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All Israel will mourn for him and bury him; for he only of Jeroboam will come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the LORD, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam.
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ExplanationCommentary
Verse 13. Word from. Hebrew or “thought towards.” Grot.—He has entertained sentiments of piety ( Calmet.) in the midst of a wicked court; therefore, God will hasten to draw him out of the midst of iniquity. Bible.—The Rabbins say that he had pulled down the walls, which his father had built, to prevent the people from going to Jerusalem. Calmet.—God was please to shew mercy to him. Menochius.
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