1 Kings 14:10
in 1 Kings 14Because 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!
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam every man-child, him that is shut up and him that is left at large in Israel, and will utterly sweep away the house of Jeroboam, as a man sweepeth away dung, till it be all gone.
KJV
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.
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This verse in 1 Kings 14
Commentary
7 notes on this verseTherefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam,.... Calamities, destruction, and ruin: and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall; not leave a dog of his, or rather a male, see 1Sa 25:22. and him that is shut up and left in Israel; in garrisons or in prisons, in cities or in fields, or in whatsoever situation or circumstances they may be.
This site's exposition
I am bringing disaster on the house of Jeroboam
on 1 Kings 14:10-11
The sentence is total: “I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns up dung until it is gone”. Verse 11 begins a formula this book repeats over doomed houses, against Baasha's at 16:4 and Ahab's at 21:19-24. Baasha fulfills it in chapter 15.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
David - Who though he fell into some sins, yet, first, he constantly persevered in the true worship of God; from which thou art revolted. Secondly, he heartily repented of, and turned from all his sins whereas thou art obstinate and incorrigible.
They shall be taken away as dung, which is loathsome and which men are glad to be rid of. He worshipped dunghill-deities, and God removed his family as a great dunghill. Noble and royal families, if wicked, are no better in God's account.
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
All the males of the family of Jeroboam were put to death by Baasha 1Ki 15:28-29. The phrase “will cut off,” etc., appears to have been a common expression among the Jews from the time of David 1Sa 25:22 to that of Jehu 2Ki 9:8, but scarcely either before or after. We may suspect that, where the author of Kings uses it, he found it in the documents which he consulted. Him that is shut up and left in Israel - See the marginal reference note.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go to him--This was a present in unison with the peasant character she assumed. Cracknels are a kind of sweet seed-cake.
Him that pisseth against the wall - Every male. The phrase should be thus rendered wherever it occurs.
The words behind it
23 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לָכֵ֗ן | lakhen | <to> therefore | H3651 → | 771 times |
| הִנְנִ֨י | hini | here I | H2005 → | 316 times |
| מֵבִ֤יא | mevi' | [am] about to bring | H935 → | 2568 times |
| רָעָה֙ | raah | calamity | H7451 → | 662 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יָרָבְעָ֔ם | yaraveam | Jeroboam | H3379 → | 104 times |
| וְהִכְרַתִּ֤י | vehikhrati | and I will cut off | H3772 → | 288 times |
| לְיָֽרָבְעָם֙ | leyaraveam | to Jeroboam | H3379 → | 104 times |
| מַשְׁתִּ֣ין | mashtin | [one who] urinates | H8366 → | 6 times |
| בְּקִ֔יר | bekir | on a wall | H7023 → | 75 times |
| עָצ֥וּר | ʾatzur | shut up | H6113 → | 47 times |
| וְעָז֖וּב | veazuv | and freed | H5800 → | 215 times |
| בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | beyisrael | in Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וּבִֽעַרְתִּי֙ | uviarti | and I will sweep away | H1197 → | 94 times |
| אַחֲרֵ֣י | ʾacharei | behind | H310 → | 715 times |
| בֵית־ | veit- | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יָרָבְעָ֔ם | yaraveam | Jeroboam | H3379 → | 104 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יְבַעֵ֥ר | yevaer | someone sweeps away | H1197 → | 94 times |
| הַגָּלָ֖ל | hagalal | <the> dung | H1557 → | |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | until | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| תֻּמּֽוֹ׃ | tumo | is complete it | H8552 → | 63 times |
לָכֵ֗ן<to> therefore
lakhenH3651 →771 times
הִנְנִ֨יhere I
hiniH2005 →316 times
מֵבִ֤יא[am] about to bring
mevi'H935 →2568 times
רָעָה֙calamity
raahH7451 →662 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
בֵּ֣ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
יָרָבְעָ֔םJeroboam
yaraveamH3379 →104 times
וְהִכְרַתִּ֤יand I will cut off
vehikhratiH3772 →288 times
לְיָֽרָבְעָם֙to Jeroboam
leyaraveamH3379 →104 times
מַשְׁתִּ֣ין[one who] urinates
mashtinH8366 →6 times
בְּקִ֔ירon a wall
bekirH7023 →75 times
עָצ֥וּרshut up
ʾatzurH6113 →47 times
וְעָז֖וּבand freed
veazuvH5800 →215 times
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לin Israel
beyisraelH3478 →2507 times
וּבִֽעַרְתִּי֙and I will sweep away
uviartiH1197 →94 times
אַחֲרֵ֣יbehind
ʾachareiH310 →715 times
בֵית־[the] house of
veit-H1004 →2046 times
יָרָבְעָ֔םJeroboam
yaraveamH3379 →104 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
יְבַעֵ֥רsomeone sweeps away
yevaerH1197 →94 times
הַגָּלָ֖ל<the> dung
hagalalH1557 →
עַד־until
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
תֻּמּֽוֹ׃is complete it
tumoH8552 →63 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Amos 3:6If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?
it leads to
- Isaiah 45:7
I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.
- Zephaniah 1:16
a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers.
- Isaiah 14:24–27
The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand.
- 2 Corinthians 5:11
Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.
- Genesis 50:20
As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.
- Isaiah 45:7
Through
Deuteronomy 32:36For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one remains, slave or free.
it leads to
- Psalms 135:14
For the LORD will vindicate His people and will have compassion on His servants.
- Psalms 135:14
Through
2 Kings 14:26For the LORD saw that the affliction of the Israelites, both slave and free, was very bitter. There was no one to help Israel,
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 32:36
For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one remains, slave or free.
- Exodus 3:7
The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
- Deuteronomy 32:36
Where this verse is studied
About 1 Kings

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil, The Books of the Kings and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
