Tirzah — An ancient and royal city, in a pleasant place, where the kings of Israel had a palace, whither Jeroboam was now removed from Shechem, either for his pleasure, or for his son's recovery, by the healthfulness of the place. The threshold — Of the king's house, which probably was upon, or by the wall of the city, and near the gate.
Related Commentaries of 1 Kings 14:17
1 Kings 14:17
17 And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;