1 Kings 14 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

The House of Jeroboam Is Cut Off

1 At that time ^H6256 Abijah ^H29 the son ^H1121 of Jeroboam ^H3379 became ^H2470 sick ^H2470.

2 And Jeroboam ^H3379 said ^H559 to his wife ^H802, “Arise ^H6965 now ^H4994, and disguise ^H8132 yourself so that they will not know ^H3045 that you are the wife ^H802 of Jeroboam ^H3379, and go ^H1980 to Shiloh ^H7887; behold ^H2009, Ahijah ^H281 the prophet ^H5030 is there ^H8033, who ^H1931 spoke ^H1696 concerning ^H5921 me that I would be king ^H4428 over ^H5921 this ^H2088 people ^H5971. 3 And take ^H3947 ten ^H6235 loaves ^H3899 with you, some cakes ^H5350, and a jar ^H1228 of honey ^H1706, and go ^H935 to him. He will tell ^H5046 you what ^H4100 will happen ^H1961 to the boy ^H5288.”

4 Then Jeroboam’s ^H3379 wife ^H802 did ^H6213 so ^H3651, and arose ^H6965 and went ^H1980 to Shiloh ^H7887, and came ^H935 to the house ^H1004 of Ahijah ^H281. Now Ahijah ^H281 could ^H3201 not see ^H7200, for his eyes ^H5869 had [fn]set ^H6965 because ^H4480 of his old ^H7869 age ^H7869. 5 Now Yahweh ^H3068 had said ^H559 to Ahijah ^H281, “Behold ^H2009, the wife ^H802 of Jeroboam ^H3379 is coming ^H935 to [fn]inquire ^H1875 of you concerning ^H413 her son ^H1121, for he is ^H2470 sick ^H2470. You shall say ^H1696 thus ^H2090 and thus ^H2088 to her, for it will be when she arrives ^H935 that she will pretend ^H5234 to be another ^H5234 woman ^H5234.”

6 Now it happened as Ahijah ^H281 heard ^H8085 the sound ^H6963 of her feet ^H7272 coming ^H935 in the doorway ^H6607, that he said ^H559, “Come ^H935 in ^H935, wife ^H802 of Jeroboam ^H3379, why ^H4100 do you pretend ^H5234 to be another ^H5234 woman ^H5234? For I am sent ^H7971 to you with a harsh ^H7186 message. 7 Go ^H1980, say ^H559 to Jeroboam ^H3379, ‘Thus ^H3541 says ^H559 Yahweh ^H3068, the God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478, “Because ^H3282 H834 I exalted ^H7311 you from among ^H8432 the people ^H5971 and made ^H5414 you ruler ^H5057 over ^H5921 My people ^H5971 Israel ^H3478, 8 and tore ^H7167 the kingdom ^H4467 away ^H7167 from the house ^H1004 of David ^H1732 and gave ^H5414 it to you—yet you have not been ^H1961 like My servant ^H5650 David ^H1732, who ^H834 kept ^H8104 My commandments ^H4687 and who ^H834 walked ^H1980 after ^H310 Me with all ^H3605 his heart ^H3824, to do ^H6213 only ^H7534 that which ^H3477 was right ^H3477 in My sight ^H5869; 9 you also have done ^H6213 more ^H4480 evil ^H7489 than ^H4480 all ^H3605 who ^H834 were before ^H6440 you, and have gone ^H1980 and made ^H6213 for yourself other ^H312 gods ^H430 and molten ^H4541 images ^H4541 to provoke ^H3707 Me to ^H3707 anger ^H3707, and have cast ^H7993 Me behind ^H310 your back ^H1458— 10 therefore ^H3651 behold ^H2009, I am bringing ^H935 evil ^H7451 on the house ^H1004 of Jeroboam ^H3379: I will cut ^H3772 off ^H3772 from Jeroboam ^H3379 [fn]every ^H8366 male ^H8366 H7023 person, both bond ^H6113 and free ^H5800 in Israel ^H3478, and I will make ^H1197 a clean ^H310 sweep ^H1197 of the house ^H1004 of Jeroboam ^H3379, as one sweeps ^H1197 away ^H1197 dung ^H1557 until ^H5704 it is all ^H8552 gone ^H8552. 11 Anyone belonging to Jeroboam ^H3379 who dies ^H4191 in the city ^H5892 the dogs ^H3611 will eat ^H398. And he who dies ^H4191 in the field ^H7704 the birds ^H5775 of the sky ^H8064 will eat ^H398; for Yahweh ^H3068 has spoken ^H1696 it.”’ 12 But you, arise ^H6965, go ^H1980 to your house ^H1004. When your feet ^H7272 enter ^H935 the city ^H5892 the child ^H3206 will die ^H4191. 13 And all ^H3605 Israel ^H3478 shall mourn ^H5594 for him and bury ^H6912 him, for [fn]he alone ^H905 of Jeroboam’s ^H3379 family will come ^H935 to the grave ^H6913, because ^H3282 in him something ^H1697 good ^H2896 was found ^H4672 toward ^H413 Yahweh ^H3068, the God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478, in the house ^H1004 of Jeroboam ^H3379. 14 Moreover, Yahweh ^H3068 will raise ^H6965 up ^H6965 for Himself a king ^H4428 over ^H5921 Israel ^H3478 who ^H834 will cut ^H3772 off ^H3772 the house ^H1004 of Jeroboam ^H3379 this ^H2088 day ^H3117 [fn]and from now ^H6258 on.

15 “So Yahweh ^H3068 will strike ^H5221 Israel ^H3478, as a reed ^H7070 is shaken ^H5110 in the water ^H4325; and He will uproot ^H5428 Israel ^H3478 from this ^H2088 good ^H2896 land ^H127 which ^H834 He gave ^H5414 to their fathers ^H1, and will scatter ^H2219 them beyond ^H4480 H5676 the [fn]River ^H5104, because ^H3282 H834 they have made ^H6213 their [fn]Asherim ^H842, provoking ^H3707 Yahweh ^H3068 to ^H3707 anger ^H3707. 16 And He will give ^H5414 Israel ^H3478 over on account ^H1558 of the sins ^H2403 of Jeroboam ^H3379, which ^H834 he sinned ^H2398 and with which ^H834 he made ^H2398 Israel ^H3478 to ^H2398 sin ^H2398.”

17 Then Jeroboam’s ^H3379 wife ^H802 arose ^H6965 and went ^H1980 away and came ^H935 to Tirzah ^H8656. As she was entering ^H935 the threshold ^H5592 of the house ^H1004, the child ^H5288 died ^H4191. 18 And all ^H3605 Israel ^H3478 buried ^H6912 him and mourned ^H5594 for him, according to the word ^H1697 of Yahweh ^H3068 which ^H834 He spoke ^H1696 through ^H3027 His servant ^H5650 Ahijah ^H281 the prophet ^H5030.

The Death of Jeroboam

19 Now the rest ^H3499 of the acts ^H1697 of Jeroboam ^H3379, how ^H834 he made ^H3898 war ^H3898 and how ^H834 he reigned ^H4427, behold ^H2009, they are written ^H3789 in the Book ^H5612 of the Chronicles ^H1697 H3117 of the Kings ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478.

20 Now the time ^H3117 that Jeroboam ^H3379 reigned ^H4427 was twenty-two ^H6242 H8147 years ^H8141; and he slept ^H7901 with his fathers ^H1, and Nadab ^H5070 his son ^H1121 became ^H4427 king ^H4427 in ^H8478 his place ^H8478.

Rehoboam Reigns over Judah

21 Now Rehoboam ^H7346 the son ^H1121 of Solomon ^H8010 became ^H4427 king ^H4427 in Judah ^H3063. Rehoboam ^H7346 was forty-one ^H705 H259 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 when he became ^H4427 king ^H4427, and he reigned ^H4427 seventeen ^H7651 H6240 years ^H8141 in Jerusalem ^H3389, the city ^H5892 which ^H834 Yahweh ^H3068 had chosen ^H977 from all ^H3605 the tribes ^H7626 of Israel ^H3478 to put ^H7760 His name ^H8034 there ^H8033. And his mother’s ^H517 name ^H8034 was Naamah ^H5279 the Ammonitess ^H5985.

22 And Judah ^H3063 did ^H6213 what ^H7451 was ^H7451 evil ^H7451 in the sight ^H5869 of Yahweh ^H3068, and they provoked ^H7065 Him to ^H7065 jealousy ^H7065 more ^H4480 than ^H4480 all ^H3605 that their fathers ^H1 had done ^H6213, with [fn]the sins ^H2403 which ^H834 they sinned ^H2398. 23 They also ^H1571 built ^H1129 for themselves high ^H1116 places ^H1116 and sacred pillars ^H4676 and [fn]Asherim ^H842 on every ^H3605 high ^H1364 hill ^H1389 and beneath ^H8478 every ^H3605 green ^H7488 tree ^H6086. 24 There were also ^H1571 male ^H6945 cult ^H6945 prostitutes ^H6945 in the land ^H776. They did ^H6213 according to all ^H3605 the abominations ^H8441 of the nations ^H1471 which ^H834 Yahweh ^H3068 dispossessed ^H3423 before ^H4480 H6440 the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478.

25 Now it happened ^H1961 in the fifth ^H2549 year ^H8141 of King ^H4428 Rehoboam ^H7346, that Shishak ^H7895 king ^H4428 of Egypt ^H4714 came ^H5927 up ^H5927 against ^H5921 Jerusalem ^H3389. 26 And he took ^H3947 the treasures ^H214 of the house ^H1004 of Yahweh ^H3068 and the treasures ^H214 of the king’s ^H4428 house ^H1004. And he took ^H3947 everything ^H3605; he even took ^H3947 all ^H3605 the shields ^H4043 of gold ^H2091 which ^H834 Solomon ^H8010 had made ^H6213. 27 Then King ^H4428 Rehoboam ^H7346 made ^H6213 shields ^H4043 of bronze ^H5178 in ^H8478 their place ^H8478 and committed ^H6485 them into the hand ^H3027 of the commanders ^H8269 of the [fn]guard ^H7323 who kept ^H8104 the door ^H6607 of the king’s ^H4428 house ^H1004. 28 Now it happened ^H1961 as often ^H1767 as the king ^H4428 entered ^H935 the house ^H1004 of Yahweh ^H3068, that the [fn]guards ^H7323 would carry ^H5375 them and would bring ^H7725 them back ^H7725 into the [fn]guards’ ^H7323 room ^H8372.

The Death of Rehoboam

29 Now the rest ^H3499 of the acts ^H1697 of Rehoboam ^H7346 and all ^H3605 that he did ^H6213, are they not written ^H3789 in the Book ^H5612 of the Chronicles ^H1697 H3117 of the Kings ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063?

30 Now there was war ^H4421 between ^H996 Rehoboam ^H7346 and Jeroboam ^H3379 all ^H3605 their days ^H3117. 31 And Rehoboam ^H7346 slept ^H7901 with his fathers ^H1 and was buried ^H6912 with his fathers ^H1 in the city ^H5892 of David ^H1732; and his mother’s ^H517 name ^H8034 was Naamah ^H5279 the Ammonitess ^H5985. And Abijam ^H38 his son ^H1121 became ^H4427 king ^H4427 in ^H8478 his place ^H8478.