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Barnes' Notes on 1 Kings 11:38

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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See the marginal references. To “build a sure house,” or “give a house,” is to give a continuity of offspring, and so secure the perpetuity of a family. The promise, it will be observed, is conditional; and as the condition was not complied with, it did not take effect (see 1 Kings 14:8-14). The entire house of Jeroboam was destroyed by Baasha 1 Kings 15:29. return to 'Top of Page'
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