1 Kings 14:22

And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and by the sins they committed they provoked Him to jealous anger more than all their fathers had done.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Judah under Rehoboam commits widespread evil, surpassing the sinfulness of every preceding generation.

The words — וַיְקַנְאוּ (va/y.kan.'U) means "and they made jealous," directly describing how Judah’s specific sins provoked Yahweh’s jealous anger.

The thread — The same dynamic of provoking divine jealousy through idolatry appears in 1 Corinthians 10:22 and Psalms 78:58.

Why it lands — The text reports that cumulative rebellion escalates divine judgment, requiring readers to treat normalized sin as an immediate threat to covenant standing.

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The Hebrew words

וַיַּ֧עַשׂva/i.Ya.'asand/ it did יְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahJudah הָרַ֖עha./Ra'the/ evil בְּעֵינֵ֣יbe./'ei.Neiin/ [the] eyes of יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahweh וַיְקַנְא֣וּva/y.kan.'Uand/ they made jealous אֹת֗וֹ'o.T/o<obj.>/ him מִכֹּל֙mi./Kolmore than/ all אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherthat עָשׂ֣וּ'a.Suthey had done אֲבֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.Ta/mancestors/ their בְּחַטֹּאתָ֖םbe./cha.to.Ta/mby/ sins/ their אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich חָטָֽאוּ׃cha.Ta.'uthey sinned

King James Version

And Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done.

Cross-references

2 Chronicles 12:1 After Rehoboam had established his sovereignty and royal power, he and all Israel with him forsook the Law of the LORD.
1 Corinthians 10:22 Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?
Psalms 78:58 They enraged Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their idols.
Deuteronomy 4:24 For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
Deuteronomy 29:28 The LORD uprooted them from their land in His anger, rage, and great wrath, and He cast them into another land, where they are today.’
Deuteronomy 32:16 They provoked His jealousy with foreign gods; they enraged Him with abominations.
Judges 3:7 So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.
Judges 3:12 Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.
Judges 4:1 After Ehud died, the Israelites again did evil in the sight of the LORD.
1 Kings 14:9 You have done more evil than all who came before you. You have proceeded to make for yourself other gods and molten images to provoke Me, and you have flung Me behind your back.