1 Kings 14:6

Translations

Modern

So when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet entering the door, he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam! Why are you disguised? For I have been sent to you with bad news.

Traditional

And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam; why feignest thou thyself to be another? for I am sent to thee with heavy tidings.

Literal

And it came to pass, when Ahijah heard the sound of her footsteps as she came through the door, that he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam! Why is this that you are disguised? For I am sent to you with a harsh thing.

Latin

…audivit Ahias sonitum pedum ejus introëuntis per ostium, et ait: Ingredere, uxor Jeroboam: quare aliam te esse simulas? ego autem missus sum ad te durus nuntius.

Original

Hebrew

English

So when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet entering the door, he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam! Why are you disguised? For I have been sent to you with bad news.

Notes

Theme notes and profiles

Jeroboam I Prophets in 1 Kings

Events

Reign of Jeroboam I

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…and Jeroboam said to his wife, “Now get up, disguise yourself so they will not recognize you as my wife, and go to Shiloh. For Ahijah the prophet is there; it was he who spoke about my kingship over this people.
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People

Ahijah: Prophet from Shiloh who prophesied to Jeroboam Jeroboam: First king of the northern kingdom of Israel

Glossary

Ahijah Jeroboam Kings, Books of First and Second

Topics

Abijah: Son of Jeroboam Falsehood: Jeroboam's Wife, Feigning Herself to be Another Woman Jeroboam: First King of Israel After the Revolt: Ahijah's Prophecy Concerning Jeroboam: His Wife Sent to Consult the Prophet Ahijah Concerning Her Child Prophecy: Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Extinction of Jeroboam's House

1 Kings 14:6

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