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And Nadab his son succeeded him as king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_kings/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Jeroboam reigned in Israel twenty-two years. When Jeroboam died, his son Nadab became the next king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the time that Jeroboam reigned was twenty-two years. And he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the length of Jeroboam’s reign was twenty-two years, and he rested with his fathers, and his son Nadab reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the days which Jeroboam reigned <i>were</i> two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The period that Jeroboam reigned <i>was</i> twenty-two years. So he rested with his fathers. Then Nadab his son reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the time that Jeroboam reigned <i>was</i> twenty-two years; and he lay down with his fathers, and his son Nadab reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The time that Jeroboam reigned was twenty-two years; and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the time that Jeroboam reigned <i>was</i> twenty-two years; and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now the time that Jeroboam reigned <i>was</i> twenty-two years; and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son became king in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The time that Jeroboam reigned was twenty-two years, and he slept with his fathers [in death]; and Nadab his son reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The length of Jeroboam’s reign was twenty-two years. He rested with his ancestors, and his son Nadab became king in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The length of Jeroboam&#8217s reign was 22 years. He rested with his fathers, and his son Nadab became king in his place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He was king of Israel for 22 years, then he died, and his son Nadab became king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jeroboam ruled for 22 years. Then he lay down in death with his ancestors. His son Nadab succeeded him as king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jeroboam ruled as king for twenty-two years. He died and was buried, and his son Nadab succeeded him as king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Jeroboam reigned for 22 years and then died, as had his ancestors, and his son Nadab reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the length of Jeroboam?s reign was twenty-two years, and he rested with his fathers, and his son Nadab reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Jeroboam ruled for twenty-two years; then he passed away. His son Nadab replaced him as king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The days which Jeroboam reigned were twenty two years; then he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his place. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the days that Jeroboam reigned [are] twenty-two years, and he lies with his fathers, and his son Nadab reigns in his stead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the days that Jeroboam reigned are twenty and two years, and he lieth with his fathers, and reign doth Nadab his son in his stead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the days which Jeroboam reigned, twenty and two years, and he will lie down with his fathers; and Nadab his son will reign in his stead.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the days that Jeroboam reigned, were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers: and Nadab his son reigned in his stead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the days during which Jeroboam reigned were twenty-two years. And he slept with his fathers. And Nadab, his son, reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The length of Jeroboam’s reign was twenty-two years. He rested with his ancestors, and Nadab his son succeeded him as king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The time that Jeroboam reigned was twenty-two years; then he slept with his ancestors, and his son Nadab succeeded him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the days which Jeroboam reigned over Israel were twenty-two years; and Jeroboam slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the days that Yorbaam reigned over Israel were twenty and two years, and Yorbaam fell asleep with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned after him.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years; and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/14-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=5762" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/14.htm">Nadab Succeeds Jeroboam</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19</span>As for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he waged war and how he reigned, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: wə·hay·yā·mîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">And the length</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3379.htm" title="3379: yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām (N-proper-ms) -- From riyb and am; people will contend; Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kings.">of Jeroboam’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: mā·laḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">reign</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: ‘eś·rîm (Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">was twenty-two</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: ū·šə·ta·yim (Conj-w:: Number-fd) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7901.htm" title="7901: way·yiš·kaḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To lie down. A primitive root; to lie down.">and he rested</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·ṯāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">his fathers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and his son</a> <a href="/hebrew/5070.htm" title="5070: nā·ḏāḇ (N-proper-ms) -- An Israelite name. From nadab; liberal; Nadab, the name of four Israelites.">Nadab</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: way·yim·lōḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">reigned</a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: taḥ·tāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">in his place.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-43.htm">1 Kings 11:43</a></span><br />And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-1.htm">1 Kings 15:1-2</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king of Judah, / and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-16.htm">2 Chronicles 12:16</a></span><br />And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Abijah reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-1.htm">2 Chronicles 13:1-2</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of Jeroboam’s reign, Abijah became king of Judah, / and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Micaiah daughter of Uriel; she was from Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/12-20.htm">1 Kings 12:20</a></span><br />When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-9.htm">1 Kings 15:9-10</a></span><br />In the twentieth year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Asa became king of Judah, / and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/11-20.htm">2 Chronicles 11:20-22</a></span><br />After her, he married Maacah daughter of Absalom, and she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. / Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he was the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters. / Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as chief prince among his brothers, intending to make him king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-20.htm">2 Chronicles 13:20</a></span><br />Jeroboam did not again recover his power during the days of Abijah, and the LORD struck him down and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-25.htm">1 Kings 15:25-26</a></span><br />In the second year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned two years. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/11-17.htm">2 Chronicles 11:17</a></span><br />So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years, because they walked for three years in the way of David and Solomon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/16-8.htm">1 Kings 16:8-9</a></span><br />In the twenty-sixth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah two years. / However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/10-19.htm">2 Chronicles 10:19</a></span><br />So to this day Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/12-24.htm">1 Kings 12:24</a></span><br />that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you must return home, for this is My doing.’” So they listened to the word of the LORD and turned back according to the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/11-1.htm">2 Chronicles 11:1-4</a></span><br />When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the house of Judah and Benjamin—180,000 chosen warriors—to fight against Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam. / But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God: / “Tell Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah and all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-7.htm">Matthew 1:7</a></span><br />Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.</p><p class="hdg">slept [heb] lay down</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/2-10.htm">1 Kings 2:10</a></b></br> So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/11-43.htm">1 Kings 11:43</a></b></br> And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/14-12.htm">Job 14:12</a></b></br> So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens <i>be</i> no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.</p><p class="hdg">Nadab</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/15-25.htm">1 Kings 15:25-31</a></b></br> And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/14-15.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-19.htm">Jeroboam</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-19.htm">Jerobo'am</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-43.htm">Lieth</a> <a href="/numbers/26-60.htm">Nadab</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-19.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-19.htm">Reigned</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-19.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-43.htm">Rested</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-43.htm">Slept</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-43.htm">Stead</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-43.htm">Succeeded</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-1.htm">Time</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-10.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-63.htm">Twenty-Two</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/14-22.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-30.htm">Jeroboam</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-30.htm">Jerobo'am</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-31.htm">Lieth</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-25.htm">Nadab</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-21.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-21.htm">Reigned</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-29.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-31.htm">Rested</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-31.htm">Slept</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-27.htm">Stead</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-31.htm">Succeeded</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-23.htm">Time</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-33.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-29.htm">Twenty-Two</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/14-1.htm">Abijah being sick, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/14-2.htm">Jeroboam sends his wife, disguised, with presents to the prophet Ahijah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/14-5.htm">Ahijah forewarned by God, denounces God's judgment</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/14-17.htm">Abijah dies, and is buried</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/14-19.htm">Nadab succeeds Jeroboam</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/14-21.htm">Rehoboam's wicked reign,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/14-25.htm">Shishak raids Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/14-29.htm">Abijam succeeds Rehoboam</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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His reign began around 931 BC, following the division of the kingdom due to Solomon's idolatry and heavy taxation. Jeroboam was initially promised a lasting dynasty by the prophet Ahijah if he obeyed God's commands (<a href="/1_kings/11-38.htm">1 Kings 11:38</a>). However, his reign was characterized by idolatry, as he set up golden calves in Bethel and Dan to prevent the Israelites from worshiping in Jerusalem (<a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28-30</a>). This act of apostasy set a precedent for future kings of Israel and led to the eventual downfall of the northern kingdom.<p><b>and he rested with his fathers</b><br>The phrase "rested with his fathers" is a common biblical euphemism for death, indicating that Jeroboam died and was buried, likely in a family tomb. This expression reflects the belief in an afterlife and the continuation of one's lineage. It also signifies the end of his earthly rule and the transition of power. Jeroboam's death marked the conclusion of a tumultuous reign that had significant religious and political implications for Israel. Despite his initial promise, his failure to follow God's commands resulted in a legacy of idolatry and division.<p><b>and his son Nadab reigned in his place</b><br>Nadab's succession to the throne indicates the continuation of Jeroboam's dynasty, albeit briefly. Nadab's reign was short-lived, lasting only two years (<a href="/1_kings/15-25.htm">1 Kings 15:25-28</a>). His rule continued in the idolatrous practices of his father, which ultimately led to his assassination by Baasha, who then usurped the throne. This transition highlights the instability and violence that characterized the northern kingdom's leadership. The failure of Jeroboam's line to maintain the throne underscores the consequences of disobedience to God's covenant, as prophesied by Ahijah (<a href="/1_kings/14-10.htm">1 Kings 14:10-11</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeroboam.htm">Jeroboam</a></b><br>The first king of the northern kingdom of Israel after the division of the united monarchy. He is known for leading Israel into idolatry by setting up golden calves in Bethel and Dan.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/n/nadab.htm">Nadab</a></b><br>The son of Jeroboam who succeeded him as king. His reign continued the idolatrous practices initiated by his father.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, consisting of ten tribes, which split from Judah after Solomon's reign. Jeroboam was its first king.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/rested_with_his_fathers.htm">Rested with his fathers</a></b><br>A phrase indicating death and burial, often used in the Old Testament to denote the end of a king's reign.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/reign_of_twenty-two_years.htm">Reign of twenty-two years</a></b><br>This highlights the duration of Jeroboam's rule, which was marked by significant religious and political changes in Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a></b><br>Jeroboam's reign is a cautionary tale about the dangers of leading others into idolatry. His actions had long-lasting effects on Israel, leading them away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_legacy.htm">Leadership and Legacy</a></b><br>The legacy we leave is often shaped by our actions and decisions. Jeroboam's choice to prioritize political stability over spiritual fidelity had negative repercussions for generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_faithfulness.htm">The Importance of Faithfulness</a></b><br>Despite the political pressures, remaining faithful to God's commands is crucial. Jeroboam's failure to do so serves as a warning to prioritize spiritual integrity over expediency.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_cycle_of_sin.htm">The Cycle of Sin</a></b><br>Jeroboam's idolatry set a precedent for future kings of Israel, illustrating how sin can perpetuate through generations if not addressed.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_perea's_biblical_significance.htm">Who was King Nadab in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_jeroboam_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Jeroboam in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/proof_of_jeroboam's_downfall.htm">Where is the historical or archaeological proof confirming the prophesied downfall of Jeroboam's house (1 Kings 14:10-11)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_little_evidence_of_jeroboam-rehoboam_war.htm">Why is there little external evidence supporting any major conflict between Jeroboam and Rehoboam as described in 1 Kings 14:30?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years</span> [Bahr remarks that the exploits of this long reign find no mention in Scripture; the historian dwells exclusively on the sin, the consequences of which were of so much greater moment]: <span class="cmt_word">and he slept with his fathers</span> [Jeroboam's end would appear to have been untimely. After his defeat by Abijah, we are told, "the Lord struck him, and he died," which may either mean that he died by a lingering disease (<a href="/2_chronicles/21-18.htm">2 Chronicles 21:18, 19</a>) or more suddenly (<a href="/2_samuel/12-15.htm">2 Samuel 12:15</a>), but which certainly implies that he died "by the visitation of God." I have suggested elsewhere (Homil. Quart. IV., p. 257) that the "stroke" was not improbably his son's death, which was at once so tragical and such a bitter foretaste of judgment to come. He may have "warred and reigned" (ver. 19) <span class="accented">after</span> this event. He may also have steadily drooped to his grave], <span class="cmt_word">and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.</span> <p> CHAPTER 14:21-31. THE REIGN OF REHOBOAM. - <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/14-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And the length</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַיָּמִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hay·yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jeroboam’s</span><br /><span class="heb">יָרָבְעָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3379.htm">Strong's 3379: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jeroboam -- 'the people increase', the name of two Israelites kings</span><br /><br /><span class="word">reign</span><br /><span class="heb">מָלַ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(mā·laḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[was] twenty-two</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶשְׂרִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘eś·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> </span><span class="str2">Twenty, twentieth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">years,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁנָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(šā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he rested</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשְׁכַּב֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·kaḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7901.htm">Strong's 7901: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="heb">עִם־</span> <span class="translit">(‘im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his fathers,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבֹתָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇō·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and his son</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Nadab</span><br /><span class="heb">נָדָ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ḏāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5070.htm">Strong's 5070: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nadab -- an Israelite name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">reigned</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yim·lōḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in his place.</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּחְתָּֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(taḥ·tāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> </span><span class="str2">The bottom, below, in lieu of</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/14-20.htm">1 Kings 14:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/14-20.htm">1 Kings 14:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/14-20.htm">1 Kings 14:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/14-20.htm">1 Kings 14:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/14-20.htm">1 Kings 14:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/14-20.htm">1 Kings 14:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/14-20.htm">1 Kings 14:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/14-20.htm">1 Kings 14:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/14-20.htm">1 Kings 14:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/14-20.htm">1 Kings 14:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/14-20.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 14:20 The days which Jeroboam reigned were two (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/14-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 14:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 14:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/14-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 14:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 14:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>