These two sentences mean the same thing and are combined to emphasize his descendents were all killed. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
# He left none of Jeroboam's descendants breathing
Breathing represents being alive. AT: "He left none of Jeroboam's descendants living" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# his royal line
"Jeroboam's royal line"
# just as Yahweh had spoken by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite
In [1 Kings 14:10-11](../14/09.md) Yahweh spoke through his prophet Ahijah and told Jeroboam that he would destroy his family.
# Ahijah the Shilonite
"Ahijah, who was from Shiloh"
# for the sins of Jeroboam which he committed and by which he led Israel to sin
The abstract noun "sins" can be expressed with the verb "sin." AT: "because Jeroboam sinned and led Israel to sin in the same ways" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
Leading people to do something represents influencing them to do something. AT: "by which he influenced Israel to sin" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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