29 And when he was king, he [a]smote all the house of Jeroboam, he left none alive to Jeroboam, until he had destroyed him, according to the (A)word of the Lord which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite,

30 Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he committed, and wherewith he made Israel to sin, by his [b]provocation, wherewith he provoked the Lord God of Israel.

31 And the residue of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel?

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 15:29 So God stirred up one tyrant to punish the wickedness of another.
  2. 1 Kings 15:30 By causing the people to commit idolatry with his calves, and so provoking God to anger.

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. 30 This happened because of the sins(B) Jeroboam had committed and had caused(C) Israel to commit, and because he aroused the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel.

31 As for the other events of Nadab’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals(D) of the kings of Israel?

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