-23). of the house of Jeroboam Jeroboam’s personal compromise infected his dynasty. Scripture stresses “house” to show a generational impact (1 Kings 15:29). • Leadership sets spiritual tone; when kings deviate, the nation follows (Proverbs 14:34). • God holds households responsible when the head refuses to repent (Exodus 20:5). • Future kings of Israel are repeatedly measured by Jeroboam’s example: “He walked in all the sins of Jeroboam” (1 Kings 15:34; 16:26; 22:52). Thus the sin became institutionalized, cementing a legacy of idolatry. that led to its extermination Divine warnings were clear and repeated. A prophet foretold judgment on Jeroboam’s altar the very day it was dedicated (1 Kings 13:1-5). Because Jeroboam persisted, extermination was not arbitrary but judicial. • The Lord declared, “I will sweep away the house of Jeroboam as one burns up dung” (14:10). • Baasha carried out this word, killing every remaining member of Jeroboam’s line (15:29). • God’s pattern: persistent rebellion leads to removal, just as with Sodom (Genesis 19:24-25) and the Canaanites (Deuteronomy 9:4-5). and destruction from the face of the earth The phrase underscores finality. Nothing of Jeroboam’s lineage or influence would endure. • Physical elimination of descendants (15:29) combined with spiritual eradication—his golden calves eventually smashed by a later reformer (2 Kings 23:15). • The northern kingdom itself fell in 722 BC because it “walked in the sins that Jeroboam had committed” (2 Kings 17:21-23), wiping his system from history. • God’s promise to David that his throne would endure (2 Samuel 7:16) stands in stark contrast to Jeroboam’s obliterated house, illustrating the blessing of faithfulness versus the curse of rebellion (Deuteronomy 28:1, 63). summary 1 Kings 13:34 teaches that deliberate, ongoing deviation from God’s revealed worship was “the sin” that doomed Jeroboam’s family line. His personal choices became national practice, inviting God’s righteous judgment. The verse is a sober reminder that leadership matters, idolatry destroys, and the Lord faithfully keeps both His promises of blessing and His warnings of discipline. (34) And this thing.--The comment of the author of the book, evidently based on the prophetic denunciation of Ahijah in 1Kings 14:9-11, and its subsequent fulfilment. (See 1Kings 15:25-30.)Verse 34. - And this thing [Heb. "in this thing:" בַּדָּבָר. Cf. 1 Chronicles 7:23; 1 Chronicles 9:33] became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth [1 Kings 15:29. The forfeiture of the crown would bring in its train, almost as a matter of course, the destruction of his family (1 Kings 14:10-14). And we are taught here that both events are to be regarded, under the dispensation of temporal rewards and punishments, as the recompenses of his impiety; of that daring schismatic policy which, in all its branches, betrayed a complete disregard of the terms of the covenant, and which was persevered in contemptuous defiance of the repeated warnings of God.]
Hebrew And thisהַזֶּ֔ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that was וַיְהִי֙ (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be the sin לְחַטַּ֖את (lə·ḥaṭ·ṭaṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender of the house בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of Jeroboam יָרָבְעָ֑ם (yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3379: Jeroboam -- 'the people increase', the name of two Israelites kings that led to its extermination וּלְהַכְחִיד֙ (ū·lə·haḵ·ḥîḏ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 3582: To secrete, by act, word, to destroy and destruction וּלְהַשְׁמִ֔יד (ū·lə·haš·mîḏ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 8045: To be exterminated or destroyed from מֵעַ֖ל (mê·‘al) Preposition-m Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the face פְּנֵ֥י (pə·nê) Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face of the earth. הָאֲדָמָֽה׃ (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 127: Ground, land Links 1 Kings 13:34 NIV1 Kings 13:34 NLT 1 Kings 13:34 ESV 1 Kings 13:34 NASB 1 Kings 13:34 KJV 1 Kings 13:34 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 13:34 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 13:34 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 13:34 French Bible 1 Kings 13:34 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 13:34 This thing became sin to the house (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |
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