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3 aAlso take with you ten loaves, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him; he will tell you what will become of the child.”  
4 And Jeroboam’s wife did so; she arose aand went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were1 glazed by reason of his age.  
5 Now the Lord had said to Ahijah, “Here is the wife of Jeroboam, coming to ask you something about her son, for he is sick. Thus and thus you shall say to her; for it will be, when she comes in, that she will pretend to be another woman.”
6 And so it was, when Ahijah heard the sound of her footsteps as she came through the door, he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam. Why do you pretend to be another person? For I have been sent to you with bad news.
7 Go, tell Jeroboam, ‘Thus says the Lord God of Israel: a“Because I exalted you from among the people, and made you ruler over My people Israel,  
8 and atore the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it to you; and yet you have not been as My servant David, bwho kept My commandments and who followed Me with all his heart, to do only what was right in My eyes;  
9 but you have done more evil than all who were before you, afor you have gone and made for yourself other gods and molded images to provoke Me to anger, and bhave cast Me behind your back—  
10 therefore behold! aI will bring disaster on the house of Jeroboam, and bwill cut off from Jeroboam every male in Israel, cbond and free; I will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as one takes away refuse until it is all gone.  
11 The dogs shall eat awhoever belongs to Jeroboam and dies in the city, and the birds of the air shall eat whoever dies in the field; for the Lord has spoken!” ’  
12 Arise therefore, go to your own house. aWhen your feet enter the city, the child shall die.  
13 And all Israel shall mourn for him and bury him, for he is the only one of Jeroboam who shall come to the grave, because in him athere is found something good toward the Lord God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.  
14 a“Moreover the Lord will raise up for Himself a king over Israel who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam; this is the day. What? Even now!  
15 For the Lord will strike Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water. He will auproot Israel from this bgood land which He gave to their fathers, and will scatter them cbeyond the River, dbecause they have made their wooden images, provoking the Lord to anger.  
16 And He will give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, awho sinned and who made Israel sin.”  
17 Then Jeroboam’s wife arose and departed, and came to aTirzah. bWhen she came to the threshold of the house, the child died.  
18 And they buried him; and all Israel mourned for him, aaccording to the word of the Lord which He spoke through His servant Ahijah the prophet.  

Death of Jeroboam

19 Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he amade war and how he reigned, indeed they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.  
20 The period that Jeroboam reigned was twenty-two years. So he rested with his fathers. aThen Nadab his son reigned in his place.  
Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 14:5

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
And the Lord said to Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to ask you concerning her son, for he is sick. Thus and thus shall you say to her. When she came, she pretended to be another woman.

Contemporary English Version
but the LORD told him, "Jeroboam's wife is coming to ask about her son. I will tell you what to say to her." Jeroboam's wife came to Ahijah's house, pretending to be someone else.

Darby English Version
And Jehovah said to Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee about 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 to be another.

Good News Bible
The LORD had told him that Jeroboam's wife was coming to ask him about her son, who was sick. And the LORD told Ahijah what to say. When Jeroboam's wife arrived, she pretended to be someone else.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
Now 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."

New International Version
But the LORD had told Ahijah, "Jeroboam's wife is coming to ask you about her son, for he is ill, and you are to give her such and such an answer. When she arrives, she will pretend to be someone else."

New King James Version
Now the LORD had said to Ahijah, “Here is the wife of Jeroboam, coming to ask you something about her son, for he is sick. Thus and thus you shall say to her; for it will be, when she comes in, that she will pretend to be another woman.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now the LORD had said to Ahijah, "Behold, the wife of Jeroboam comes to inquire of you concerning her son, for he became sick. You shall say thus and thus to her, for it will occur when she arrives that she will imitate another woman."

Revised Standard Version
And the LORD said to Ahi'jah, "Behold, the wife of Jerobo'am is coming to inquire of you concerning her son; for he is sick. Thus and thus shall you say to her." When she came, she pretended to be another woman.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah said unto Ahijah, `Lo, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to seek a word from thee concerning her son, for he is sick; thus and thus thou dost speak unto her, and it cometh to pass at her coming in, that she is making herself strange.'

New English Translation
But the Lord had told Ahijah, “Look, Jeroboam’s wife is coming to find out from you what will happen to her son, for he is sick. Tell her so-and-so.1 When she comes, she will be in a disguise.”


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