1 Kings 14:15
“For the LORD shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the LORD to anger.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he shall give Israel up,.... Into the hands of their enemies:
because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The general prophecy of Moses Deu 29:28, that the disobedient Israelites would be rooted up out of their land, and cast…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
For the Lord shall smite Israel - See this prophecy fulfilled, Kg1 15:28-30, when Baasha destroyed all the house and…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Kings 14:7-20
When those that set up idols, and keep them up, go to enquire of the Lord, he determines to answer them, not according…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
as a reed is shaken For this figure of entire instability, cf. Mat 11:7 -a reed shaken with the wind". And here the root…
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