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1 Kings 14:1-6

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Prophecy Against Jeroboam

1 At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.
2 And Jeroboam said to his wife, "Arise, and disguise yourself, that it not be known that you are the wife of Jeroboam, and go to 1Shiloh. Behold, Ahijah the prophet is there, 2who said of me that I should be king over this people.
3 3Take with you ten loaves, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what shall happen to the child."
4 Jeroboam's wife did so. She arose and went to 4Shiloh and came to the house of 5Ahijah. Now 6Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were dim because of his age.
5 And the LORD said to 7Ahijah, "Behold, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to inquire of you concerning her son, for he is sick. Thus and thus shall you say to her."When she came, she pretended to be another woman.
6 But when 8Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, he said, "Come in, wife of Jeroboam. Why do you pretend to be another? For I am charged with unbearable news for you.
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1 Kings 14:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 14

This chapter relates the sickness of Jeroboam's son, the application of his wife, at his instance, to the prophet Ahijah, in the child's favour, 1Ki 14:1-6, the prophecy of the prophet concerning the ruin of Jeroboam's house, and the death of the child, which came to pass, 1Ki 14:7-18, an account of the years of Jeroboam's reign, and also of Rehoboam's, 1Ki 14:19-21, and of the evil things done and suffered by the latter in his kingdom, and the calamities that came upon him for it, 1Ki 14:22-28 and the conclusion of his reign, 1Ki 14:29-31.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 8

  • 1. See Joshua 18:1
  • 2. See 1 Kings 11:29-31
  • 3. [1 Samuel 9:7, 8]
  • 4. [See ver. 2 above]
  • 5. 1 Kings 11:29
  • 6. 1 Kings 11:29
  • 7. [See ver. 4 above]
  • 8. [See ver. 4 above]
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