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1 Kings 14:2

and Jeroboam said to his wife, “Now get up, disguise yourself so they will not recognize you as my wife, and go to Shiloh. For Ahijah the prophet is there; it was he who spoke about my kingship over this people.

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ASV

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, who spake concerning me that I should be king over this people.

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
יָרָבְעָ֜םya.ra.ve.'AmJeroboamH3379 →
לְאִשְׁתּ֗וֹle.'ish.Toto wife hisH802 →
ק֤וּמִיKu.miariseH6965 →
נָא֙na'pleaseH4994 →
וְהִשְׁתַּנִּ֔יתve.hish.ta.Nitand you will disguise yourselfH8138 →
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
יֵֽדְע֔וּye.de.'Upeople will knowH3045 →
כִּי־ki-thatH3588 →
אַ֖תְּ'a.tiyouH859 →
אֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shet[are] [the] wife ofH802 →
יָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmJeroboamH3379 →
וְהָלַ֣כְתְּve.ha.Lakhtand you will goH1980 →
שִׁלֹ֗הshi.LohShilohH7887 →
הִנֵּה־hi.neh-there!H2009 →
שָׁם֙sham[is] thereH8033 →
אֲחִיָּ֣ה'a.chi.YahAhijahH281 →
הַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'the prophetH5030 →
הֽוּא־hu'-heH1931 →
דִבֶּ֥רdi.Berhe spokeH1696 →
עָלַ֛י'a.Laion meH5921 →
לְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhto kingH4428 →
עַל־'al-overH5921 →
הָעָ֥םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
הַזֶּֽה׃ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088 →

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1 Samuel 28:8So Saul disguised himself by putting on different clothes, and he set out with two of his men. They came to the woman at night, and Saul said, “Consult a spirit for me. Bring up for me the one I name.”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.2 Samuel 14:2So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.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.2 Chronicles 18:29And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.1 Kings 22:30And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.Luke 12:2There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.1 Kings 14:5–6But the LORD had said to Ahijah, “Behold, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to ask you about her son, for he is ill. You are to say such and such to her, because when she arrives, she will be disguised.”Joshua 18:1Then the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. And though the land was subdued before them,1 Kings 20:38and the prophet went and waited on the road for the king, disguising himself with a bandage over his eyes.Genesis 27:19Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may bless me.”2 Chronicles 35:22Josiah, however, did not turn away from him; instead, in order to engage him in battle, he disguised himself. He did not listen to Neco’s words from the mouth of God, but went to fight him on the Plain of Megiddo.2 Chronicles 9:29As for the rest of the acts of Solomon, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Records of Nathan the Prophet, in the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the Visions of Iddo the Seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat?1 Kings 14:6So when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet entering the door, he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam! Why are you disguised? For I have been sent to you with bad news.1 Kings 14:4Jeroboam’s wife did as instructed; she arose and went to Shiloh and arrived at Ahijah’s house. Now Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were dim because of his age.

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