1 Reyes 14:3

3 Y toma en tu mano diez panes, y turrones, y una vasija de miel, y ve a él; para que te declare lo que ha de ser de este niño

1 Reyes 14:3 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 14:3

And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse
of honey, and go to him
It being usual to carry a present to a prophet when he was inquired of on any account, see ( 1 Samuel 9:7 ) and this being a plain present, and of such things as the country afforded, she might be taken for a plain countrywoman, and not for such a personage as she was: the ten loaves could not be large for a woman to carry, most probably made of wheat; the cracknels, according to the Greek version in Drusius, were for the prophet's children; they very likely were spiced, or were sweetened with honey, and might be somewhat like our simnels; they seem to have their name in Hebrew from having points and pricks in them for the sake of ornament; such as Plautus ^F8 calls "scribilitae", because as Turnebus ^F9 says, they were marked and pricked, and seemed as if they were written:

he shall tell thee what shall become of the child;
whether it should live or die, for that was all he wanted to know; he did not desire to know what should be done to the child for its recovery, nor to request the prophet's prayers for it.

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FOOTNOTES:

F8 Prolog. Poenulo, ver. 43.
F9 Adversar. l. 23. c. 10.

1 Reyes 14:3 In-Context

1 En aquel tiempo Abías hijo de Jeroboam cayó enfermo

2 y dijo Jeroboam a su mujer: Levántate ahora, disfrázate, para que no te conozcan que eres la mujer de Jeroboam, y ve a Silo; que allá está Ahías profeta, el que me dijo que yo había de ser rey sobre este pueblo

3 Y toma en tu mano diez panes, y turrones, y una vasija de miel, y ve a él; para que te declare lo que ha de ser de este niño

4 Y la mujer de Jeroboam lo hizo así; y se levantó, y fue a Silo, y vino a casa de Ahías. Y Ahías ya no podía ver, porque sus ojos se habían oscurecido a causa de su vejez

5 Mas el SEÑOR había dicho a Ahías: He aquí que la mujer de Jeroboam vendrá a consultarte por su hijo, que está enfermo; así y así le has de responder; pues será que cuando ella viniere, vendrá disimulada