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At that time Abijah son of Jeroboam became
ill,
At that time Abijah the
son of Jeroboam fell
sick.
and Jeroboam said to his wife, “Now
get
up
, disguise yourself
so
they
will
not recognize
you
as
my
wife ,
and go
to Shiloh .
For
Ahijah the prophet is
there;
it
was
he
who
spoke
about
my
kingship
over this people.
And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise
, I
pray
thee,
and
disguise thyself,
that
thou
be
not known
to
be
the
wife of
Jeroboam;
and get
thee
to Shiloh :
behold,
there
is
Ahijah the prophet ,
which
told
me
that
I
should
be
king
over this people.
Take 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
. ”
And
take with thee
ten loaves, and
cracknels
, and a cruse
of honey, and go to him :
he shall
tell thee
what shall
become of the child
.
Jeroboam’s
wife did as
instructed;
she
arose and went to Shiloh and arrived
at
Ahijah’s
house. Now
Ahijah could not see ,
for his eyes were dim
because
of his age.
And
Jeroboam's
wife did so,
and
arose ,
and went to Shiloh ,
and came
to
the
house of
Ahijah
. But
Ahijah could not see ;
for his eyes were set
by
reason
of his age.
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
. ”
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
.
So 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
.
And
it
was
so ,
when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet ,
as
she
came
in
at
the door, that
he said, Come in, thou
wife of Jeroboam ;
why feignest
thou
thyself
to
be
another
? for I am
sent to thee
with heavy
tidings
.
Go, tell Jeroboam that
this
is
what
the
LORD
, the God of Israel, says:
‘
I raised
you
up
from among the people and appointed
you
ruler
over My people Israel .
Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus
saith
the LORD
God of Israel, Forasmuch
as
I exalted
thee
from among the people ,
and made
thee
prince
over my people Israel ,
I
tore
the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to
you.
But
you
were
not like
My servant David, who kept My commandments and followed Me with all his heart, doing
only what
was right in My
eyes .
And
rent
the kingdom away from the house of David ,
and gave it thee:
and
yet
thou
hast
not been
as
my servant David, who kept my commandments ,
and who
followed me with all his heart, to
do
that
only which
was right in mine
eyes ;
You
have
done more
evil than
all who
came
before you.
You
have
proceeded
to
make
for yourself
other gods and molten images to provoke Me, and you
have
flung
Me behind your
back .
But
hast
done evil above
all that
were
before thee:
for thou
hast
gone
and
made
thee
other gods ,
and molten images ,
to provoke me to
anger
, and hast
cast
me behind thy
back :
Because
of
all
this
, behold, I am
bringing
disaster
on
the house of Jeroboam :
I
will cut off from Jeroboam every
male
, both
slave
and free,
in Israel ;
I
will burn
up
the house of Jeroboam as one
burns
up
dung until
it is
gone !
Therefore
, behold, I will
bring
evil
upon
the house of Jeroboam ,
and
will cut off from Jeroboam him
that
pisseth
against
the
wall
, and him
that
is
shut
up
and
left
in Israel ,
and
will take
away
the remnant
of
the
house of Jeroboam ,
as a
man
taketh
away
dung ,
till
it be
all
gone .
Anyone
belonging
to
Jeroboam who
dies
in the city will
be
eaten
by
dogs ,
and anyone
who
dies
in the field will
be
eaten
by
the birds
of the air .’
For the LORD has
spoken.
Him
that
dieth
of
Jeroboam in the city shall
the
dogs eat;
and him
that
dieth
in the field shall
the fowls
of the air eat:
for the LORD hath
spoken it
.
As
for
you
, get up
and go
home.
When your
feet enter the city, the child will
die.
Arise
thou
therefore
, get thee
to
thine
own
house:
and when thy
feet enter into
the city, the child shall
die.
All Israel will
mourn for him and bury him .
For this
is
the
only one
belonging
to
Jeroboam who
will
receive
a
proper
burial
, because only
in him has
the LORD ,
the
God of Israel ,
found
any
good
in the house of Jeroboam.
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
the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.
Moreover ,
the LORD will
raise up for
Himself
a king over Israel who will
cut off the house of Jeroboam .
This
is
the
day —yes,
even today!
Moreover the LORD shall
raise him
up a king over Israel ,
who shall
cut off the house of Jeroboam that
day :
but
what?
even now.
For the LORD will
strike
Israel as a reed is shaken in the water .
He will
uproot
Israel from
this good land that
He gave their fathers, and He
will
scatter them beyond the Euphrates
, because they have made their Asherah
poles
, provoking the LORD to anger.
For the LORD shall
smite
Israel ,
as a reed is shaken in the water ,
and
he shall
root
up
Israel out
of
this good land ,
which
he gave to
their fathers, and shall
scatter them beyond the river
, because they have made their groves
, provoking the LORD to anger.
So
He will
give Israel over
on
account
of the sins Jeroboam has
committed
and has
caused
Israel to commit
. ”
And
he shall
give Israel up
because
of the sins of
Jeroboam ,
who
did
sin,
and who
made
Israel to sin
.
Then
Jeroboam’s
wife got
up
and departed for
Tirzah
, and as
soon
as
she stepped
over
the threshold of the house
, the boy
died .
And
Jeroboam's
wife arose,
and departed, and came
to
Tirzah:
and
when
she came
to
the threshold of the door
, the child
died ;
And they buried him ,
and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word that
the LORD had
spoken
through
His servant Ahijah the prophet.
And they buried him ;
and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of
the LORD ,
which
he
spake
by
the
hand
of
his servant Ahijah the prophet.
As
for
the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he waged
war
and how he reigned, they are indeed
written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
And
the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred,
and how he reigned, behold,
they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
And the length
of
Jeroboam’s
reign
was
twenty-
two years ,
and he rested
with his fathers, and his son Nadab
reigned in his place
.
And the days
which
Jeroboam
reigned
were
two and
twenty
years :
and he slept
with his fathers, and Nadab
his son reigned in his stead
.
Meanwhile,
Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned in Judah. He
was forty -
one years old when he became
king
, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had
chosen
from
all the tribes of Israel in
which
to put His Name. His mother’s
name was Naamah the
Ammonite
.
And
Rehoboam the
son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam
was forty and
one years old when he began
to
reign
, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which
the LORD did
choose
out
of
all the tribes of Israel ,
to put his name there
. And
his mother's
name was Naamah an
Ammonitess
.
And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and by
the
sins
they committed
they
provoked Him to jealous
anger
more
than
all their fathers had done.
And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and they provoked him to jealousy
with
their
sins
which
they
had
committed,
above
all that
their fathers had done.
They also built for
themselves
high places, sacred
pillars
, and Asherah
poles
on every high hill and under every green tree.
For
they also built them
high places, and
images
, and groves,
on every high hill ,
and under every green tree.
There were even
male
shrine
prostitutes
in the land .
They imitated
all the abominations of the nations the LORD had
driven
out before the Israelites
.
And
there were also
sodomites
in the land :
and
they did
according
to
all the abominations of the nations which
the LORD cast
out before the children
of
Israel
.
In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s
reign
, Shishak king of Egypt came up and
attacked
Jerusalem .
And
it
came
to
pass
in the fifth year of king
Rehoboam
, that
Shishak king of Egypt came up against
Jerusalem :
He seized
the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal
palace.
He took everything,
including
all the gold
shields that
Solomon had made.
And
he took
away
the treasures of the house of the LORD ,
and the
treasures
of the king's
house;
he even
took away
all :
and
he
took
away
all
the shields of
gold
which
Solomon had made.
Then
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
.
And
king Rehoboam made in their stead
brazen
shields,
and committed them unto
the hands
of the chief
of the guard ,
which
kept
the door
of
the king's
house
.
And whenever
the king entered
the house of the LORD, the
guards
would
bear
the shields
, and later
they
would
return
them to
the guardroom
.
And it
was
so,
when
the king went
into
the house of the LORD, that
the guard
bare
them
, and brought
them back
into
the guard
chamber
.
As
for
the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, along
with
all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
Now
the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and
all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout
their days.
And
there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all
their days.
And Rehoboam rested
with his fathers and was buried with them
in the City of David ;
his mother’s
name was Naamah the
Ammonite
. And his son Abijam
reigned in his place
.
And Rehoboam slept
with his fathers ,
and was buried with his
fathers
in the city of David .
And
his mother's
name was Naamah an
Ammonitess
. And Abijam
his son reigned in his stead
.
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