1 Kings 14
- 1At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.
- 2And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray you, and disguise yourself, that you are not known to be the wife of Jeroboam. Go to Shiloh. There is Ahijah the prophet, which told me that I should be king over this people.
- 3And take with you ten loaves, and cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him: he shall tell you what shall become of the child.
- 4And 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.
- 5And the Lord said to Ahijah the wife of Jeroboam comes to ask a thing of you for her son. For he is sick: this and that shall you say to her. For it shall be, when she comes in, that she shall pretend to be another woman.
- 6And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, you wife of Jeroboam. Why do you pretend to be another? For I am sent to you with heavy news.
- 7Go, tell Jeroboam, The Lord God of Israel says this, Since I lifted you up from among the people, and made you prince over my people Israel,
- 8And tore the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it to you: and yet you have not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in my eyes.
- 9But have done evil above all that were before you. For you have gone and made you other gods, and metal idols, to provoke me to anger, and have cast me behind your back:
- 10Therefore I will bring evil on the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him who urinates against a wall, and him who is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man takes away dung, till it is all gone.
- 11Him who dies of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat. Him who dies in the field shall the birds of the air eat. For the Lord has spoken it.
- 12Arise therefore, go to your own house: and when your feet enter into the city, the child shall die.
- 13And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him. For he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the Lord God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.
- 14Also the Lord shall raise him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day: but what? Even now.
- 15For the Lord shall strike Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their Asherah poles, provoking the Lord to anger.
- 16And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who sinned, and who made Israel to sin.
- 17And Jeroboam's wife arose, and left, and came to Tirzah: and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died.
- 18And they buried him, and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke by the hand of his servant Ahijah the prophet.
- 19And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he fought, and how he reigned they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
- 20And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his place.
- 21And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
- 22And Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done.
- 23For they also built them high places, and images, and Asherah poles, on every high hill, and under every green tree.
- 24And there were also male shrine prostitutes in the land: and they did according to all the disgusting practices of the nations which the Lord cast out before the children of Israel.
- 25In the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem:
- 26And he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house. He even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
- 27And king Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king's house.
- 28And it was so, when the king went into the house of the Lord, that the guard bore them, and brought them back into the guardroom.
- 29Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
- 30And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.
- 31And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his place.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of 1 Kings 14 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray you, and disguise yourself, that you are not known to be the wife of Jeroboam. Go to Shiloh. There is Ahijah the prophet, which told me that I should be king over this people.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd take with you ten loaves, and cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him: he shall tell you what shall become of the child.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd 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.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord said to Ahijah the wife of Jeroboam comes to ask a thing of you for her son. For he is sick: this and that shall you say to her. For it shall be, when she comes in, that she shall pretend to be another woman.
KJVAnd it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam; why feignest thou thyself to be another? for I am sent to thee with heavy tidings.
GIGAKJVAnd it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, you wife of Jeroboam. Why do you pretend to be another? For I am sent to you with heavy news.
KJVGo, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel,
GIGAKJVGo, tell Jeroboam, The Lord God of Israel says this, Since I lifted you up from among the people, and made you prince over my people Israel,
KJVAnd rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes;
GIGAKJVAnd tore the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it to you: and yet you have not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in my eyes.
KJVBut hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:
GIGAKJVBut have done evil above all that were before you. For you have gone and made you other gods, and metal idols, to provoke me to anger, and have cast me behind your back:
KJVTherefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.
GIGAKJVTherefore I will bring evil on the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him who urinates against a wall, and him who is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man takes away dung, till it is all gone.
KJVHim that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat: for the Lord hath spoken it.
GIGAKJVHim who dies of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat. Him who dies in the field shall the birds of the air eat. For the Lord has spoken it.
KJVArise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.
GIGAKJVArise therefore, go to your own house: and when your feet enter into the city, the child shall die.
KJVAnd all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the Lord God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.
GIGAKJVAnd all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him. For he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the Lord God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.
KJVMoreover the Lord shall raise him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day: but what? even now.
GIGAKJVAlso the Lord shall raise him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day: but what? Even now.
KJVFor the Lord shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the Lord to anger.
GIGAKJVFor the Lord shall strike Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their Asherah poles, provoking the Lord to anger.
KJVAnd he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin.
GIGAKJVAnd he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who sinned, and who made Israel to sin.
KJVAnd Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;
GIGAKJVAnd Jeroboam's wife arose, and left, and came to Tirzah: and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died.
KJVAnd they buried him; and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by the hand of his servant Ahijah the prophet.
GIGAKJVAnd they buried him, and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke by the hand of his servant Ahijah the prophet.
KJVAnd the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
GIGAKJVAnd the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he fought, and how he reigned they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
KJVAnd the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.
GIGAKJVAnd the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his place.
KJVFor they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.
GIGAKJVFor they also built them high places, and images, and Asherah poles, on every high hill, and under every green tree.
KJVAnd there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the Lord cast out before the children of Israel.
GIGAKJVAnd there were also male shrine prostitutes in the land: and they did according to all the disgusting practices of the nations which the Lord cast out before the children of Israel.
KJVAnd it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem:
GIGAKJVIn the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem:
KJVAnd he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
GIGAKJVAnd he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house. He even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
KJVAnd king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king's house.
GIGAKJVAnd king Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king's house.
KJVAnd it was so, when the king went into the house of the Lord, that the guard bare them, and brought them back into the guard chamber.
GIGAKJVAnd it was so, when the king went into the house of the Lord, that the guard bore them, and brought them back into the guardroom.
KJVAnd Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.
GIGAKJVAnd Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his place.
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