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 the son of Jeroboam became sick. Jeroboam said to his wife, “Arise now, and disguise yourself so that they will not know that you are the wife of Jeroboam, and go to Shiloh; behold, Ahijah the prophet is there, who spoke concerning me that I would be king over this people. 3Take ten loaves with you, some cakes and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.” 4Jeroboam’s wife did so, and 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.

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

• Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָםyârob‛âm · JeroboamH3379
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to his wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• Ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• nowנָאnâ' · pleaseH4994
• disguiseשָׁנָאshânâ' · to changeH8132
• yourself so that they will not knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• and goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• Shilohשִׁלוֹshîylôh shilôh shîylô shilô · ShilohH7887
• beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֫הוּ'ăchîyâh 'ăchîyâhû · AhijahH281
• the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• is thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• whoהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• spokeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• concerningעַל‛al · uponH5921
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for 1 Kings 14:2

• 1 Kings 14:5Now the Lord had said to Ahijah, “Behold, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to inquire of you concerning her son, for he is sick. You shall say thus and thus to her, for it will be when she arrives that she will pretend to be another woman.”
• 1 Kings 22:30The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into the battle, but you put on your robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into the battle.
• 1 Samuel 28:8Then Saul disguised himself by putting on other clothes, and went, he and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night; and he said, “Conjure up for me, please, and bring up for me whom I shall name to you.”
• 2 Samuel 14:2So Joab sent to Tekoa and brought a wise woman from there and said to her, “Please pretend to be a mourner, and put on mourning garments now, and do not anoint yourself with oil, but be like a woman who has been mourning for the dead many days;
• 2 Chronicles 18:29The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you put on your robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself, and they went into battle.
• Luke 12:2But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known.
• 1 Kings 11:29It came about at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him on the road. Now Ahijah had clothed himself with a new cloak; and both of them were alone in the 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

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• Ahijah
• Jeroboam
• Shiloh
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• Cruse
• Guard
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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