17<\/strong>. and came to Tirzah<\/em> ] This place has not been identified with certainty. It was an ancient city, mentioned first Jos 12:24<\/span>. Its beauty is celebrated in Son 6:4<\/span>. Jeroboam, as we see here, made it a royal residence, and it was so used, and by some kings as a place of burial, till Omri built Samaria. It was almost certainly on the west of Jordan, and probably not far from the present Nablous<\/em>. The LXX. ( Alex.<\/em>) gives , on which see 1Ki 12:2<\/span> additional note.<\/p>\n to the threshold of the door<\/em> ] The Hebrew (as R.V. gives) has ‘the threshold of the house<\/strong>.’<\/p>\n Jeroboam had by this time removed from Shechem, and established a new capital in Tirzah, one of the old Canaanite towns Jos 12:24<\/span> – a town of great reputation for beauty, counted in that respect on a par with Jerusalem Son 6:4<\/span>. Tirzah is perhaps to be identified with Telluzah, a place in the mountains about 9 miles distant from Shechem (Nablous) (or with Teiasir – Conder). It may have been the palatial residence of the kings rather than the actual capital of the country. It remained the capital until Omri built Samaria 1Ki 16:23-24<\/span>. Toward the close of the kingdom it appears again as the city of Menahem, who murdered Shallum and succeeded him 2Ki 15:14<\/span>.<\/P> The threshold of the door – <\/B>literally, the threshold of the house. Compare the prophecy 1Ki 14:12<\/span>. The child actually died as she crossed the threshold of the palace. Probably the palace, like that of Sargon at Khorsabad, lay at the outer edge of the town.<\/P> <\/p>\n Tirzah; an ancient and royal city, Jos 12:24<\/span>, in a pleasant place, Son 6:4<\/span>, where the kings of Israel had a palace, 1Ki 15:33<\/span>; 16:6<\/span>,8<\/span>,15<\/span>,23<\/span>; whither Jeroboam was removed from Shechem, either for his pleasure, or for his sons recovery, by the healthfulness of the place. <\/P> To the threshold of the door, <\/B>to wit, of the kings house, which probably was upon or by the wall of the city, and near the gate, which was the place of judicature. See 1Ki 14:12<\/span>. <\/P> <\/p>\n 17. Tirzah<\/B>a place ofpre-eminent beauty (So 6:4<\/span>),three hours’ travelling east of Samaria, chosen when Israel became aseparate kingdom, by the first monarch, and used during three shortreigns as a residence of the royal house. The fertile plains andwooded hills in that part of the territory of Ephraim gave an openingto the formation of parks and pleasure-grounds similar to those whichwere the “paradises” of Assyrian and Persian monarchs[STANLEY]. Its site isoccupied by the large village of Taltise [ROBINSON].As soon as the queen reached the gate of the palace, she received theintelligence that her son was dying, according to the prophet’sprediction [1Ki 14:12<\/span>].<\/P><\/p>\n And Jeroboam’s wife arose, and departed<\/strong>, e.] Upon this speech of the prophet’s to her:<\/p>\n and came to Tirzah<\/strong> where Jeroboam now had his court, and where their son now was; it was a royal city in the time of the Canaanites, and is commonly placed in the tribe of Manasseh, and was a very pleasant one, as its name signifies, to which there is an allusion, So 6:4<\/span>,<\/p>\n [See comments on Jos 12:24]<\/span>,<\/p>\n and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died<\/strong>: just as she was about to step over the threshold of the royal palace, which seems to have been at the entering of the city of Tirzah, 1Ki 14:12<\/span>.<\/p>\n C. THE MOURNING OVER JEROBOAMS SON 14:1718<\/p>\n TRANSLATION<\/strong><\/p>\n (17) And the wife of Jeroboam arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah, and when she was about to enter the threshold of the door, the lad died. (18) And all Israel buried him, and lamented for him according to the word of the LORD which He spoke by the hand of His servant Ahijah the prophet.<\/strong><\/p>\n COMMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n With sad heart the queen arose to make the long twenty-five mile trek back to the capital at Tirzah.[362] When the distraught lady entered the threshold of the palace, her son died (1Ki. 14:17<\/span>). At first sight this statement seems to be at variance with the prediction of 1Ki. 14:12<\/span>, that the child would die when the queen entered the city. But the palace may have been on the edge of the city, or the city may have been little more than the palace itself. The prince was buried and mourned just as Ahijah had prophesied (1Ki. 14:18<\/span>).<\/p>\n [362] Some scholars assume that Jeroboam did not make Tirzah his capital, but only used it as his summer residence. The site of Tirzah long has been disputed, but now general agreement exists that it was at Tell al-Fara, a well-watered and strategically significant site six miles northeast of Shechem commanding access to the Jordan valley.<\/p>\n (17) Tirzah.<\/strong>From this incidental notice it would seem that Jeroboam had removed his habitation, temporarily or permanently, to Tirzah, a place renowned for beauty (Son. 6:4<\/span>), and farther from the hostile frontier than Shechem. It seems to have continued as the capital till the foundation of Samaria. Its site is generally identified with a spot now called Tellzah<\/em>, about nine miles north-east of Shechem, still in the high ground of Mount Ephraim.<\/p>\n 17<\/strong>. <\/strong> Tirzah <\/strong> This was the royal residence of the kings of Israel until Omri built Samaria and made it the capital of the northern kingdom. Possibly it was Jeroboam’s birthplace, and identical with Zereda of 1Ki 11:26<\/span>. It was the residence of a Canaanitish king who was conquered by Joshua. See Jos 12:24<\/span>. It is identified by Dr. Robinson with the modern Tulluzah, <\/em> about five miles north of Shechem. The modern town “is of some size, and tolerably well built. We saw no remains of antiquity, except a few sepulchral excavations and some cisterns. The place lies in a sightly and commanding position; though the change of royal residence to the still more beautiful and not distant Samaria would be very natural.” Robinson.<\/p>\n (17) And Jeroboam’s wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died; (18) And they buried him; and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by the hand of his servant Ahijah the prophet.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The distress must have been aggravated in that she saw not the child alive. I cannot pass over the mention here made of Tirzah, short as it is, without remarking that as this was the city, on account of its loveliness, which one of the ancient kings of Canaan made choice of for his residence, (see Jos 12:24<\/span> .<\/p>\n 1Ki 14:17 And Jeroboam’s wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: [and] when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;<\/p>\n Ver. 17. And came to Tirzah.<\/strong> ] A pleasant cry, Son 6:4 but to her at this time dismal and dolorous: the door also thereof, – whereto when she came, the child died, – like the porta Scelerata<\/em> in Rome, whereof see Florus, lib. i. cap. 12.<\/p>\n Tirzah. Afterward made the capital by Baasha (1Ki 15:21), till Samaria was built by Omri (1Ki 15:33; 1Ki 16:8, 1Ki 16:15, 1Ki 16:23, 1Ki 16:24). <\/p>\n South Rivals Worth in Sinning <\/p>\n 1Ki 14:17-31<\/p>\n Rehoboams mothers name signifies beauty, and she may have been attractive in her person; but we are twice told that she was an Ammonitess, as if to emphasize the disastrous influence which she exercised over her son, 1Ki 14:21; 1Ki 14:31. In the earlier part of the chapter, there are tender reminiscences of David-that he kept Gods commandments, followed Him with all his heart, did what was right in His eyes. How dear is such a life to God! How He keeps it in remembrance! How He holds it up to veneration, notwithstanding a serious lapse! But this only serves by contrast to make the corruption of later times the more terrible.<\/p>\n The national sins compelled God to withdraw His environing protection. He no longer went out with their armies. The deterioration in the metal from gold to brass is an apt illustration of how the fine gold of character had become dimmed, Lam 4:1. To what may we not come if the grace of God is withdrawn! Well may the Apostle beseech us not to receive it in vain! When corruption sets in, the best and ripest becomes the worst. Traditional goodness-that of our parents-cannot save the soul from the inevitable drift. We must have our personal anchorage in God!<\/p>\n Tirzah: Tirzah was a city of Ephraim, to which tribe Jeroboam belonged; and appears to have been pleasantly situated, as it is said in Son 6:4, “Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah,” though its precise situation cannot now be ascertained. It seems to have been the royal city, and the seat of government for a long time after the revolt of the ten tribes, till Omri built Samaria. 1Ki 15:21, 1Ki 15:33, 1Ki 16:6, 1Ki 16:8, 1Ki 16:9, 1Ki 16:15, 1Ki 16:23, Jos 12:24, Son 6:4 <\/p>\n when she came: 1Ki 14:12, 1Ki 14:13, 1Sa 2:20-34, 1Sa 4:18-20 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: 2Ki 15:14 – Tirzah<\/p>\n 1Ki 14:17. And come to Tirzah An ancient and royal city, in a pleasant place, where the kings of Israel had a palace, whither Jeroboam was now removed from Shechem, either for his pleasure, or for his sons recovery, by the healthfulness of the place. When she came to the threshold Of the kings house, which probably was upon or by the wall of the city, and near the gate. <\/p>\n And Jeroboam’s wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: [and] when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died; 17. and came to Tirzah ] This place has not been identified with certainty. It was an ancient city, mentioned first Jos 12:24. Its beauty is celebrated in Son 6:4. 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