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1 Kings 14:4

AhijahJeroboamShiloh

2 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.

3 Take with you ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will become of the boy.”

Jeroboam’s wife did as instructed; she arose and went to Shiloh and arrived at Ahijah’s house. Now Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were dim because of his age.

5 But the LORD had said to Ahijah, “Behold, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to ask you about her son, for he is ill. You are to say such and such to her, because when she arrives, she will be disguised.”

6 So when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet entering the door, he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam! Why are you disguised? For I have been sent to you with bad news.

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BSB
Jeroboam’s wife did as instructed; she arose and went to Shiloh and arrived at Ahijah’s house. Now Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were dim because of his age.
KJV
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.
WEB
Jeroboam’s wife did so, and arose and went to Shiloh, and came to Ahijah’s house. Now Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were set by reason of his age.
ASV
And Jeroboam`s wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were set by reason of his age.
DARBY
And Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. And Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were set by reason of his age.
BLB
And the wife of Jeroboam did so, and she arose and went to Shiloh and came to the house of Ahijah. And Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were glazed because of his age.
ÅB
Og Jeroboams hustru gjorde så; hun sto opp og gikk til Silo og kom til Akias hus. Men Akia kunne ikke se; for hans øyne var stive av alderdom.
OTB
Så gjorde Jeroboams kone slik, og satte av sted og dro til Silo, og kom til Ahias hus. Nå kunne ikke Ahia se, for hans øyne var svake på grunn av hans alder.
B1930
Og Jeroboams hustru gjorde så; hun stod op og gikk til Silo og kom til Akias hus. Men Akia kunde ikke se; for hans øine var stive av alderdom.

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  • 1 Kings 11:29

    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.

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  • 1 Samuel 4:15

    Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his gaze was fixed because he could not see.

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  • 1 Samuel 3:2

    And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room.

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  • Jeremiah 7:12–14

    But go now to the place in Shiloh where I first made a dwelling for My Name, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel.

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  • Joshua 18:1

    Then the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. And though the land was subdued before them,

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  • 1 Samuel 4:3–4

    When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why has the LORD brought defeat on us before the Philistines today? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh, so that it may go with us to save us from the hand of our enemies.”

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  • Psalms 90:10

    The length of our days is seventy years— or eighty if we are strong— yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.

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  • Ecclesiastes 12:3

    on the day the keepers of the house tremble and the strong men stoop, when those grinding cease because they are few and those watching through windows see dimly,

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