1 Kings 14:2

1 Kings 14:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)and Jeroboam said to his wife, “Go, disguise yourself, so you won’t be recognized as the wife of Jeroboam. Then go to Shiloh. Ahijah the prophet is there—the one who told me I would be king over this people.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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 Shiloh. Behold, Ahijah the prophet is there, who said of me that I should be king over this people.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Jeroboam said to his wife, “Please arise, and disguise yourself, that they may not recognize you as the wife of Jeroboam, and go to Shiloh. Indeed, Ahijah the prophet is there, who told me that I would be king over this people.

Context of 1 Kings 14:2

1At that time Abijah son of Jeroboam became ill, 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. 3Take 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 boy.” 4Jeroboam’s wife did as instructed; she arose and went to Shiloh and arrived at Ahijah’s house. Now Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were dim because of his age.

1 Kings 14:2 word by word

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יָרָבְעָ֜ם לְאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ ק֤וּמִי נָא֙ וְהִשְׁתַּנִּ֔ית וְלֹ֣א יֵֽדְע֔וּ כִּי־אַ֖תְּ אֵ֣שֶׁת יָרָבְעָ֑ם וְהָלַ֣כְתְּ שִׁלֹ֗ה הִנֵּה־שָׁם֙ אֲחִיָּ֣ה הַנָּבִ֔יא הֽוּא־דִבֶּ֥ר עָלַ֛י לְמֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

• and Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָםyârob‛âm · JeroboamH3379
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to his wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• Nowנָאnâ' · pleaseH4994
• get upקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• disguise yourselfשָׁנָהshânâh · to changeH8138
• so they will notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• recognizeיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• ·כִּיkîy · forH3588
• youאַתְּ'attâh 'attâ 'ath 'attîy 'attem 'atten 'attênâh 'attênnâh · you(f.s.)H859
• and goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• to Shilohשִׁלוֹshîylôh shilôh shîylô shilô · ShilohH7887
• Forהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֫הוּ'ăchîyâh 'ăchîyâhû · AhijahH281
• the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• is thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• it was heהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• who spokeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• about myעַל‛al · uponH5921
• kingshipמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for 1 Kings 14:2

• 1 Kings 14:5But the LORD had said to Ahijah, “Behold, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to ask you about her son, for he is ill. You are to say such and such to her, because when she arrives, she will be disguised.”
• 1 Kings 22:30And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.
• 1 Samuel 28:8So Saul disguised himself by putting on different clothes, and he set out with two of his men. They came to the woman at night, and Saul said, “Consult a spirit for me. Bring up for me the one I name.”
• 2 Samuel 14:2So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.
• 2 Chronicles 18:29And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.
• Luke 12:2There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.
• 1 Kings 11:29During that time, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met Jeroboam on the road as he was going out of Jerusalem. Now Ahijah had wrapped himself in a new cloak, and the two of them were alone in the open field.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 14:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Disguise thyself - Jeroboam fears that even Ahijah the Shilonite, who in some sort made him king, will scarcely give his queen a favorable answer. The king‘s conscience tells him that he has not performed the conditions on which he was promised “a sure house” 1 Kings 11:38.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2disguise yourself: Jeroboam knew his wrongdoing kept him from approaching God's prophet. He understood that the prophet who foretold his rise to Israel's throne could also predict the child's future and possibly ask for God's help. Shiloh was destroyed by the Philistines during Eli's time (1 Samuel 4). Before that, the tabernacle was there (Joshua 18:1; 1 Samuel 1:3). A small community lived there again, but the area stayed mostly undeveloped during the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself--His natural and intense anxiety as a parent is here seen, blended with the deep and artful policy of an apostate king. The reason of this extreme caution was an unwillingness to acknowledge that he looked for information as to the future, not to his idols, but to the true God; and a fear that this step, if publicly known, might endanger the stability of his whole political system; and…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 14:2

• Abijah
• Conspiracy
• Falsehood
• Jeroboam
• Shiloh

In the dictionaries

• Ahijah
• Jeroboam
• Shiloh
• Abijah
• Cruse
• Guard
• Chronicles, Books of
• Nadab
• Prophecy; Prophets
• Shiloh (2)

Commentaries on 1 Kings 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings