1Ki 14:14-16 | TNotes | STEP | 14:14 destroy the family of Jeroboam: The prophecy quickly came true. God raised up Baasha, who killed Jeroboam’s son Nadab in the second year of Nadab’s reign (15:27-28 ).

a14:14►

b15:27-28►

c14:15►

d15:13►

e16:33►

f18:19►

gDeut 16:21►

hJudg 3:7►

‏ 1 Kings 14:14-16

14:14 ^a destroy the family of Jeroboam: The prophecy quickly came true. God raised up Baasha, who killed Jeroboam’s son Nadab in the second year of Nadab’s reign (15:27-28 ^b).
14:15 ^c Asherah was thought to be the consort of El, the elder god of ancient Canaan. Asherah worship included fertility rites at sacred trees or poles; it became a chronic sin for God’s people (15:13 ^d; 16:33 ^e; 18:19 ^f; Deut 16:21 ^g; Judg 3:7 ^h).