12 Arise therefore, go to your own house. (A)When your feet enter the city, the child shall die. 13 And all Israel shall mourn for him and bury him, for he is the only one of Jeroboam who shall [a]come to the grave, because in him (B)there is found something good toward the Lord God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.

14 (C)“Moreover the Lord will raise up for Himself a king over Israel who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam; [b]this is the day. What? Even now!

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 14:13 Be buried
  2. 1 Kings 14:14 Or this day and from now on

12 “As for you, go back home. When you set foot in your city, the boy will die. 13 All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. He is the only one belonging to Jeroboam who will be buried, because he is the only one in the house of Jeroboam in whom the Lord, the God of Israel, has found anything good.(A)

14 “The Lord will raise up for himself a king over Israel who will cut off the family of Jeroboam. Even now this is beginning to happen.[a]

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  1. 1 Kings 14:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.