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1 Kings 14

14 At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick. 2 And Jeroboam said to his wife, ‘Arise, I pray you, and disguise yourself, that you may not be known to be the wife of Jeroboam, and go to Shiloh. There is Ahijah the prophet who predicted that I should become king over this people. 3 And take with you ten loaves and cakes and a jar of honey, and go to him; he will tell you what shall become of the child.’ 4 And Jeroboam’s wife did so; arising, she went to Shiloh and came to the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah could not see, for his eyes had become dim because of his age.

For the last sentence, the Masoretic Text reads, "And when she comes in, she will pretend to be another woman." The Masoretic Text takes this as part of what Yhwh says.

5 But Jehovah had said to the aged Ahijah, ‘The wife of Jeroboam cometh now to inquire of thee concerning her son, for he is sick; thus and thus shalt thou say to her.’ And when she came in, she pretended to be another woman.

6 But whan Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, he said, ‘Come in, wife of Jeroboam; why do you pretend to be another? seeing that I am sent to you with heavy tidings. 7 Go, tell Jeroboam, “Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: ‘Because I exalted thee from among the people and made thee prince over my people Israel, 8 and rent the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to thee, and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my command and followed me with all his heart to do that only which was right in mine eyes, 9 but hast done evil more than all that were before thee, and hast gone and made thee other gods and molten images to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back: 10 therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam every male child--him that is shut up and him that is left at large in Israel--and will utterly sweep away the house of Jeroboam, as a man sweepeth away refuse, until it is gone. 11 Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat, and him that dieth in the field shall the birds of the heavens eat; for Jehovah hath spoken it.’” 12 Now rise up, go to your house; and when your feet enter the city, the child shall die. 13 And all Israel shall mourn for him and bury him; for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward Jehovah, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam.This verse will need special attention. Kent: "The Heb. is doubtful and the versions are obscure." 14 Moreover Jehovah will raise up for himself a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day. But even nowThe Masoretic Text omits "and they shall be shaken". 15 Jehovah will smite Israel, and they shall be shaken as a reed is shaken in the water, and he will root up Israel out of this good land which he gave to their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the River {Euphrates}, because they have made their Ashtartes, provoking Jehovah to anger. 16 And he will give up Israel because of the sins of Jeroboam which he has committed, and with which he has made Israel sin.’

17 Then Jeroboam’s wife arose and departed and came to Tirzah. And as she came to the threshold of the house, the child died. 18 And all Israel buried him and mourned for him, according to the word of Jehovah which he spoke by his servant Ahijah the prophet.

19 Now the other acts of Jeroboam, how he carried on wars, how he ruled, they are already recorded in the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. 20 And the time during which Jeroboam reigned was twenty-two years. Then he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son became king in his place.

21 Now Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, became king in Judah. Rehoboam was forty one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which Jehovah had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there, and his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess.

22 And Judah did that which displeased Jehovah, and they aroused his anger with sins which they committed, more than all that their fathers had done. 23 They also built for themselves high places, pillars, and asherahs, on every high hill and under every green tree. 24 There were also temple prostitutes in the land. They did according to all the abominations of the nations which Jehovah drove out before the Israelites.

25 Now in the fifth year of King Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem. 26 And he took away the treasures of the temple of Jehovah and the treasures of the royal palace--he took all away. He also took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made. 27 And King Rehoboam made in their place shields of brass and gave them into the charge of the commanders of the guards, who kept the door of the royal palace. 28 And as often as the king went into the temple of Jehovah, the guards took them and brought them back into the guard-room.

29 Now the other acts of Rehoboam and all that he did, are they not recorded in the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

30 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.Between the two sentences, the Masoretic Text adds, "And his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess." 31 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Abijam his son became king in his place.

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