1 Kings 14:1

1 Kings 14:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.
• New International Version (NIV)At that time Abijah son of Jeroboam became ill,
• English Standard Version (ESV)At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.
• New King James Version (NKJV)At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam became sick.

Context of 1 Kings 14:1

At that time Jeroboam’s son Abijah became sick. 2Jeroboam told his wife, “Disguise yourself so that people cannot recognize you are Jeroboam’s wife. Then go to Shiloh; Ahijah the prophet, who told me I would rule over this nation, lives there. 3Take ten loaves of bread, some small cakes, and a container of honey and visit him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.”

1 Kings 14:1 word by word

בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֔יא חָלָ֖ה אֲבִיָּ֥ה בֶן־יָרָבְעָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• At that timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• Abijahאֲבִיָּה'ăbîyâh 'ăbîyâhû · AbijahH29
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָםyârob‛âm · JeroboamH3379
• fell sickחָלָהchâlâh · be weak: illH2470

Cross-references for 1 Kings 14:1

• 1 Kings 13:33After this happened, Jeroboam still did not change his evil ways; he continued to appoint common people as priests at the high places. Anyone who wanted the job he consecrated as a priest.
• 1 Kings 14:12“As for you, get up and go home. When you set foot in the city, the boy will die.
• Exodus 20:5You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the Lord, your God, am a jealous God, responding to the transgression of fathers by dealing with children to the third and fourth generations of those who reject me,
• 1 Samuel 4:19His daughter-in-law, the wife of Phineas, was pregnant and close to giving birth. When she heard that the ark of God was captured and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she doubled over and gave birth. But her labor pains were too much for her.
• 1 Samuel 31:2The Philistines stayed right on the heels of Saul and his sons. They struck down Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua.
• 2 Samuel 12:15Then Nathan went to his home. The Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and the child became very ill.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 14:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Abijah - fell sick - This was but a prelude to the miseries which fell on the house of Jeroboam; but it was another merciful warning, intended to turn him from his idolatry and wickedness.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1At that time - The phrase here connects the narrative which follows with Jeroboam‘s persistence in his evil courses. The event related is the first judgment upon him for his obduracy, the beginning of the cutting off of his house from the face of the earth. Abijah - We see by this name that Jeroboam did not intend to desert the worship of Yahweh, since its signification is “Yahweh is my father,” or “Yahweh is my desire” Job 34:36.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Abijah being sick, his mother consults Ahijah. (1-6) The destruction of Jeroboam's house. (7-20) Rehoboam's wicked reign. (21-31) Verses 1-6 "At that time," when Jeroboam did evil, his child sickened. When sickness comes into our families, we should inquire whether there may not be some particular sin harboured in our houses, which the affliction is sent to convince us of, and reclaim us from. It had been more pious if he had desired to know wherefore God…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-201Ki 14:1-20. Ahijah Denounces God's Judgments against Jeroboam. 1. At that time--a phrase used often loosely and indefinitely in sacred history. This domestic incident in the family of Jeroboam probably occurred towards the end of his reign; his son Abijah was of age and considered by the people the heir to the throne.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 14:1

• Abijah
• Jeroboam

In the dictionaries

• Abijah
• Jeroboam
• Cruse
• Guard
• Ahijah
• Nadab
• Pain
• Prophecy; Prophets
• Sick; Sickness
• honey, honeycomb

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