Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 14:20
And the days which Jeroboam reigned [were] two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.
20. two and twenty years ] So that Jeroboam’s death occurred in the second year of the reign of Asa, king of Judah. Cf. 1Ki 15:9; 1Ki 15:25. It appears from 2Ch 13:20 to have been by some sudden visitation. ‘The Lord struck him, and he died.’
Nadab his son ] We have only Abijah and Nadab mentioned of Jeroboam’s family, but perhaps we may infer from the language of 1Ki 15:29, that these were not the whole of his children.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
So he lived till Asas second year, 1Ki 15:25.
He slept with his fathers; either, first, He was buried with his ancestors. But their sepulchre seems to be too mean and improper for a great king; and kings used to be buried in peculiar sepulchres. Or, secondly, He died, as his fathers did.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And the days which Jeroboam reigned were twenty two years,…. So that he outlived Rehoboam five years, and lived to the second year of the reign of his grandson Asa:
and he slept with his fathers; or died as they did:
and Nadab his son reigned in his stead; who perhaps was younger than Abijah, whose sickness and death are before related.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
1Ki 14:20 And the days which Jeroboam reigned [were] two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.
Ver. 20. And he slept with his fathers. ] Heb., He lay down. “This shall ye have of my hand, ye shall lie down in sorrow.” Isa 50:11 “The Lord struck Jeroboam and he died.” 2Ch 13:20 He died not the common death of all men, but by some remarkable stroke: beside the loss of five hundred thousand of his men in one battle with Abijah king of Judah. 2Ch 13:17
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
two and twenty years. In 1Ki 15:25 Nadab reigned two years, and began in the second year of Asa, which was the twenty-first of Jeroboam, so that Nadab’s two years fall within the time of his father’s twenty-two. But from 2Ch 13:20 we learn that Jeroboam was stricken with a languishing disease, in which time Nadab reigned with him, and died the same year as his father. The number “twentytwo” is associated with disorganization and disintegration (= 2×11). It is associated with the worst two reigns: Jeroboam, here; and Ahab in 1Ki 16:29.
slept with his fathers = died. See notes on Deu 31:16. Said of the wicked Jeroboam and Ahab, as well as of good David and Jehoshaphat.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
slept: Heb. lay down, 1Ki 2:10, 1Ki 11:43, Job 14:12, Psa 3:5, Psa 4:8
Nadab: 1Ki 15:25-31
Reciprocal: 1Ki 14:31 – Rehoboam 1Ki 16:6 – Baasha 2Ki 8:24 – slept 2Ki 10:35 – Jehu slept 2Ki 13:8 – General 2Ki 14:15 – the rest 2Ki 15:38 – Jotham 2Ch 13:20 – he died
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Ki 14:20. Jeroboam reigned two and twenty years So he lived till the second year of Asa, chap. 15. He slept with his fathers He died as his fathers did, or perhaps the expression also implies, that he was buried with his ancestors. Their sepulchre, however, may appear too mean for a great king. It is probable that he died soon after his son: and we read, (2Ch 13:20,) The Lord struck him; probably with some sudden and sore disease, which soon cut him off. He left his crown to Nadab his son, who lost it, and his life too, and the lives of all his family, within ten years after. The triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment, Job 20:5.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
14:20 And the days which Jeroboam reigned [were] two and twenty years: and he {o} slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.
(o) The Lord smote him and he died, 2Ch 13:20.