Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, by his provocation wherewith he provoked the LORD God of Israel to anger.
Because of the sins that Jeroboam committed, and because he led Israel into sin, by the way he made the LORD God of Israel angry.
This verse explains that Jeroboam's punishment came because he not only sinned himself, but also led the entire nation of Israel into sin and made God angry.
📚 Historical Context
Jeroboam was the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel after the nation split around 930 BC. To keep his people from traveling to Jerusalem (in the rival southern kingdom) to worship, he set up golden calves at Dan and Bethel and established false worship practices. This led the entire northern kingdom away from proper worship of God, creating a pattern of idolatry that would plague Israel for generations.
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