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1 Kings 14:11

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat: for the LORD hath spoken [it].

1 Kings 14:11 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Kings 14:11

Theological / Devotional

Dogs eat. The same terrible judgment was pronounced on others who had grossly sinned (chs. 16:4; 21:24). Dogs were common scavengers in Oriental cities, and often feasted on unburied bodies of the dead.

By SdaBc