10 therefore behold, I am bringing disaster on the house of Jeroboam, and (A)I will eliminate from Jeroboam [a]every male person, (B)both [b]bond and free in Israel, and I (C)will make a clean sweep of the house of Jeroboam, just as one sweeps away dung until it is all gone. 11 (D)Anyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city, the dogs will eat. And anyone who dies in the field, the birds of the sky will eat; for the Lord has spoken it.”’

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  1. 1 Kings 14:10 Lit him who urinates against the wall
  2. 1 Kings 14:10 Or children and adults in

10 “‘Because of this, I am going to bring disaster(A) on the house of Jeroboam. I will cut off from Jeroboam every last male in Israel—slave or free.[a](B) I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns dung, until it is all gone.(C) 11 Dogs(D) will eat those belonging to Jeroboam who die in the city, and the birds(E) will feed on those who die in the country. The Lord has spoken!’

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  1. 1 Kings 14:10 Or Israel—every ruler or leader

29 And as soon as he was king, he struck and killed all the household of Jeroboam. He did not leave Jeroboam any [a]persons alive, but kept killing until he had eliminated them, (A)in accordance with the word of the Lord which He spoke by His servant Ahijah the Shilonite,

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  1. 1 Kings 15:29 Lit breath

29 As soon as he began to reign, he killed Jeroboam’s whole family.(A) He did not leave Jeroboam anyone that breathed, but destroyed them all, according to the word of the Lord given through his servant Ahijah the Shilonite.

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