1 Kings 14:17

Overview - 1 Kings 14
Abijah being sick, Jeroboam sends his wife, disguised, with presents to the prophet Ahijah at Shiloh.
Ahijah, forewarned by God, denounces God's judgment.
17 Abijah dies, and is buried.
19 Nadab succeeds Jeroboam.
21 Rehoboam's wicked reign.
25 Shishak spoils Jerusalem.
29 Abijam succeeds Rehoboam.
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1 Kings 14:17  (King James Version)
And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;
 


Tirzah
Tirzah was a city of Ephraim, to which tribe Jeroboam belonged; and appears to have been pleasantly situated, as it is said in Solomon 6:4 ,"Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah," though its precise situation cannot now be ascertained. It seems to have been the royal city, and the seat of government for a long time after the revolt of the ten tribes, till Omri built Samaria.
1 Kings 15:21 1 Kings 15:33 1 Kings 16:6 1 Kings 16:8 1 Kings 16:9 1 Kings 16:15 1 Kings 16:23 Joshua 12:24 ; Solomon 6:4

when she came
1 Kings 14:12 1 Kings 14:13 ; 1 Samuel 2:20-34 ; 4:18-20