1 Kings 14:10-18
14:11 a eaten by dogs: This message of judgment for Jeroboam’s family followed the legal curses pronounced for unfaithfulness (Deut 28:26 b; see 1 Kgs 16:4 c; 21:23 d; 2 Kgs 9:35-37 e).14:14 f 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 g).
14:15 h 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 i; 16:33 j; 18:19 k; Deut 16:21 l; Judg 3:7 m).
Summary for 1Kgs 14:17-18: 14:17-18 n Tirzah was situated on the road from Shechem to Beth-shan. Noted for its great beauty (Song 6:4 o), the city was a royal retreat that apparently had become the capital of the northern kingdom (1 Kgs 16:6 p, 8 q).
• The child died, as Ahijah had predicted.
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