Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So when Ahijah heard the sound of her footsteps at the door, he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam. Why this pretense? I have been sent to you with bad news. New Living Translation So when Ahijah heard her footsteps at the door, he called out, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam! Why are you pretending to be someone else?” Then he told her, “I have bad news for you. English Standard Version 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? For I am charged with unbearable news for you. Berean Study Bible 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version And so it was, when Ahijah heard the sound of her footsteps as she came through the door, he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam. Why do you pretend to be another person? For I have been sent to you with bad news. New American Standard Bible So when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet coming in the doorway, he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam; why do you make yourself unrecognizable? Nevertheless, I am sent to you with a harsh message. NASB 1995 When Ahijah heard the sound of her feet coming in the doorway, he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam, why do you pretend to be another woman? For I am sent to you with a harsh message. NASB 1977 And it came about when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet coming in the doorway, that he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam, why do you pretend to be another woman? For I am sent to you with a harsh message. Amplified Bible So when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet as she came in the doorway, he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam. Why do you pretend to be another woman? For I have been sent to you [by God] with a harsh message. Christian Standard Bible When Ahijah heard the sound of her feet entering the door, he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam! Why are you disguised? I have bad news for you. Holman Christian Standard Bible When Ahijah heard the sound of her feet entering the door, he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam! Why are you disguised? I have bad news for you. American Standard Version 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And when Akhiah heard the sound of her feet when she came in at the gate, he said to her: “Enter, wife of Yorbaam. Why are you disguised? Also I am sent hard things concerning you. Contemporary English Version But when Ahijah heard her walking up to the door, he said: Come in! I know you're Jeroboam's wife--why are you pretending to be someone else? I have some bad news for you. Douay-Rheims Bible Ahias heard the sound of her feet coming in at the door, and said: Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam: why dost thou feign thyself to be another? But I am sent to thee with heavy tidings. Good News Translation But when Ahijah heard her coming in the door, he said, "Come in. I know you are Jeroboam's wife. Why are you pretending to be someone else? I have bad news for you. International Standard Version When she arrived, Ahijah heard the sound of her feet as she came through the doorway. He said this to her: "Come in, wife of Jeroboam. What is this pretension at being someone else? I have some harsh news. JPS Tanakh 1917 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. Literal Standard Version And it comes to pass, at Ahijah’s hearing the sound of her feet [as] she came to the opening, that he says, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam, why is this [that] you are making yourself strange? And I am sent to you [with] a sharp thing. New American Bible So Ahijah, hearing the sound of her footsteps as she entered the door, said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam. Why are you in disguise? For my part, I have been commissioned to give you bitter news. NET Bible When Ahijah heard the sound of her footsteps as she came through the door, he said, "Come on in, wife of Jeroboam! Why are you pretending to be someone else? I have been commissioned to give you bad news. New Revised Standard Version 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? For I am charged with heavy tidings for you. New Heart English Bible It was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, "Come in, you wife of Jeroboam. Why do you pretend to be another? For I am sent to you with heavy news. World English Bible It was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, "Come in, you wife of Jeroboam! Why do you pretend to be another? For I am sent to you with heavy news. Young's Literal Translation And it cometh to pass, at Ahijah's hearing the sound of her feet as she came in to the opening, that he saith, 'Come in, wife of Jeroboam, why is this -- thou art making thyself strange? and I am sent unto thee with a sharp thing: Additional Translations ... Context Ahijah's Prophecy Against Jeroboam…5But 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.” 6So 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. 7Go, 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.… Cross References 1 Kings 14:5 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." 1 Kings 14:7 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. Treasury of Scripture And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, you wife of Jeroboam; why feign you yourself to be another? for I am sent to you with heavy tidings. thou wife Job 5:13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong. Psalm 33:10 The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. why feignest 1 Kings 14:2,5 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… Ezekiel 14:3-5,7,8 Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be inquired of at all by them? … Luke 20:20-23 And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor… for I am 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 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… 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 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 thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people. heavy tidings [heb] hard tidings
Verse 6. - And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound [Heb. voice] of her feet as she came in [בָּאָה should strictly be plural, in agreement with רַגְלֶיהָ feet. It is in the singular, probably because the writer is thinking of the woman. But see Ewald, 317 a, and cf. 1 Samuel 4:15] at [Heb. in] the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam; why feignest thou thyself to be another? [Heb. makest thyself strange, as in ver. 5] for [the Heb. "and" brings out the meaning much better, which is, "Thou art cleverly playing a part, and I all the while have a message," etc.] I am sent to thee with heavy [same word as in 1 Kings 12:13; there translated rough] tidings. [Heb. omits. For the construction see Ewald, 284 c.] Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Soוַיְהִי֩ (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be when Ahijah אֲחִיָּ֜הוּ (’ă·ḥî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 281: Ahijah -- 'brother of Yah', an Israelite name heard כִשְׁמֹ֨עַ (ḵiš·mō·a‘) Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently the sound ק֤וֹל (qō·wl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6963: A voice, sound of her feet רַגְלֶ֙יהָ֙ (raḡ·le·hā) Noun - fdc | third person feminine singular Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda entering בָּאָ֣ה (bā·’āh) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go the door, בַפֶּ֔תַח (ḇap·pe·ṯaḥ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6607: An opening, door, entrance way he said, וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Come in, בֹּ֖אִי (bō·’î) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go wife אֵ֣שֶׁת (’ê·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female of Jeroboam! יָרָבְעָ֑ם (yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3379: Jeroboam -- 'the people increase', the name of two Israelites kings Why לָ֣מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what are you אַ֚תְּ (’at) Pronoun - second person feminine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you disguised? מִתְנַכֵּרָ֔ה (miṯ·nak·kê·rāh) Verb - Hitpael - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 5234: To regard, recognize For I וְאָ֣נֹכִ֔י (wə·’ā·nō·ḵî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 595: I [have been] sent שָׁל֥וּחַ (šā·lū·aḥ) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out to you אֵלַ֖יִךְ (’ê·la·yiḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to [with] bad [news]. קָשָֽׁה׃ (qā·šāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7186: Hard, severe Jump to Previous Ahijah Ahi'jah Ahijah's Bitter Door Doorway Feet Feign Feignest Footsteps Hard Harsh Heard Hearing Heavy Jeroboam Message News Opening Pretend Seem Sharp Sound Strange Thyself Tidings WifeJump to Next Ahijah Ahi'jah Ahijah's Bitter Door Doorway Feet Feign Feignest Footsteps Hard Harsh Heard Hearing Heavy Jeroboam Message News Opening Pretend Seem Sharp Sound Strange Thyself Tidings WifeLinks 1 Kings 14:6 NIV1 Kings 14:6 NLT 1 Kings 14:6 ESV 1 Kings 14:6 NASB 1 Kings 14:6 KJV 1 Kings 14:6 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 14:6 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 14:6 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 14:6 French Bible 1 Kings 14:6 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 14:6 It was so when Ahijah heard (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |
   
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