1 Kings 14 · Verse 13

1 Kings 14:13

And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the Lord God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.
1 Kings 14:13, King James Version

1 Kings 14:13 in other translations

BSBAll Israel will mourn for him and bury him. For this is the only one belonging to Jeroboam who will receive a proper burial, because only in him has the LORD, the God of Israel, found any good in the house of Jeroboam.
WEBAll Israel will mourn for him and bury him; for he only of Jeroboam will come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the LORD, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam.
ASVAnd all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him; for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward Jehovah, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam.
YLTand all Israel have mourned for him, and buried him, for this one--by himself--cometh of Jeroboam unto a grave, because there hath been found in him a good thing towards Jehovah, God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam.
DARBYAnd all Israel shall mourn for him, and they shall bury him; for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found something good toward Jehovah the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam.
BBEAnd all Israel will put his body to rest, weeping over him, because he only of the family of Jeroboam will be put into his resting-place in the earth; for of all the family of Jeroboam, in him only has the Lord, the God of Israel, seen some good.
WebsterAnd all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing towards the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.

What does 1 Kings 14:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him--the only one of Jeroboam's family who should receive the rites of sepulture.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 In him there is found some good thing - Far be it from God to destroy the righteous with the wicked; God respects even a little good, because it is a seed from himself. The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 14:7-20

Whether we keep an account of God's mercies to us or not, he does; and he will set them in order before us, if we are ungrateful, to our greater confusion. Ahijah foretells the speedy death of the child then sick, in mercy to him. He only in the house of Jeroboam had affection for the true worship of God, and disliked the worship of the calves. To show the power and sovereignty of his grace, God saves some out of…

Read the full comment on 1 Kings 14:7-20 →

1 Kings 14:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְסָֽפְדוּ\־ve.sa.fe.du-and they will mournH5594
ל֤וֹlofor him
כָל\־khol-allH3605
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
וְקָבְר֣וּve.ka.ve.Ruand they will buryH6912
אֹת֔וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
זֶ֣הzehthis [one]H2088
לְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.Doto only himH905
יָבֹ֥אya.Vo'he will goH935
לְיָרָבְעָ֖םle.ya.ra.ve.'Amof JeroboamH3379
אֶל\־'el-intoH413
קָ֑בֶרKa.vera graveH6913
יַ֣עַןYa.'anbecauseH3282
נִמְצָא\־nim.tza'-it was foundH4672
ב֞וֹvoin him
דָּבָ֣רda.VarsomethingH1697
ט֗וֹבTovgoodH2896
אֶל\־'el-toH413
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
בְּבֵ֥יתbe.Veitin [the] house ofH1004
יָרָבְעָֽם\׃ya.ra.ve.'AmJeroboamH3379

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 14:13

  • 2 Chronicles 19:3

    Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.

  • 2 Chronicles 12:12

    And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the Lord turned from him, that he would not destroy him altogether: and also in Judah things went well.

  • Ezekiel 18:14-32

    Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father’s sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like, That hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled his neighbour’s wife, Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment, That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live. …

  • Job 19:28

    But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me?

  • Jeremiah 22:10

    Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.

  • 2 Peter 2:8-9

    (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;) The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

  • Jeremiah 22:18

    Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!

  • Numbers 20:29

    And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.

  • Philemon 1:6

    That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
shall mourn.
Nu 20:29; Jer 22:10,18
there is found.
2Ch 12:12; 19:3; Job 19:28; Eze 18:14-32; Phm 1:6; 2Pe 2:8,9

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Context

  • 1 Kings 14:12

    Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.

  • 1 Kings 14:13

    And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the Lord God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.

  • 1 Kings 14:14

    Moreover the Lord shall raise him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day: but what? even now.

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1 Kings 14:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y todo Israel lo endechará, y le enterrarán; porque sólo él de los de Jeroboam entrará en sepultura; por cuanto se ha hallado en él alguna cosa buena de Jehová Dios de Israel, en la casa de Jeroboam.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et tout Israël mènera deuil sur lui et l’enterrera; car celui-ci seul, de la maison de Jéroboam, entrera dans le sépulcre, parce qu’en lui seul, dans la maison de Jéroboam, a été trouvé quelque chose d’agréable à l’ Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ganz Israel wird um ihn klagen und ihn begraben; denn von Jerobeam wird dieser allein in ein Grab kommen, weil an ihm etwas Gutes gegen Jehova, den Gott Israels, gefunden worden ist im Hause Jerobeams.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et planget eum omnis Israël, et sepeliet: iste enim solus inferetur de Jeroboam in sepulchrum, quia inventus est super eo sermo bonus a Domino Deo Israël in domo Jeroboam.