1 Kings 14:20
in 1 Kings 14And the length of Jeroboam’s reign was twenty-two years, and he rested with his fathers, and his son Nadab reigned in his place.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.
KJV
And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.
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This verse in 1 Kings 14
Commentary
4 notes on this verseAnd the days which Jeroboam reigned were twenty two years,.... So that he outlived Rehoboam five years, and lived to the second year of the reign of his grandson Asa: and he slept with his fathers; or died as they did: and Nadab his son reigned in his stead; who perhaps was younger than Abijah, whose sickness and death are before related.
This site's exposition
the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel
on 1 Kings 14:19-20
The narrator points to “the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel”, a lost source distinct from the biblical books of Chronicles. Jeroboam reigns “twenty-two years” and dies unreformed, the man promised “a lasting dynasty” at 11:38 who forfeited it. Nadab his son takes a throne already sentenced.
This site's exposition
was twenty-two years, and he rested
John Gill notes that Jeroboam outlived Rehoboam and reigned into the second year of Asa, which 15:25 confirms. Gill takes Nadab for a younger brother of the Abijah who died. The house of Jeroboam falls within two years, at 15:27 to 29.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
For a further account of him the reader is referred to the annals of his reign, drawn up by his own secretaries, or to the public records, like those in the Tower, called here, The Book or register, of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel, to which recourse might then be had; but, not being divinely inspired, these records are long since lost.
The words behind it
14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהַיָּמִים֙ | vehaiyamim | and the days | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| מָלַ֣ךְ | malakh | he reigned | H4427 → | 348 times |
| יָרָבְעָ֔ם | yaraveam | Jeroboam | H3379 → | 104 times |
| עֶשְׂרִ֥ים | ʾesrim | [were] twenty | H6242 → | 315 times |
| וּשְׁתַּ֖יִם | ushetayim | and two | H8147 → | 768 times |
| שָׁנָ֑ה | shanah | year[s] | H8141 → | 877 times |
| וַיִּשְׁכַּב֙ | vaiyishkav | and he lay down | H7901 → | 212 times |
| עִם־ | ʾim- | with | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| אֲבֹתָ֔יו | ʾavotav | ancestors his | H1 → | 1212 times |
| וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ | vaiyimlokh | and he became king | H4427 → | 348 times |
| נָדָ֥ב | nadav | Nadab | H5070 → | 20 times |
| בְּנ֖וֹ | beno | son his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ | tachtav | in place of him | H8478 → | 505 times |
וְהַיָּמִים֙and the days
vehaiyamimH3117 →2304 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
מָלַ֣ךְhe reigned
malakhH4427 →348 times
יָרָבְעָ֔םJeroboam
yaraveamH3379 →104 times
עֶשְׂרִ֥ים[were] twenty
ʾesrimH6242 →315 times
וּשְׁתַּ֖יִםand two
ushetayimH8147 →768 times
שָׁנָ֑הyear[s]
shanahH8141 →877 times
וַיִּשְׁכַּב֙and he lay down
vaiyishkavH7901 →212 times
עִם־with
ʾim-H5973 →1050 times
אֲבֹתָ֔יוancestors his
ʾavotavH1 →1212 times
וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְand he became king
vaiyimlokhH4427 →348 times
נָדָ֥בNadab
nadavH5070 →20 times
בְּנ֖וֹson his
benoH1121 →4930 times
תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פin place of him
tachtavH8478 →505 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
Psalms 4:8I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
it leads to
- Proverbs 3:24
When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Job 11:18–19
You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 3:5
I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
- Psalms 16:8–9
I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:10
He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him.
- Proverbs 3:24
Through
Psalms 3:5I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
it leads to
- Psalms 4:8
I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
- Isaiah 26:3
You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
- Leviticus 26:6
And I will give peace to the land, and you will lie down with nothing to fear. I will rid the land of dangerous animals, and no sword will pass through your land.
- Psalms 4:8
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.