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1 Kings 14:5

in 1 Kings 14

But 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.”

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And Jehovah said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to inquire of thee concerning her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her; for it will be, when she cometh in, that she will feign herself to be another woman.

KJV

And the Lord said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign herself to be another woman.

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This verse in 1 Kings 14

Commentary

6 notes on this verse
Feign herself to be another woman - literally, “she shall make herself strange,” i. e., “she shall come in disguised.” So 1Ki 14:6.

This site's exposition

Ahijah could not see

on 1 Kings 14:4-6

Ahijah is blind with age, and the Lord speaks to him first, telling him exactly what the disguised woman will ask before she crosses the threshold. He recognizes her by the sound of her feet rather than by sight, and greets her by her true name before she can finish speaking a false one. The prophet who years earlier tore his own new garment into twelve pieces to give Jeroboam ten (11:29-31) still hears the same word he first carried to him, and cannot be deceived by a disguise built to fool eyes he no longer has.

This site's exposition

You are to say such and such

The LORD tells the blind prophet who is coming before she arrives. Albert Barnes renders the last clause literally as she will make herself strange, the Hebrew way of saying she will come disguised. The disguise fails before it is tried.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

And the Lord said unto Abijah,....

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go to him--This was a present in unison with the peasant character she assumed. Cracknels are a kind of sweet seed-cake.

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

Feign herself to be another woman - It would have been discreditable to Jeroboam’s calves, if it had been known that he had consulted a prophet of Jehovah.

The words behind it

24 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיהוָ֞הand Yahweh

    vayahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • אָמַ֣רhe had said

    ʾamarH559 →5305 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • אֲחִיָּ֗הוּAhijah

    ʾachiyahuH281 →24 times

  • הִנֵּ֣הhere!

    hinehH2009 →843 times

  • אֵ֣שֶׁת[the] wife of

    ʾeshetH802 →781 times

  • יָרָבְעָ֡םJeroboam

    yaraveamH3379 →104 times

  • בָּאָ֣ה[is] about to come

    baahH935 →2568 times

  • לִדְרֹשׁ֩to seek

    lidroshH1875 →164 times

  • דָּבָ֨רa word

    davarH1697 →1440 times

  • מֵעִמְּךָ֤from with <the> you

    meimekhaH5973 →1050 times

  • אֶל־concerning

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • בְּנָהּ֙son her

    benahH1121 →4930 times

  • כִּֽי־for

    ki-H3588 →4482 times

  • חֹלֶ֣ה[is] sick

    cholehH2470 →76 times

  • ה֔וּאhe

    hu'H1931 →1879 times

  • כָּזֹ֥הlike this

    kazohH2090 →

  • וְכָזֶ֖הand like this

    vekhazehH2088 →1180 times

  • תְּדַבֵּ֣רyou will speak

    tedaberH1696 →1141 times

  • אֵלֶ֑יהָto her

    ʾeleihaH413 →5510 times

  • וִיהִ֣יand it may be

    vihiH1961 →3559 times

  • כְבֹאָ֔הּwhen comes she

    khevoahH935 →2568 times

  • וְהִ֖יאand she

    vehi'H1931 →1879 times

  • מִתְנַכֵּרָֽה׃[will be] acted as a stranger

    mitnakerahH5234 →49 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

10 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

2 Kings 4:27When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”2 worksPsalms 139:1–4O LORD, You have searched me and known me.2 works2 Kings 6:8–12Now the king of Aram was at war against Israel. After consulting with his servants, he said, “My camp will be in such and such a place.”2 worksProverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.2 worksAmos 3:7Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.2 works1 Kings 14:27Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them to the care of the captains of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.2 works
The other 4 cross-references, with their words ▾
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.2 works1 Samuel 28:12But when the woman saw Samuel, she cried out in a loud voice and said to Saul, “Why have you deceived me? You are Saul!”2 worksJeremiah 32:7Behold! Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, is coming to you to say, ‘Buy for yourself my field in Anathoth, for you have the right of redemption to buy it.’2 worksActs 10:19–20As Peter continued to reflect on the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you.1 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Amos 3:7

    Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.

    it leads to

    • Genesis 18:17

      And the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • John 15:15

      No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have…

    • Psalms 25:14

      The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.

    • Revelation 1:1

      This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

    • Daniel 9:22–27

      He instructed me and spoke with me, saying: “O Daniel, I have come now to give you insight and understanding.

  • Through

    Proverbs 21:30

    There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.

    it leads to

    • Acts 5:39

      But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”

    • Proverbs 19:21

      Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.

    • Jeremiah 9:23

      This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.

Where this verse is studied

About 1 Kings

The Judgment of Solomon, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Judgment of Solomon, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
1 Kings: the study guide →Read 1 Kings 14 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); F. W. Farrar, The First Book of Kings (Expositor's Bible); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).

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