1 Kings 14:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“All 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.”
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“All 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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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 Jehovah, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and 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.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Kings 14:13 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 20:29When the whole congregation saw that Aaron had died, the entire house of Israel mourned for him thirty days.
- 2 Chronicles 12:12Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the anger of the LORD turned away from him, and He did not destroy him completely. Indeed, conditions were good in Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 19:3However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”
- Job 19:28If you say, ‘Let us persecute him, since the root of the matter lies with him,’
- Jeremiah 22:10Do not weep for the dead king; do not mourn his loss. Weep bitterly for the one who is exiled, for he will never return to see his native land.
- Jeremiah 22:18Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: “They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’ They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!’
- Ezekiel 18:14Now suppose this son has a son who sees all the sins his father has committed, considers them, and does not do likewise:
- Philemon 1:6I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every good thing that is ours in Christ.
- 2 Peter 2:8(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—
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