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1 Kings 13:34
And this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its extermination and destruction from the face of the earth.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator concludes the account of Jeroboam’s reign after describing his refusal to repent and his continued appointment of unauthorized priests for the high places. This statement follows directly from Jeroboam’s deliberate choice to maintain idolatrous worship despite prior warnings.
The words — חַטָּאת (cha.Tat) means “sin,” and הַשְׁמִיד (hash.Mid) means “to destroy.” These terms frame the dynasty’s downfall as a direct consequence of institutionalized rebellion rather than isolated failure.
The thread — The collapse of Jeroboam’s line recurs in 1 Kings 12:30 as the origin of the idolatry, 1 Kings 14:10 as a prophetic declaration of impending disaster, and 1 Kings 15:29 as the historical execution of that judgment by Baasha.
Why it lands — The text states that persistent, unrepentant rebellion produces inevitable national collapse. It requires the reader to recognize that leadership decisions to normalize idolatry carry irreversible political and spiritual consequences.
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The Hebrew words
King James 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.
Cross-references
- 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 14:10 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!
- 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,
- 2 Kings 17:21 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.
- 1 Kings 12:26 Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom might revert to the house of David.
- 2 Kings 10:31 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.
- Proverbs 13:6 Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness undermines the sinner.