AHIJAH’S SECOND PROPHECY, 1 Kings 14:1-18. The mysterious prophet of Judah has just pronounced against the altar of Bethel the coming judgments of Jehovah, and now, behold, another prophet at Shiloh proclaims the miserable end of the house of Jeroboam. Mark how prominent becomes the antagonism between the prophet and the king. read more
2. Disguise thyself He would not have it known in Israel that his queen went on such an errand. It would show that neither his calves nor his self-made priests could help him in the time of trouble. His heart had become so infatuated and clouded by his false worship as to imagine that Jehovah’s prophet might not detect his guile. He dared not meet the old prophet, but sent his wife, for a sense of his own sins admonished him that he deserved condemnation, and would receive it if he went in... read more
3. Cracknels נקדים , seems to denote a small sprinkled or punctured cake, baked hard for the purpose of keeping well during a long journey. Such small hard-baked biscuit are still used by the common people in the East. Compare Joshua 9:5, where the word is erroneously rendered mouldy. The bread, the cracknels, and the honey were to be used as honorary presents for the prophet, according to the customs of the times. See note on 1 Samuel 9:7. What shall become of the child Henry well... read more
4. Ahijah could not see “Upon the outer world, made foul by man’s abominations, he has closed his eyes, and sees and lives by the light that shines within.” Kitto. And vainly will Jeroboam or his wife attempt, in the presence of such a divinely-illumined seer, to practice guile. read more
9. Cast me behind thy back An expression the exact opposite of having God before one’s eyes, and denoting in the strongest manner the utter rejection of the counsels of Jehovah. Compare Ezekiel xxiii, 35. read more
10. Him that pisseth against the wall The vilest and most insignificant domestic in his household. See note on 1 Samuel 25:22. Him that is shut up and left in Israel According to some these words designate the bond and the free in Israel; according to others, the marred and the single. The words עצור ועזוב , mean literally, shut up and loosed, and may refer to such cases of confinement and freedom as are indicated by the translations above given. The slave is shut up to service,... read more
11. Dogs eat… fowls of the air eat The horrible punishment threatened in the law to the impious transgressor, (Deuteronomy 28:26,) and the foulest indignity that a conquered and slaughtered foe could be exposed to. Compare marginal reference and 1 Samuel 17:46. “Dogs are the chief scavengers of Oriental cities. Troops of dogs, more than half wild, scour the streets by night, clearing away all the offal and carrion that they can find. The vulture in the country districts, assisted sometimes... read more
12. When thy feet enter “Her first impulse must have been to fly home to receive his dying kiss; but her second to linger, as if to protract that dear life which must close the moment she entered the city.” Kitto. read more
13. Some good thing His young heart had not yet become corrupted by his father’s crimes. read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 14:1
1. At that time While Jeroboam was engaged in his impious sacrilege and idolatry. Abijah Probably the king’s oldest son, and heir-apparent to the crown. read more