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Ahijah’s Prophecy against Jeroboam

1 Kings 14:12

In 11 translations

BSB
As for you, get up and go home. When your feet enter the city, the child will die.
KJV
Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.
WEB
Arise therefore, and go to your house. When your feet enter into the city, the child will die.
ASV
Arise thou therefore, get thee to thy house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.
LSV
And you, rise, go to your house; in the going in of your feet to the city, the boy has died;
YLT
'And thou, rise, go to thy house; in the going in of thy feet to the city — hath the lad died;
DBY
And thou, arise, go to thine own house; when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.
DRC
Arise thou therefore, and go to thy house: and when thy feet shall be entering into the city, the child shall die,
GNV
Vp therefore and get thee to thine house: for when thy feete enter into the citie, the childe shall die.
JPS
Arise thou therefore, get thee to thy house; and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.
LXXE12:24
And she arose up from Sarira and went; and it came to pass when she had come into the city to Achia the Selonite, that Achia said to his servant, Go out now to meet Ano the wife of Jeroboam, and thou shalt say to her, Come in, and stand not still: for thus saith the Lord, I send grievous tidings to thee.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְאַ֥תְּ ק֖וּמִי לְכִ֣י לְבֵיתֵ֑ךְ בְּבֹאָ֥ה רַגְלַ֛יִךְ הָעִ֖ירָה וּמֵ֥ת הַיָּֽלֶד׃
LXX-Br12:24
καὶ ἀνέστη ἐκ Σαριρὰ καὶ πορεύεται· καὶ ἐγένετο ἐλθούσης αὐτὴς εἰς τὴν πόλιν πρὸς Ἀχιὰ τὸν Σηλωνίτην, καὶ εἶπεν Ἀχιὰ τῷ παιδαρίῳ αὐτοῦ, ἔξελθε δὴ εἰς ἀπαντὴν Ἀνὼ τῇ γυναικὶ Ἱεροβοὰμ, καὶ ἐρεῖς αὐτῇ, εἴσελθε, καὶ μὴ στῇς, ὅτι τάδε λέγει Κύριος, σκληρὰ ἐγὼ ἐπαποστέλλω ἐπὶ σέ·

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◆ Reign of Jeroboam I

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Kings 1:16And Elijah said to King Ahaziah, “This is what the LORD says: Is there really no God in Israel for you to inquire of His word? Is that why you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore…
  • 2 Kings 1:6They replied, “A man came up to meet us and said, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him that this is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending these men to inquire of…
  • 1 Kings 14:3Take with you ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will become of the boy.”
  • John 4:50–52“Go,” said Jesus. “Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at His word and departed. And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive. So he inquired as to the hour when his…
  • 1 Kings 14:16–17So He will give Israel over on account of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.” Then Jeroboam’s wife got up and departed for Tirzah, and as soon as she stepped over the threshold of the…

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  • 12:24k in some Bibles
  • In some Bibles also at 14:12.

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