1 Kings 13:34

WEB

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.

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.

Commentary

And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam,.... All the above things were sins in themselves, as building high places, and putting pr iests in them, whoever would; but the sense is, that these were the causes of punishment, or of evil things being inflicted on Jeroboam's family; sin is put for the punishment of sin, as it often is: even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth; so that it become utterly extinct; and the next thing we hear of is the sickness and death of his son. Next: 3 Kings (1 Kings) Chapter 14 Sacred Texts | Bible « Previous: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: 3 Kings (1 Ki... Index Next: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: 3 Kings (1 Ki... »