1 Kings 14:9 BSB — MannaFest

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.

BSB

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ASV

but hast done evil above all that were before thee, and hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:

KJV

But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:

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Commentary

4 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Above all that were before thee - i. e., above all previous rulers of the people, whether Judges or kings. Hereto none of the rulers of Israel had set up the idolatrous worship of ephod, teraphim, and the like Jdg 18:17, as a substitute for the true religion, or sought to impose an idolatrous system on the nation. Gideon’s ephod “became a snare” contrary to his intention Jdg 8:27. Solomon’s high places were private - built for the use of his wives, and not designed to attract the people.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

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.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Saul, that was rejected, never worshipped idols; Solomon did it but occasionally, in his dotage, and never made Israel to sin.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

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.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתָּ֣רַע	va.Ta.ra'	and you have done evil	H7489 →
לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת	la.'a.Sot	to act	H6213 →
מִכֹּ֖ל	mi.Kol	more than all	H3605 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	[those] who	H834 →
הָי֣וּ	ha.Yu	they were	H1961 →
לְפָנֶ֑יךָ	le.fa.Nei.kha	<to> before you	H6440 →
וַתֵּ֡לֶךְ	va.Te.lekh	and you have gone	H1980 →
וַתַּעֲשֶׂה־	va.ta.'a.seh-	and you have made	H6213 →
לְּךָ֩	le.Kha	for yourself
אֱלֹהִ֨ים	'E.lo.Him	gods	H430 →
אֲחֵרִ֤ים	'a.che.Rim	other	H312 →
וּמַסֵּכוֹת֙	u.ma.se.khOt	and molten images	H4541 →
לְהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִי	le.hakh.'i.Se.ni	to provoke to anger me	H3707 →
וְאֹתִ֥י	ve.'o.Ti	and <obj.> me	H853 →
הִשְׁלַ֖כְתָּ	hish.Lakh.ta	you have cast	H7993 →
אַחֲרֵ֥י	'a.cha.Rei	behind	H310 →
גַוֶּֽךָ׃ ס	ga.Ve.kha	back your	H1458 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 50:17
For you hate My instruction and cast My words behind you.
leads to
- Nehemiah 9:26
  But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.
- Proverbs 12:1
  Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.
- 2 Timothy 4:3–4
  For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.
- Proverbs 1:28–29
  Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10–12
  and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.
Through
Nehemiah 9:26
But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.
leads to
- Judges 2:11–12
  And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals.
Through
1 Kings 12:28
After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out…
leads to
- Exodus 32:4
  He took the gold from their hands, and with an engraving tool he fashioned it into a molten calf. And they said, “These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of…
- 2 Kings 17:16
  They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served…

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01Commentary

The record, by era

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 1 Kings

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 1 Kings