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1 Kings 12:15

So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from the LORD, to fulfill the word He had spoken to Jeroboam son of Nebat through Ahijah the Shilonite.

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ASV

So the king hearkened not unto the people; for it was a thing brought about of Jehovah, that he might establish his word, which Jehovah spake by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

KJV

Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from the Lord, that he might perform his saying, which the Lord spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

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24 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
שָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'he listenedH8085 →
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הָעָ֑םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
הָיְתָ֤הha.ye.Tahit wasH1961 →
סִבָּה֙si.Baha turnH5438 →
מֵעִ֣םme.'Imfrom withH5973 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
לְמַ֜עַןle.Ma.'anso asH4616 →
הָקִ֣יםha.Kimto establishH6965 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
דְּבָר֗וֹde.va.Roword hisH1697 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
דִּבֶּ֤רdi.Berhe had spokenH1696 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
בְּיַד֙be.Yadby [the] hand ofH3027 →
אֲחִיָּ֣ה'a.chi.YahAhijahH281 →
הַשִּׁילֹנִ֔יha.shi.lo.Ni<the> ShiloniteH7888 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
יָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmJeroboamH3379 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
נְבָֽט׃ne.VatNebatH5028 →

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1 Kings 11:29–38During 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.1 Kings 12:24that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you must return home, for this word is from Me.’” So they listened to the word of the LORD and turned back according to the word of the LORD.Judges 14:4(Now his father and mother did not know this was from the LORD, who was seeking an occasion to move against the Philistines; for at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.)2 Chronicles 25:20But Amaziah would not listen, for this had come from God in order to deliver them into the hand of Jehoash, because they had sought the gods of Edom.Deuteronomy 2:30But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as is the case this day.Job 1:21saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”1 Kings 11:11Then the LORD said to Solomon, “Because you have done this and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant.2 Chronicles 10:15So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from God, in order that the LORD might fulfill the word that He had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.2 Chronicles 22:7Ahaziah’s downfall came from God when he went to visit Joram. When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab.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.Isaiah 46:10–11I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’Acts 4:28They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.John 19:23–24When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided His garments into four parts, one for each soldier, with the tunic remaining. It was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.2 Samuel 17:14Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.Amos 3:6If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?2 Chronicles 25:16While he was still speaking, the king asked, “Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice.”Acts 2:23He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.John 19:28–29After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”

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