"At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick." — 1 Kings 14:1

1 Kings 14:1 · KJV

“At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.”

— 1 Kings 14:1

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.

1 Kings 14 — Context

At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.

And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go to him: he shall tell thee what shall become of the child. {with...: Heb. in thine hand} {cracknels: or, cakes} {cruse: or, bottle}

Cross References

1 Kings 13:33-34

After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became {one} of the priests of the high places. {made...: Heb. returned and made} {consecrated...: Heb. filled his hand}

Exodus 20:5

Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God {am} a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth {generation} of them that hate me;

1 Kings 14:12-13

Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: {and} when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.

1 Samuel 4:19-20

And his daughter in law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, {near} to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her. {be delivered: or, cry out} {came: Heb. were turned}

1 Samuel 31:2

And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons.

2 Samuel 12:15

And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.

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