1 Kings 14 · Verse 22

1 Kings 14:22

And Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done.
1 Kings 14:22, King James Version

1 Kings 14:22 in other translations

BSBAnd Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and by the sins they committed they provoked Him to jealous anger more than all their fathers had done.
WEBJudah did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, above all that their fathers had done.
ASVAnd Judah did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, above all that their fathers had done.
YLTAnd Judah doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and they make Him zealous above all that their fathers did by their sins that they have sinned.
DARBYAnd Judah did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they committed more than all that their fathers had done.
BBEAnd Judah did evil in the eyes of the Lord, and made him more angry than their fathers had done by their sins.
WebsterAnd Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done.

What does 1 Kings 14:22 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 14:21-31

Here is no good said of Rehoboam, and much said to the disadvantage of his subjects. The abounding of the worst crimes, of the worst of the heathen, in Jerusalem, the city the Lord had chosen for his temple and his worship, shows that nothing can mend the hearts of fallen men but the sanctifying grace of the Holy Spirit. On this alone may we depend; for this let us daily pray, in behalf of ourselves and all around…

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1 Kings 14:22 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.

וַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand it didH6213
יְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
הָרַ֖עha.Ra'the evilH7451
בְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes ofH5869
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וַיְקַנְא֣וּvay.kan.'Uand they made jealousH7065
אֹת֗וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853
מִכֹּל֙mi.Kolmore than allH3605
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherthatH834
עָשׂ֣וּ'a.Suthey had doneH6213
אֲבֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.Tamancestors theirH1
בְּחַטֹּאתָ֖םbe.cha.to.Tamby sins theirH2403
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
חָטָֽאוּ\׃cha.Ta.'uthey sinnedH2398

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Cross references for 1 Kings 14:22

  • 2 Chronicles 12:1

    And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the Lord, and all Israel with him.

  • 1 Corinthians 10:22

    Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

  • Psalms 78:58

    For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

  • Isaiah 65:3-4

    A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick; Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine’s flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;

  • Judges 3:12

    And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord: and the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the Lord.

  • Deuteronomy 32:16-21

    They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger. They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not. Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee. And when the Lord saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters. …

  • Judges 4:1

    And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, when Ehud was dead.

  • Deuteronomy 4:24

    For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.

  • Deuteronomy 29:28

    And the Lord rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.

  • 1 Kings 16:30

    And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord above all that were before him.

  • 2 Kings 17:19

    Also Judah kept not the commandments of the Lord their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.

  • 1 Kings 14:9

    But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Judah.
Jud 3:7,12; 4:1; 2Ki 17:19; 2Ch 12:1; Jer 3:7-11
they provoked.
9; De 4:24; 29:28; 32:16-21; Ps 78:58; Isa 65:3,4; 1Co 10:22
all.
16:30; 2Ki 21:11; Eze 16:47,48

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Context

  • 1 Kings 14:21

    And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess.

  • 1 Kings 14:22

    And Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done.

  • 1 Kings 14:23

    For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.

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1 Kings 14:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Judá hizo lo malo en los ojos de Jehová, y enojáronle más que todo lo que sus padres habían hecho en sus pecados que cometieron.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Juda fit ce qui est mauvais aux yeux de l’ Éternel; et ils le provoquèrent à la jalousie plus que tout ce que leurs pères avaient fait par leurs péchés qu’ils commirent.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Juda tat, was böse war in den Augen Jehovas; und sie reizten ihn zur Eifersucht durch ihre Sünden, die sie begingen, mehr als alles, was ihre Väter getan hatten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et fecit Judas malum coram Domino, et irritaverunt eum super omnibus quæ fecerant patres eorum in peccatis suis quæ peccaverunt.