1 Kings 14:6

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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Ahijah	אֲחִיָּ֜הוּ 'a.chi.Ya.hu	H281	Achijah · proper noun, a man's name
heard	כִשְׁמֹ֨עַ khish.Mo.a'	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
sound	ק֤וֹל Kol	H6963	a voice or sound · noun, common masculine singular construct
feet	רַגְלֶ֙יהָ֙ rag.Lei.ha	H7272	a foot (as used in walking) · noun, common feminine dual construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
in	בָּאָ֣ה ba.'Ah	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal active participle, feminine singular absolute
door	בַפֶּ֔תַח va.Pe.tach	H6607	an opening (literally) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
said	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
in	בֹּ֖אִי Bo.'i	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person feminine singular
wife	אֵ֣שֶׁת 'E.shet	H802	a woman · noun, common feminine singular construct
Jeroboam	יָרָבְעָ֑ם ya.ra.ve.'Am	H3379	Jarobam · proper noun, a man's name
another	מִתְנַכֵּרָ֔ה mit.na.ke.Rah	H5234	properly · verb, hithpael active participle, feminine singular absolute
sent	שָׁל֥וּחַ sha.Lu.ach	H7971	to send away · verb, qal passive participle, masculine singular absolute
heavy	קָשָֽׁה ka.Shah	H7186	severe (in various applications) · adjective, feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

1 Samuel 15:16 Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on.
1 Samuel 15:26 And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee from be…
1 Samuel 28:18 Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the LORD, nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the LORD done this thing unto t…
1 Kings 13:20-22 And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came unto the prophet that brought him back:
1 Kings 14:2 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…
1 Kings 14:5 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 t…
1 Kings 14:10-11 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 t…
1 Kings 20:42 And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore t…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 14:1-6

How Jeroboam persisted in his contempt of God and religion we read in the close of the foregoing chapter. Here we are told how God proceeded in his controversy with him; for when God judges he will overcome, and sinners shall either bend or break before him. I. His child fell sick, Kg1 14:1. It is probable that he was his eldest son, and heir-apparent to the crown; for at his death all the kingdom went into mourning for him, ch. 13. His dignity as a prince, his age as a young prince, and his interest in heaven as a pious prince, could not exempt him from sickness, dangerous sickness. Let none be secure of the continuance of their health, but improve it, while it continues, for the best purpo…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 14:3

And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go to him--This was a present in unison with the peasant character she assumed. Cracknels are a kind of sweet seed-cake. The prophet was blind, but having received divine premonition of the pretended countrywoman's coming, he addressed her as the queen the moment she appeared, apprised her of the calamities which, in consequence of the ingratitude of Jeroboam, his apostasy, and outrageous misgovernment of Israel, impended over their house, as well as over the nation which too readily followed his idolatrous innovations.

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 14:5

Feign herself to be another woman - It would have been discreditable to Jeroboam's calves, if it had been known that he had consulted a prophet of Jehovah.

John Gill on 1 Kings 14:6

And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door,.... Of the room where the prophet was: that he said, come in, thou wife of Jeroboam, why feignest thou thyself to be another? which must greatly surprise and confound her, as well as lay open to her the folly of her and her husband to imagine that she could be secreted from God, and a prophet of his; or that a prophet could tell her what was future, and yet not know her that was present; and this might serve to assure her, and so her husband, that what the prophet after delivered would certainly come to pass: for I am sent to thee with heavy tidings; or hard things, such as would be very disagreeable to her…

The Church Fathers

But when 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?" He heard her coming in, [the text] says, because he could not see anymore after his eyes had become dim from his old age. Yet through divine revelation he understood that she was Jeroboam's wife, even though she wanted to hide this from the prophet, whom she knew to be justifiably enraged [with her husband]. Therefore the prophet, beginning his speech, harshly attacked Jeroboam and condemned with very severe words his violation of pacts and piety and his oblivion to all the benefits that he had received from the generous hand of God, so that [the prophet] finally predicted huge calamities, the destruction of the kingdom and the complete ruin of [Jeroboam's] entire family.
— Ephrem the Syrian, ON THE FIRST BOOK OF KINGS 14:6

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Dictionary and topics

Abijah — Father (i.e., “possessor or worshipper”) of Jehovah. (1.) 1 Chr. 7:8. (2.) 1 Chr. 2:24. (3.) The second son of Samuel (1 Sam. 8:2; 1 Chr. 6:28). His conduct, along with that of his brother, as a…
Ahiah, Or Ahijah — (friend of Jehovah).
Ahijah — Brother (i.e., “friend”) of Jehovah. (1.) One of the sons of Bela (1 Chr. 8:7, R.V.). In A.V. called “Ahiah.” (2.) One of the five sons of Jerahmeel, who was great-grandson of Judah (1 Chr. 2:25).…
Jeroboam — Increase of the people. (1.) The son of Nebat (1 Kings 11:26-39), “an Ephrathite,” the first king of the ten tribes, over whom he reigned twenty-two years (B.C. 976-945). He was the son of a widow of…
Abijah · 1. — 1.
Jeroboam · .Ahijah’s prophecy concerning — .Ahijah’s prophecy concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Kings 14:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 14:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 14:3

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 14:5

John Gill on 1 Kings 14:6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Kings 14:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 14:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 14:3

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 14:5

John Gill on 1 Kings 14:6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 14:1-20

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 14:5

Rashi on 1 Kings 14:6