1 Kings 14:2

“Jeroboam said to his wife, “Get up, please, and disguise yourself, so that they will not know that you are the wife of Jeroboam, and go to Shiloh. Look, there is Ahijah the prophet; he spoke about me that I would be king over this people.”

1 Kings 14:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 14:2, word by word

Jeroboamיָרָבְעָםyaravam

Jeroboam

Jeroboam: the name of two kings of Israel: Jeroboam son of Nebat, first king of the ten northern tribes (1 Kings 11–14), and Jeroboam son of Joash, much later (2 Kings 14:23-29).

Where else “yaravam” appears
saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomer” appears
to his wifeאִשְׁתּisht

wife

Literally "his woman": the one married to him.

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“Get upקוּמִיkumi

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

Where else “kumi” appears
and disguise yourselfהִשְׁתַּנִּיתhishtanit

disguise oneself

To change one's appearance so no one recognizes him.

Where else “hishtanit” appears
knowיֵדְעוּyedu

know

To know something, realize.

Where else “yedu” appears
and goהָלַכְתְּhalacht

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

Where else “halacht” appears
to Shilohשִׁלֹהshilo

Shiloh

See it on the mapWhere else “shilo” appears
is Ahijahאֲחִיָּהachiya

Ahijah

Ahijah: the name of several people; among them the priest who carried the ephod in Saul's time (1 Samuel 14:3) and the prophet from Shiloh (1 Kings 11:29). It means "brother of YHWH."

Where else “achiya” appears
the prophetנָּבִיאnavi

prophet

Someone who speaks for YHWH.

Where else “navi” appears
spokeדִבֶּרdiber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “diber” appears
that I would be kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

Where else “am” appears

Places in this verse

JerusalemShiloh
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Shiloh

    Today: Khirbet Seilun (Tel Shiloh), West Bank

    A town in the hills of Ephraim, about 19 miles (30 km) north of Jerusalem.

    The tabernacle stood there in the days of Joshua and Eli (Josh 18:1; 1 Sam 1:3). Hannah prayed there, and Samuel was born (1 Sam 1:9-20).

    Joshua 18:11 Samuel 1:31 Samuel 4:3Jeremiah 7:12

The context

1At that time Abijah son of Jeroboam fell sick.

2 · This verse (above)

3Take in your hand ten loaves of bread, and cakes, and a jar of honey, and go in to him; he will tell you what will happen to the boy.”

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