Jeroboam said to his wife, “Go disguise yourself,(A) so they won’t know that you’re Jeroboam’s wife, and go to Shiloh.(B) The prophet Ahijah is there; it was he who told about me becoming king over this people.(C) Take with you ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey,(D) and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.”

Jeroboam’s wife did that: she went to Shiloh and arrived at Ahijah’s house. Ahijah could not see; he was blind[a] due to his age.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 14:4 Lit see, for his eyes stood; 1Sm 4:15

and Jeroboam said to his wife, “Go, disguise yourself, so you won’t be recognized as the wife of Jeroboam. Then go to Shiloh. Ahijah(A) the prophet is there—the one who told me I would be king over this people. Take ten loaves of bread(B) with you, some cakes and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.” So Jeroboam’s wife did what he said and went to Ahijah’s house in Shiloh.

Now Ahijah could not see; his sight was gone because of his age.

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