1 Kings 14:2

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Jeroboam told his wife,“Disguise yourself so that people cannot recognize you are Jeroboam’s wife. Then go to Shiloh; Ahijah the prophet, who told me I would rule over this nation, lives there.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 28:8 : 8 So Saul disguised himself and put on other clothing and left, accompanied by two of his men. They came to the woman at night and said,“Use your ritual pit to conjure up for me the one I tell you.”
  • 2 Sam 14:2 : 2 So Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman. He told her,“Pretend to be in mourning and put on garments for mourning. Don’t anoint yourself with oil. Instead, act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for some time.
  • 2 Chr 18:29 : 29 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat,“I will disguise myself and then enter the battle, but you wear your royal attire.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and they entered the battle.
  • Luke 12:2 : 2 Nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is secret that will not be made known.
  • Josh 18:1 : 1 The Tribes Meet at Shiloh The entire Israelite community assembled at Shiloh and there they set up the tent of meeting. Though they had subdued the land,
  • 1 Kgs 11:29-38 : 29 At that time, when Jeroboam had left Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him on the road; the two of them were alone in the open country. Ahijah was wearing a brand new robe, 30 and he grabbed the robe and tore it into twelve pieces. 31 Then he told Jeroboam,“Take ten pieces, for this is what the LORD God of Israel has said:‘Look, I am about to tear the kingdom from Solomon’s hand and I will give ten tribes to you. 32 He will retain one tribe, for my servant David’s sake and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel. 33 I am taking the kingdom from him because they have abandoned me and worshiped the Sidonian goddess Astarte, the Moabite god Chemosh, and the Ammonite god Milcom. They have not followed my instructions by doing what I approve and obeying my rules and regulations, like Solomon’s father David did. 34 I will not take the whole kingdom from his hand. I will allow him to be ruler for the rest of his life for the sake of my chosen servant David who kept my commandments and rules. 35 I will take the kingdom from the hand of his son and give ten tribes to you. 36 I will leave his son one tribe so my servant David’s dynasty may continue to serve me in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen as my home. 37 I will select you; you will rule over all you desire to have and you will be king over Israel. 38 You must obey all I command you to do, follow my instructions, do what I approve, and keep my rules and commandments, like my servant David did. Then I will be with you and establish for you a lasting dynasty, as I did for David; I will give you Israel.
  • 1 Kgs 14:5-6 : 5 But the LORD had told Ahijah,“Look, Jeroboam’s wife is coming to find out from you what will happen to her son, for he is sick. Tell her such-and-such. When she comes, she will be in a disguise.” 6 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.
  • 1 Kgs 22:30 : 30 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat,“I will disguise myself and then enter into the battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and then entered into the battle.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Kgs 14:3-8
    6 verses
    87%

    3Take ten loaves of bread, some small cakes, and a container of honey and visit him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.”

    4Jeroboam’s wife did as she was told. She went to Shiloh and visited Ahijah. Now Ahijah could not see; he had lost his eyesight in his old age.

    5But the LORD had told Ahijah,“Look, Jeroboam’s wife is coming to find out from you what will happen to her son, for he is sick. Tell her such-and-such. When she comes, she will be in a disguise.”

    6When 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.

    7Go, tell Jeroboam,‘This is what the LORD God of Israel has said:“I raised you up from among the people and made you ruler over my people Israel.

    8I tore the kingdom away from the Davidic dynasty and gave it to you. But you are not like my servant David, who kept my commandments and followed me wholeheartedly by doing only what I approve.

  • 1 Kgs 14:1
    79%

    1At that time Jeroboam’s son Abijah became sick.

  • 1 Kgs 11:28-31
    4 verses
    78%

    28Jeroboam was a talented man; when Solomon saw that the young man was an accomplished worker, he made him the leader of the work crew from the tribe of Joseph.

    29At that time, when Jeroboam had left Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him on the road; the two of them were alone in the open country. Ahijah was wearing a brand new robe,

    30and he grabbed the robe and tore it into twelve pieces.

    31Then he told Jeroboam,“Take ten pieces, for this is what the LORD God of Israel has said:‘Look, I am about to tear the kingdom from Solomon’s hand and I will give ten tribes to you.

  • 1 Kgs 14:16-20
    5 verses
    75%

    16He will hand Israel over to their enemies because of the sins which Jeroboam committed and which he made Israel commit.”

    17So Jeroboam’s wife got up and went back to Tirzah. As she crossed the threshold of the house, the boy died.

    18All Israel buried him and mourned for him, in keeping with the LORD’s message that he had spoken through his servant, the prophet Ahijah.

    19Jeroboam’s Reign Ends The rest of the events of Jeroboam’s reign, including the details of his battles and rule, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.

    20Jeroboam ruled for twenty-two years; then he passed away. His son Nadab replaced him as king.

  • 1 Kgs 12:2-3
    2 verses
    74%

    2When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard the news, he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since.

    3They sent for him, and Jeroboam and the whole Israelite assembly came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 14:12-14
    3 verses
    73%

    12“As for you, get up and go home. When you set foot in the city, the boy will die.

    13All Israel will mourn him and bury him. He is the only one in Jeroboam’s family who will receive a decent burial, for he is the only one in whom the LORD God of Israel found anything good.

    14The LORD will raise up a king over Israel who will cut off Jeroboam’s dynasty. It is ready to happen!

  • 2 Chr 10:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

    2When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard the news, he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon. Jeroboam returned from Egypt.

    3They sent for him and Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 12:15
    72%

    15The king refused to listen to the people, because the LORD was instigating this turn of events so that he might bring to pass the prophetic announcement he had made through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

  • 2 Chr 10:15
    72%

    15The king refused to listen to the people, because God was instigating this turn of events so that he might bring to pass the prophetic announcement he had made through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

  • 1 Kgs 12:26-27
    2 verses
    72%

    26Jeroboam then thought to himself:“Now the Davidic dynasty could regain the kingdom.

    27If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the LORD’s temple in Jerusalem, their loyalty could shift to their former master, King Rehoboam of Judah. They might kill me and return to King Rehoboam of Judah.”

  • 2 Chr 11:2-4
    3 verses
    71%

    2But the LORD’s message came to the prophet Shemaiah,

    3“Say this to King Rehoboam son of Solomon of Judah and to all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin,

    4‘The LORD says this:“Do not attack and make war with your brothers. Each of you go home, for I have caused this to happen.”’” They obeyed the LORD and called off the attack against Jeroboam.

  • 2 Chr 13:4
    71%

    4Abijah ascended Mount Zemaraim, in the Ephraimite hill country, and said:“Listen to me, Jeroboam and all Israel!

  • 1 Kgs 13:1
    70%

    1Just then a prophet arrived from Judah with the LORD’s message for Bethel, as Jeroboam was standing near the altar ready to offer a sacrifice.

  • 1 Kgs 11:40
    70%

    40Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam escaped to Egypt and found refuge with King Shishak of Egypt. He stayed in Egypt until Solomon died.

  • 1 Kgs 22:30
    70%

    30The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat,“I will disguise myself and then enter into the battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and then entered into the battle.

  • 2 Chr 18:29
    69%

    29The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat,“I will disguise myself and then enter the battle, but you wear your royal attire.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and they entered the battle.

  • 1 Kgs 11:26
    69%

    26Jeroboam son of Nebat, one of Solomon’s servants, rebelled against the king. He was an Ephraimite from Zeredah whose mother was a widow named Zeruah.

  • 1 Kgs 12:20
    69%

    20When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. No one except the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the Davidic dynasty.

  • 1 Kgs 16:31
    69%

    31As if following in the sinful footsteps of Jeroboam son of Nebat were not bad enough, he married Jezebel the daughter of King Ethbaal of the Sidonians. Then he worshiped and bowed to Baal.

  • 2 Sam 14:18
    69%

    18Then the king replied to the woman,“Don’t hide any information from me when I question you.” The woman said,“Let my lord the king speak!”

  • 2 Sam 14:2-3
    2 verses
    69%

    2So Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman. He told her,“Pretend to be in mourning and put on garments for mourning. Don’t anoint yourself with oil. Instead, act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for some time.

    3Go to the king and speak to him in the following fashion.” Then Joab told her what to say.

  • 1 Kgs 13:34
    69%

    34This sin caused Jeroboam’s dynasty to come to an end and to be destroyed from the face of the earth.

  • 1 Kgs 13:11
    68%

    11Now there was an old prophet living in Bethel. When his sons came home, they told him everything the prophet had done in Bethel that day. And they told their father all the words that he had spoken to the king.

  • 1 Kgs 1:13
    68%

    13Visit King David and say to him,‘My master, O king, did you not solemnly promise your servant,“Surely your son Solomon will be king after me; he will sit on my throne”? So why has Adonijah become king?’

  • 1 Kgs 21:22
    68%

    22I will make your dynasty like those of Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah because you angered me and made Israel sin.’

  • 1 Kgs 21:7
    68%

    7His wife Jezebel said to him,“You are the king of Israel! Get up, eat some food, and have a good time. I will get the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite for you.”

  • 2 Chr 13:6
    68%

    6Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master.

  • 1 Kgs 13:32
    67%

    32because the message that he announced as the LORD’s message against the altar in Bethel and against all the temples on the high places in the cities of the north will certainly be fulfilled.”

  • 2 Chr 13:20
    67%

    20Jeroboam did not regain power during the reign of Abijah. The LORD struck him down and he died.

  • 2 Kgs 9:2
    67%

    2When you arrive there, look for Jehu son of Jehoshaphat son of Nimshi and take him aside into an inner room.