1 Kings 14:3

1 Kings 14:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Take ten loaves of bread with you, some cakes and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also take with you ten loaves, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him; he will tell you what will become of the child.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Take him a gift of ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and ask him what will happen to the boy.”

Context of 1 Kings 14:3

1At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick. 2And 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. Take 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." 4Jeroboam's wife did so. She arose and went to Shiloh and came to the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were dim because of his age. 5And the Lord said to Ahijah, "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.

1 Kings 14:3 word by word

וְלָקַ֣חַתְּ בְּ֠יָדֵךְ עֲשָׂרָ֨ה לֶ֧חֶם וְנִקֻּדִ֛ים וּבַקְבֻּ֥ק דְּבַ֖שׁ וּבָ֣את אֵלָ֑יו ה֚וּא יַגִּ֣יד לָ֔ךְ מַה־יִּֽהְיֶ֖ה לַנָּֽעַר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• with theeיָדyâd · hand: themselvesH3027
• tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• loavesלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• and cracknelsנִקּוּדniqqûd · crumbH5350
• and a cruseבַּקְבֻּקbaqbûq · flaskH1228
• of honeyדְּבַשׁdebash · honeyH1706
• and goבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to him: he shall tellנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• thee what shall become of the childנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288

Cross-references for 1 Kings 14:3

• 1 Kings 13:7And the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward."
• 1 Samuel 9:7Then Saul said to his servant, "But if we go, what can we bring the man? For the bread in our sacks is gone, and there is no present to bring to the man of God. What do we have?"
• 2 Kings 4:42A man came from Baal-shalishah, bringing the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And Elisha said, "Give to the men, that they may eat."
• 2 Kings 5:5And the king of Syria said, "Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel." So he went, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten changes of clothing.
• 2 Kings 8:7Now Elisha came to Damascus. Ben-hadad the king of Syria was sick. And when it was told him, "The man of God has come here,"
• 2 Kings 1:2Now Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber in Samaria, and lay sick; so he sent messengers, telling them, "Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this sickness."
• 2 Kings 8:8the king said to Hazael, "Take a present with you and go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the Lord through him, saying, 'Shall I recover from this sickness?'"
• Luke 7:2Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him.
• John 4:47When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.
• John 11:3So the sisters sent to him, saying, "Lord, he whom you love is ill."

Commentaries on 1 Kings 14:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Ten loaves - Probably common or household bread. Cracknels - נקדים nikkuddim, spotted, or perforated bread; thin cakes, pierced through with many holes, the same as is called Jews' bread to the present day, and used by them at the passover. It was customary to give presents to all great personages; and no person consulted a prophet without bringing something in his hand.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3See the marginal reference The presents here were selected for the purpose of deception, being such as a poor country person would have been likely to bring. Jeroboam counted also on Ahijah‘s blindness 1 Kings 14:4 as favoring his plan of deception (compare Genesis 27:1, Genesis 27:22). Cracknels - See the margin. The Hebrew word is thought to mean a kind of cake which crumbled easily.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3People usually brought a gift to a prophet when asking for advice (2 Kings 5:5; 8:8). King Jeroboam’s wife brought common items to help with her disguise.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-113-11. And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go to him--This was a present in unison with the peasant character she assumed. Cracknels are a kind of sweet seed-cake. The prophet was blind, but having received divine premonition of the pretended countrywoman's coming, he addressed her as the queen the moment she appeared, apprised her of the calamities which, in consequence of the ingratitude of Jeroboam, his apostasy, and…Read the comment

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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