1 Kings 14:10

Therefore behold, I will bring euill vpon the house of Ieroboam, and will cut off from Ieroboam, him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut vp and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Ieroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone. 1 Kings 14:10 (KJV)

The passage is often presented as a prophetic declaration concerning Jeroboam, the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel. However, the exact wording does not appear in any verse of the canonical Hebrew Bible or the King James Version, and it is not recorded as a prophecy spoken by Ahijah the prophet. Ahijah’s authentic words to Jeroboam are found in 1 Kings 11:31‑32 and 12:19‑20, where he foretells that Jeroboam will rule over ten tribes, but those texts do not contain the language quoted above.

What is historically attested is that Jeroboam turned away from the Lord after becoming king. He established golden calves at Bethel and Dan as objects of worship (1 Kings 12:28‑30), leading the northern kingdom into idolatry. The biblical narrative records that God pronounced judgment on Jeroboam and his household because of this apostasy.

Because the quoted passage is not a biblical text, the specific phrases “him that pisseth against the wall” and “him that is shut up and left in Israel” cannot be reliably identified as established Hebrew idioms, and any interpretation that relies on those expressions should be treated as conjecture rather than established scriptural teaching.

Nevertheless, the broader lesson remains clear from the biblical account: disobedience and idolatry, especially by leaders, invite divine judgment. The story of Jeroboam underscores the importance of faithfulness to God’s commands and the need for repentance when one strays from covenantal obligations.