1 Kings 11:29

At that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him on the way; now Ahijah had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field.

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WEBBE

At that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him on the way. Now Ahijah had clad himself with a new garment; and the two of them were alone in the field.

BSB

During that time, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met Jeroboam on the road as he was going out of Jerusalem. Now Ahijah had wrapped himself in a new cloak, and the two of them were alone in the open field.

KJV

And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field:

ASV

And it came to pass at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; now [Ahijah] had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field.

BBE

Now at that time, when Jeroboam was going out of Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite came across him on the road; now Ahijah had put on a new robe; and the two of them were by themselves in the open country.

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וַיְהִי vay·hi and it was H1961 בָּעֵת ba·'et at the time H6256 הַהִיא ha·hi' (the) that H1931 וְיָרָבְעָם ve·ya·ra·ve·'am and Jeroboam H3379 יָצָא ya·tza' he had gone out H3318 מִירוּשָׁלִָם mi·ru·sha·lim from Jerusalem H3389 וַיִּמְצָא vai·yim·tza' and he found H4672 אֹתוֹ 'o·to (marks the object) him H853 אֲחִיָּה 'a·chi·yah Ahijah H281 הַשִּׁילֹנִי ha·shi·lo·ni (the) Shilonite H7888 הַנָּבִיא ha·na·vi' the prophet H5030 בַּדֶּרֶךְ ba·de·rekh on the way H1870 וְהוּא ve·hu' and he H1931 מִתְכַּסֶּה mit·ka·seh [was] covering himself H3680 בְּשַׂלְמָה be·sal·mah with a cloak H8008 חֲדָשָׁה cha·da·shah new H2319 וּשְׁנֵיהֶם u·she·nei·hem and [the] two of them H8147 לְבַדָּם le·va·dam to alone them H905 בַּשָּׂדֶה ba·sa·deh [were] in the open country H7704

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 26–40

In telling the reason why God rent the kingdom from the house of Solomon, Ahijah warned Jeroboam to take heed of sinning away his preferment. Yet the house of David must be supported; out of it the Messiah would arise. Solomon sought to kill his successor. Had not he taught others, that whatever devices are in men's hearts, the counsel of the Lord shall stand? Yet he himself thinks to defeat that counsel. Jeroboam withdrew into Egypt, and was content to live in exile and obscurity for awhile, being sure of a kingdom at last. Shall not we be content, who have a better kingdom in reserve?

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JeroboamAhijah Jerusalem

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CanaanJeroboamAhijahShilonite

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.