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1 Kings 14:2

AhijahJeroboamShiloh

1 At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.

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.

3 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.

4 And Jeroboam’s wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were set by reason of his age.

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BSB
and Jeroboam said to his wife, “Now get up, disguise yourself so they will not recognize you as my wife, and go to Shiloh. For Ahijah the prophet is there; it was he who spoke about my kingship over this people.
KJV
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.
WEB
Jeroboam said to his wife, “Please get up and disguise yourself, so that you won’t be recognized as Jeroboam’s wife. Go to Shiloh. Behold, Ahijah the prophet is there, who said that I would be king over this people.
ASV
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, who spake concerning me that I should be king over this people.
DARBY
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 go to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, who told me that [I should be] king over this people.
BLB
And Jeroboam said to his wife, “Arise, please, and disguise yourself, that they may not recognize that you are the wife of Jeroboam, and go to Shiloh. Behold, there [is] Ahijah the prophet; he spoke concerning me as king over this people.
ÅB
Da sa Jeroboam til sin hustru: Stå opp og forklæ deg, så ingen kan se at du er Jeroboams hustru, og gå så til Silo! Der bor profeten Akia, han som sa om meg at jeg skulle bli konge over dette folk.
OTB
Og Jeroboam sa til sin kone, "Vær så snill å reis deg og kle deg ut så de ikke vet at du er Jeroboams kone, og dra til Silo. Se, der er profeten Ahia, han som sa om meg at jeg skulle bli konge over dette folket.
B1930
Da sa Jeroboam til sin hustru: Stå op og forklæ dig, så ingen kan se at du er Jeroboams hustru, og gå så til Silo! Der bor profeten Akia, han som sa om mig at jeg skulde bli konge over dette folk.

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  • 2 Samuel 14:2

    And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:

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  • 1 Kings 11:29–38

    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:

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  • 1 Samuel 28:8

    And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee.

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  • 2 Chronicles 18:29

    And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and will go to the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went to the battle.

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  • Joshua 18:1

    And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.

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  • Luke 12:2

    For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.

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  • 1 Kings 22:30

    And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.

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  • 1 Kings 14:5–6

    And the LORD said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign herself to be another woman.

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