1 Kings 14 · Geneva Bible Notes (1560) · Commentaries (Good Books Free)

¹ ^! Jeroboam sendeth his wife disguised to Ahiiah the Prophet, who declareth vnto him the destruction of his house.

² ^a His owne conscience bare him witnes, that the Prophet of God wolde not satisfie his affections which was a wicked man.

³ ^/ Ebr. in thine hand.

³ ^b According to the custome when they were to aske counsel of Prophetes, {1 Sam. 9,7}

⁴ ^/ Ebr, eyes ???

⁵ ^c Then the wife of Jeroboam.

⁶ ^d For God oft times discloseth vnto his the craft and subteltie of the wicked.

⁷ ^e Which wast but a seruant.

⁹ ^f To wit, two calues.

¹⁰ ^g Euery male euen to the dogs, {1 Sam 25, 22}.

¹⁰ ^h Aswel him that is in the strong holde, as him that is abroad.

¹¹ ⁱ They shal lacke the honour of buryal in token of Gods malediction.

¹³ ^k In the middes of the wicked God hath some, on whome he doeth bestowe his mercies.

¹⁴ ^l The Lord wil beginne to destroy it out of hand.

¹⁵ ^m Meaning, Euphrates.

¹⁶ ⁿ The people shal not be excused, when they do euil at the commandement of their gouernours.

²⁰ ^o The Lord smoete him that he dyed.

²¹ ^p And dyed before Jeroboam about 4 yeres.

²² ^! Judah is punished by Shishak.

²² ^/ Or, besides all that their fathers had done by their sinnes.

²⁴ ^q Where idolatrie reigneth, all horrible vices are committed, til at length Gods just judgement destroy them vtterly.

²⁹ ^r Which bokes were called the bokes of Shemaiah and Iddo the Prophetes, {2 Chro. 12, 15}.

³⁰ ^f That is, all the dayes of Rehoboams life.

³¹ ^t Whose idolatrie Rehoboam her sonne followed.

Geneva Bible Notes (1560)1 Kings 14