1 Kings 11:30

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Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing and tore it into twelve pieces.

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  • 1 Sam 15:27-28 : 27 As Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore. 28 And Samuel said to him, 'The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel away from you today and has given it to one of your neighbors, someone better than you.'
  • 1 Sam 24:4-5 : 4 He came to the sheepfolds along the way, and there was a cave. Saul went in to relieve himself, while David and his men were sitting in the innermost part of the cave. 5 David’s men said to him, 'This is the day the LORD spoke about when He said, "I will give your enemy into your hands, and you may do to him as you see fit."' Then David arose and secretly cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.

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  • 1 Kgs 11:28-29
    2 verses
    85%

    28 Jeroboam was a capable man, and when Solomon saw how well the young man did his work, he appointed him over all the forced labor of the house of Joseph.

    29 It happened at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him on the road. Ahijah was wearing a new cloak, and the two of them were alone in the field.

  • 1 Kgs 11:31
    85%

    31 Then he said to Jeroboam, 'Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Behold, I am about to tear the kingdom out of Solomon’s hand and give you ten tribes.'

  • 2 Sam 1:11
    76%

    11 Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same.

  • 1 Sam 15:27-28
    2 verses
    75%

    27 As Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore.

    28 And Samuel said to him, 'The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel away from you today and has given it to one of your neighbors, someone better than you.'

  • 2 Kgs 22:11
    75%

    11 When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes.

  • 1 Kgs 11:11-13
    3 verses
    73%

    11 So the LORD said to Solomon, 'Since this is your attitude and you have not kept My covenant and decrees, which I commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to one of your subordinates.'

    12 'Nevertheless, for the sake of David your father, I will not do it during your lifetime. I will tear it out of the hand of your son.'

    13 'However, I will not tear away the entire kingdom. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of David My servant and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.'

  • 2 Sam 13:31
    73%

    31 The king got up, tore his clothes, and lay on the ground, and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.

  • 2 Chr 34:19
    73%

    19 When the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his clothes in distress.

  • 2 Kgs 5:8
    72%

    8 When Elisha, the man of God, heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent the king this message: 'Why have you torn your clothes? Let Naaman come to me, and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel.'

  • 2 Kgs 17:21
    72%

    21 For when Israel was torn from the house of David, they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king. Jeroboam drove Israel away from following the Lord and led them into great sin.

  • 2 Kgs 6:30
    71%

    30 When the king heard the woman's words, he tore his clothes. As he was walking on the wall, the people saw that he was wearing sackcloth underneath, next to his skin.

  • 2 Kgs 2:12
    71%

    12 Elisha saw this and cried out, 'My father, my father! The chariots and horsemen of Israel!' And he saw him no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces.

  • 1 Kgs 13:5
    70%

    5 The altar was also torn apart, and the ashes on it were poured out, according to the sign that the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.

  • Exod 39:23
    69%

    23 The opening of the robe was like the opening of a coat of mail, with a woven edge to prevent it from tearing.

  • 1 Kgs 14:2
    69%

    2 Jeroboam said to his wife, "Please get up and disguise yourself so that no one will recognize you as the wife of Jeroboam. Then go to Shiloh. Look, there is Ahijah the prophet, the one who told me I would become king over these people.

  • 1 Kgs 14:4-8
    5 verses
    68%

    4 Jeroboam's wife did as he said: she arose, went to Shiloh, and arrived at the house of Ahijah. Now, Ahijah could no longer see because his eyes had grown dim due to his age.

    5 But the LORD had already told Ahijah, "The wife of Jeroboam is coming to inquire about her son, for he is sick. You are to say such-and-such to her. When she arrives, she will be pretending to be someone else."

    6 When Ahijah heard the sound of her feet coming to the doorway, he said, "Come in, wife of Jeroboam! Why are you pretending to be someone else? I have been sent to give you harsh news.

    7 Go and tell Jeroboam, '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.

    8 I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you. But you have not been like My servant David, who kept My commandments and followed Me with all his heart, doing only what was right in My eyes.

  • 1 Kgs 13:34
    68%

    34 This response became a sin to the house of Jeroboam, leading to its downfall and destruction from the face of the earth.

  • Mark 2:21
    68%

    21 'No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear becomes worse.'

  • Luke 5:36
    68%

    36 Then He told them a parable: "No one tears a piece from a new garment and sews it onto an old garment. Otherwise, the new garment will be torn, and the patch from the new will not match the old."

  • 1 Kgs 11:35
    68%

    35 'I will take the kingdom out of his son’s hand and give you ten tribes.'

  • 1 Kgs 21:27
    68%

    27 When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay in sackcloth and went about meekly.

  • Isa 37:1
    67%

    1 When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.

  • 2 Kgs 19:1
    67%

    1 When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.

  • Matt 9:16
    67%

    16 No one patches an old garment with a piece of unshrunk cloth, because the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse.

  • 1 Kgs 12:15-16
    2 verses
    67%

    15 So the king refused to listen to the people, for this turn of events was from the LORD, to fulfill the word spoken by the LORD through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

    16 When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, they answered the king: "What share do we have in David, what part in Jesse's son? To your tents, Israel! Look after your own house, David!" So the Israelites went home.

  • 1 Kgs 12:26
    67%

    26 Jeroboam said to himself, "The kingdom will now likely return to the house of David.

  • 1 Kgs 12:2
    67%

    2 When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this—he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon—he remained in Egypt.

  • 1 Kgs 12:20
    67%

    20 When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent for him and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the house of David.

  • 1 Kgs 14:14
    67%

    14 The LORD will raise up a king over Israel who will cut off the house of Jeroboam. This is the day! What indeed is even now happening!

  • Zech 11:14
    67%

    14 Then I broke my second staff called Union, breaking the bond of brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

  • Ezra 9:3
    66%

    3 When I heard this, I tore my garment and my robe, pulled out some of the hair from my head and beard, and sat down appalled.

  • 2 Chr 10:15
    66%

    15 So the king did not listen to the people, for this turn of events was from God, to fulfill the word the Lord had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

  • 2 Chr 13:15
    66%

    15 Then the men of Judah raised a battle cry, and as they shouted, God struck down Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

  • 1 Kgs 13:3
    66%

    3 On that same day, he gave a sign, saying, 'This is the sign that the LORD has spoken: Behold, the altar will be torn apart, and the ashes on it will be poured out.'

  • Gen 37:33
    66%

    33 He recognized it and said, "It is my son's tunic! A wild animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces."

  • 2 Chr 11:3
    66%

    3 “Say to Rehoboam, son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin,

  • Zech 11:10
    66%

    10 So I took my staff called Favor and broke it, revoking the covenant I had made with all the nations.

  • 1 Sam 28:17
    66%

    17 The LORD has done as he spoke through me. He has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, to David.

  • Deut 22:11
    66%

    11 Do not wear clothing woven from wool and linen together.

  • Num 14:6
    66%

    6 Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had explored the land, tore their clothes.