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1 Kings 16:34

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Kings 16:34

Verse 34 of 34

Scripture focus

In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest [son] Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.

1 Kings 16:34 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Kings 16:34

Theological / Devotional

Build Jericho. See on Joshua 6:26. Jericho was now rebuilt and again became a place of considerable importance. It had great natural advantages, being well watered, and commanded the highway from the valley of the Jordan to the high ground of Bethel. It was now rebuilt by a Bethelite, probably under the patronage of Ahab.

In Abiram. See PK 230. Some understand this text to refer to the human sacrifices that were so brutal a part of the corrupt religion of the times. On this understanding, the first-born would be offered as a foundation sacrifice, and the youngest as its inaugural counterpart.

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