34 This was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its downfall and to its destruction from the face of the earth.
34 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.
34 And this thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, so as to cut it off and to destroy it from the face of the earth.
34 This was the root sin of Jeroboam's government. And it was this that ruined him.
34 And this thing was the sin of the house of Jeroboam, so as to exterminate and destroy it from the face of the earth.
34 This became a great sin and resulted in the utter destruction of Jeroboam's dynasty from the face of the earth.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 13:34
Commentary on 1 Kings 13:23-34
(Read 1 Kings 13:23-34)
God is displeased at the sins of his own people; and no man shall be protected in disobedience, by his office, his nearness to God, or any services he has done for him. God warns all whom he employs, strictly to observe their orders. We cannot judge of men by their sufferings, nor of sins by present punishments; with some, the flesh is destroyed, that the spirit may be saved; with others, the flesh is pampered, that the soul may ripen for hell. Jeroboam returned not from his evil way. He promised himself that the calves would secure the crown to his family, but they lost it, and sunk his family. Those betray themselves who think to support themselves by any sin whatever. Let us dread prospering in sinful ways; pray to be kept from every delusion and temptation, and to be enabled to walk with self-denying perseverance in the way of God's commands.