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1 Kings 14:1 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 14 · verse 1
At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.1 Kings 14:1 · King James Version
1 Kings 14:1 in context
1At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.
2And 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.
3And 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- JeroboamYârobʻâmJarobam, the name of two Israelite kingsH3379 →
- AbijahʼĂbîyâhAbijah, the name of several Israelite men and two IsraelitessesH29 →
- timeʻêthtime, especially now, when, etcH6256 →
- sickchâlâhproperly, to be rubbed or wornH2470 →
- sonbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
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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.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6