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, got sick. Jeroboam told his wife, “Go to Shiloh, but disguise yourself so that people will not recognize you as my wife. The prophet Ahijah, who told me I would be king of these people, is there. 3Take ten loaves of bread, some raisins, and a jar of honey with you, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.” 4Jeroboam’s wife did this. She left, went to Shiloh, and came to the home of Ahijah. Ahijah couldn’t see. His eyesight had failed because he was old.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָםyârob‛âm · JeroboamH3379
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to his wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• Ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• I pray thee, and disguiseשָׁנָהshânâh · to changeH8138
• thyself, that thou be not knownיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• and getהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• thee to Shilohשִׁלוֹshîylôh shilôh shîylô shilô · ShilohH7887
• Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֫הוּ'ăchîyâh 'ăchîyâhû · AhijahH281
• the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• which toldדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• over this peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for 1 Kings 14:2

• 1 Kings 14:5However, the Lord had told Ahijah, “Jeroboam’s wife is coming to ask you about her son who is sick. When she comes, she will pretend to be someone else.” He also told Ahijah what to say to her.
• 1 Kings 22:30The king of Israel told Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you should wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.
• 1 Samuel 28:8After disguising himself by putting on other clothes, Saul left with two men and came to the woman that night. He said to her, “Please consult with a dead person for me. Conjure up the person I request.”
• 2 Samuel 14:2So Joab sent ⌞someone⌟ to Tekoa to get a clever woman from there. He told her, “Please act like a mourner, and dress in mourning clothes. Don’t rub olive oil on yourself, but act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for a long time.
• 2 Chronicles 18:29The king of Israel told Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you should wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.
• Luke 12:2Nothing has been covered that will not be exposed. Whatever is secret will be made known.
• 1 Kings 11:29At that time Jeroboam left Jerusalem. The prophet Ahijah from Shiloh met him on the road. The two of them were alone in the open country, and Ahijah had on new clothes.

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