And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.
And this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its extermination and destruction from the face of the earth.
And in this thing is the sin of the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the ground.
And by this thing there was sin on the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
- Date
- Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile