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1 Kings 14 (WEBP)

[1] At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam became sick.
[2] Jeroboam said to his wife, “Please get up and disguise yourself, so that you won’t be recognized as Jeroboam’s wife. Go to Shiloh. Behold, Ahijah the prophet is there, who said that I would be king over this people.
[3] Take with you ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will become of the child.”
[4] Jeroboam’s wife did so, and arose and went to Shiloh, and came to Ahijah’s house. Now Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were set by reason of his age.
[5] Yahweh said to Ahijah, “Behold, Jeroboam’s wife is coming to inquire of you concerning her son, for he is sick. Tell her such and such; for it will be, when she comes in, that she will pretend to be another woman.”
[6] So when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet as she came in at the door, he said, “Come in, Jeroboam’s wife! Why do you pretend to be another? For I am sent to you with heavy news.
[7] Go, tell Jeroboam, ‘Yahweh, the God of Israel, says: “Because I exalted you from among the people, and made you prince over my people Israel,
[8] and tore the kingdom away from David’s house, and gave it you; and yet you have not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in my eyes,
[9] but have done evil above all who were before you, and have gone and made for yourself other gods, molten images, to provoke me to anger, and have cast me behind your back,
[10] therefore, behold, I will bring evil on the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam everyone who urinates on a wall, he who is shut up and he who is left at large in Israel, and will utterly sweep away the house of Jeroboam, as a man sweeps away dung until it is all gone.
[11] The dogs will eat he who belongs to Jeroboam who dies in the city; and the birds of the sky will eat he who dies in the field, for Yahweh has spoken it.” ’
[12] Arise therefore, and go to your house. When your feet enter into the city, the child will die.
[13] All Israel will mourn for him and bury him; for he only of Jeroboam will come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward Yahweh, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam.
[14] Moreover Yahweh will raise up a king for himself over Israel who will cut off the house of Jeroboam. This is the day! What? Even now.
[15] For Yahweh will strike Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water; and he will root up Israel out of this good land which he gave to their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the River, because they have made their Asherah poles, provoking Yahweh to anger.
[16] He will give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, which he has sinned, and with which he has made Israel to sin.”
[17] Jeroboam’s wife arose and departed, and came to Tirzah. As she came to the threshold of the house, the child died.
[18] All Israel buried him and mourned for him, according to Yahweh’s word, which he spoke by his servant Ahijah the prophet.
[19] The rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he fought and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
[20] The days which Jeroboam reigned were twenty two years; then he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his place.
[21] Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which Yahweh had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess.
[22] Judah did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, above all that their fathers had done.
[23] For they also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
[24] There were also sodomites in the land. They did according to all the abominations of the nations which Yahweh drove out before the children of Israel.
[25] In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem;
[26] and he took away the treasures of Yahweh’s house and the treasures of the king’s house. He even took away all of it, including all the gold shields which Solomon had made.
[27] King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king’s house.
[28] It was so, that as often as the king went into Yahweh’s house, the guard bore them, and brought them back into the guard room.
[29] Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
[30] There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
[31] Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in David’s city. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess. Abijam his son reigned in his place.

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1 Kings 14 (KJVS)

[1] At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick ().
[2] And Jeroboam said () to his wife , Arise (), I pray thee, and disguise () thyself, that thou be not known () to be the wife of Jeroboam ; and get () thee to Shiloh : behold, there [is] Ahijah the prophet , which told () me that [I should be] king over this people .
[3] And take () with thee ten loaves , and cracknels , and a cruse of honey , and go () to him: he shall tell () thee what shall become of the child .
[4] And Jeroboam’s wife did so (), and arose (), and went () to Shiloh , and came () to the house of Ahijah . But Ahijah could () not see (); for his eyes were set () by reason of his age .
[5] And the LORD said () unto Ahijah , Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh () to ask () a thing of thee for her son ; for he [is] sick (): thus and thus shalt thou say () unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in (), that she shall feign herself [to be] another () [woman].
[6] 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].
[7] Go (), tell () Jeroboam , Thus saith () the LORD God of Israel , Forasmuch as I exalted () thee from among the people , and made () thee prince over my people Israel ,
[8] And rent the kingdom away () from the house of David , and gave () it thee: and [yet] thou hast not been as my servant David , who kept () my commandments , and who followed () me with all his heart , to do () [that] only [which was] right in mine eyes ;
[9] But hast done () evil () above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone () and made () thee other gods , and molten images , to provoke me to anger (), and hast cast () me behind thy back :
[10] Therefore, behold, I will bring () evil upon the house of Jeroboam , and will cut off () from Jeroboam him that pisseth () against the wall , [and] him that is shut up () and left () in Israel , and will take away () the remnant of the house of Jeroboam , as a man taketh away () dung , till it be all gone ().
[11] Him that dieth () of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat (); and him that dieth () in the field shall the fowls of the air eat (): for the LORD hath spoken () [it].
[12] Arise () thou therefore, get () thee to thine own house : [and] when thy feet enter () into the city , the child shall die ().
[13] And all Israel shall mourn () for him, and bury () him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come () to the grave , because in him there is found () [some] good thing toward the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam .
[14] Moreover the LORD shall raise him up () a king over Israel , who shall cut off () the house of Jeroboam that day : but what? even now.
[15] For the LORD shall smite () Israel , as a reed is shaken () in the water , and he shall root up () Israel out of this good land , which he gave () to their fathers , and shall scatter () them beyond the river , because they have made () their groves , provoking the LORD to anger ().
[16] And he shall give Israel up () because of the sins of Jeroboam , who did sin (), and who made Israel to sin ().
[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 ();
[18] And they buried () him; and all Israel mourned () for him, according to the word of the LORD , which he spake () by the hand of his servant Ahijah the prophet .
[19] And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam , how he warred (), and how he reigned (), behold, they [are] written () in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel .
[20] And the days which Jeroboam reigned () [were] two and twenty years : and he slept () with his fathers , and Nadab his son reigned () in his stead.
[21] And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned () in Judah . Rehoboam [was] forty and one years old when he began to reign (), and he reigned () seventeen years in Jerusalem , the city which the LORD did choose () out of all the tribes of Israel , to put () his name there. And his mother’s name [was] Naamah an Ammonitess .
[22] And Judah did () evil in the sight of the LORD , and they provoked him to jealousy () with their sins which they had committed (), above all that their fathers had done ().
[23] For they also built () them high places , and images , and groves , on every high hill , and under every green tree .
[24] And there were also sodomites in the land : [and] they did () according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out () before the children of Israel .
[25] And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam , [that] Shishak king of Egypt came up () against Jerusalem :
[26] And he took away () the treasures of the house of the LORD , and the treasures of the king’s house ; he even took away () all: and he took away () all the shields of gold which Solomon had made ().
[27] And king Rehoboam made () in their stead brasen shields , and committed () [them] unto the hands of the chief of the guard (), which kept () the door of the king’s house .
[28] And it was [so], when the king went () into the house of the LORD , that the guard () bare () them, and brought them back () into the guard () chamber .
[29] Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam , and all that he did (), [are] they not written () in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah ?
[30] And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all [their] days .
[31] And Rehoboam slept () with his fathers , and was buried () with his fathers in the city of David . And his mother’s name [was] Naamah an Ammonitess . And Abijam his son reigned () in his stead.

Young’s Literal Translation

1 Kings 14 (YLT)

[1] At that time was Abijah son of Jeroboam sick,
[2] and Jeroboam saith to his wife, ‘Rise, I pray thee, and change thyself, and they know not that thou art wife of Jeroboam, and thou hast gone to Shiloh; lo, there is Ahijah the prophet; he spake unto me of being king over this people;
[3] and thou hast taken in thy hand ten loaves, and crumbs, and a bottle of honey, and hast gone in unto him; he doth declare to thee what becometh of the youth.’
[4] And the wife of Jeroboam doth so, and riseth, and goeth to Shiloh, and entereth the house of Ahijah, and Ahijah is not able to see, for his eyes have stood because of his age.
[5] And Jehovah said unto Ahijah, ‘Lo, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to seek a word from thee concerning her son, for he is sick; thus and thus thou dost speak unto her, and it cometh to pass at her coming in, that she is making herself strange.’
[6] And it cometh to pass, at Ahijah’s hearing the sound of her feet as she came in to the opening, that he saith, ‘Come in, wife of Jeroboam, why is this-thou art making thyself strange? and I am sent unto thee with a sharp thing:
[7] Go, say to Jeroboam, Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Because that I have made thee high out of the midst of the people, and appoint thee leader over my people Israel,
[8] and rend the kingdom from the house of David, and give it to thee,-and thou hast not been as My servant David who kept My commands, and who walked after Me with all his heart, to do only that which is right in Mine eyes,
[9] and thou dost evil above all who have been before thee, and goest, and makest to thee other gods and molten images to provoke Me to anger, and Me thou hast cast behind thy back:
[10] ‘Therefore, lo, I am bringing in evil unto the house of Jeroboam, and have cut off to Jeroboam those sitting on the wall-shut up and left-in Israel, and have put away the posterity of the house of Jeroboam, as one putteth away the dung till its consumption;
[11] him who dieth of Jeroboam in a city do the dogs eat, and him who dieth in a field do fowl of the heavens eat, for Jehovah hath spoken.
[12] ‘And thou, rise, go to thy house; in the going in of thy feet to the city-hath the lad died;
[13] and all Israel have mourned for him, and buried him, for this one-by himself-cometh of Jeroboam unto a grave, because there hath been found in him a good thing towards Jehovah, God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam.
[14] ‘And Jehovah hath raised up for Him a king over Israel who cutteth off the house of Jeroboam this day-and what?-even now!
[15] And Jehovah hath smitten Israel as the reed is moved by the waters, and hath plucked Israel from off this good ground that He gave to their fathers, and scattered them beyond the River, because that they made their shrines, provoking Jehovah to anger;
[16] and He giveth up Israel because of the sins of Jeroboam that he sinned, and that he caused Israel to sin.’
[17] And the wife of Jeroboam riseth, and goeth, and cometh to Tirzah; she hath come in to the threshold of the house, and the youth dieth;
[18] and they bury him, and mourn for him do all Israel, according to the word of Jehovah, that he spake by the hand of His servant Ahijah the prophet.
[19] And the rest of the matters of Jeroboam, how he fought, and how he reigned, lo, they are written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel.
[20] And the days that Jeroboam reigned are twenty and two years, and he lieth with his fathers, and reign doth Nadab his son in his stead.
[21] And Rehoboam son of Solomon hath reigned in Judah; a son of forty and one years is Rehoboam in his reigning, and seventeen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, the city that Jehovah chose to set His name there, out of all the tribes of Israel, and the name of his mother is Naamah the Ammonitess.
[22] And Judah doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and they make Him zealous above all that their fathers did by their sins that they have sinned.
[23] And they build-also they-for themselves high places, and standing-pillars, and shrines, on every high height, and under every green tree;
[24] and also a whoremonger hath been in the land; they have done according to all the abominations of the nations that Jehovah dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel.
[25] And it cometh to pass, in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, gone up hath Shishak king of Egypt against Jerusalem,
[26] and he taketh the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the house of the king, yea, the whole he hath taken; and he taketh all the shields of gold that Solomon made.
[27] And king Rehoboam maketh in their stead shields of brass, and hath made them a charge on the hand of the heads of the runners, those keeping the opening of the house of the king,
[28] and it cometh to pass, from the going in of the king to the house of Jehovah, the runners bear them, and have brought them back unto the chamber of the runners.
[29] And the rest of the matters of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah?
[30] And war hath been between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days;
[31] and Rehoboam lieth with his fathers, and is buried with his fathers, in the city of David, and the name of his mother is Naamah the Ammonitess, and reign doth Abijam his son in his stead.