1 Kings 16:19
in 1 Kings 16because of the sins he had committed, doing evil in the sight of the LORD and following the example of Jeroboam and the sin he had committed and had caused Israel to commit.
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ASV
for his sins which he sinned in doing that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin.
KJV
For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the Lord, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin.
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This verse in 1 Kings 16
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Zimri’s death illustrates the general moral which the writer of Kings draws from the whole history of the Israelite monarchs. that a curse was upon them on account of their persistence in Jeroboam’s sin, which, sooner or later, brought each royal house to a bloody end.
This site's exposition
to make Israel to sin
on 1 Kings 16:19-20
The verdict on Zimri names the same sin named on every king since Jeroboam, walking in his way and making Israel to sin, the refrain that falls seventeen times across both books and never changes even as the names do. Verse 20 closes his seven days with the same chronicle formula given every other king, his treason filed beside their acts and might as though the length of a reign made no difference to how the book records it. Kings measures every northern king against one man's sin, not against how long he sat on the throne.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
For his sins - This befell him for his sins. In walking, &c. - This he might do, either before his reign, in the whole course of his life, which is justly charged upon him, because of his impenitency: or during his short reign; in which, he had time enough to publish his intentions, about the worship of the calves; or to sacrifice to them, for his good success.
For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the Lord,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
For his sins which he sinned--This violent end was a just retribution for his crimes. "His walking in the ways of Jeroboam" might have been manifested either by the previous course of his life, or by his decrees published on his ascension, when he made a strong effort to gain popularity by announcing his continued support of the calf worship.
The words behind it
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| חַטֹּאתָיו֙ | chatatov | sins his | H2403 → | 295 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| חָטָ֔א | chata' | he sinned | H2398 → | 238 times |
| לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת | laasot | by doing | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| הָרַ֖ע | hara' | the evil | H7451 → | 662 times |
| בְּעֵינֵ֣י | beeinei | in [the] eyes of | H5869 → | 887 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ | lalekhet | by walking | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ | bederekh | in [the] way of | H1870 → | 707 times |
| יָרָבְעָ֔ם | yaraveam | Jeroboam | H3379 → | 104 times |
| וּבְחַטָּאתוֹ֙ | uvechatato | and in sin his | H2403 → | 295 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עָשָׂ֔ה | ʾasah | he did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| לְהַחֲטִ֖יא | lehachati' | to cause to sin | H2398 → | 238 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
חַטֹּאתָיו֙sins his
chatatovH2403 →295 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
חָטָ֔אhe sinned
chata'H2398 →238 times
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתby doing
laasotH6213 →2628 times
הָרַ֖עthe evil
hara'H7451 →662 times
בְּעֵינֵ֣יin [the] eyes of
beeineiH5869 →887 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
לָלֶ֙כֶת֙by walking
lalekhetH1980 →1546 times
בְּדֶ֣רֶךְin [the] way of
bederekhH1870 →707 times
יָרָבְעָ֔םJeroboam
yaraveamH3379 →104 times
וּבְחַטָּאתוֹ֙and in sin his
uvechatatoH2403 →295 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עָשָׂ֔הhe did
ʾasahH6213 →2628 times
לְהַחֲטִ֖יאto cause to sin
lehachati'H2398 →238 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 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
1 Kings 14:16So He will give Israel over on account of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.”
it leads to
- 1 Kings 15:34
And Baasha did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Kings 15:30
because of the sins Jeroboam had committed and had caused Israel to commit, and because he had provoked the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Kings 13:34
And this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its extermination and destruction from the face of the earth.
- 1 Kings 15:34
Through
1 Kings 15:26And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 14:16
So He will give Israel over on account of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Kings 13:33–34
Even after these events, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil ways, but again he appointed priests for the high places from every class of people. He ordained anyone who desired to be a…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Kings 14:16
Through
1 Kings 12:28After 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…
it 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…
- 2 Kings 10:29
but he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit—the worship of the golden calves at Bethel and Dan.
- Exodus 32:4
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Kings
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.