At that time Abijah
the son
of Jeroboam
became
sick
.
Jeroboam said
to his wife
, "Arise
now
, and adisguise
yourself so that they will not know
that you are the wife
of Jeroboam
, and go
to bShiloh
; behold
, Ahijah
the prophet
is there
, who
cspoke
concerning
me that I would be king
over
this
people
.
" aTake ten
loaves
with you, some cakes
and a jar
of honey
, and go
to him. He will tell
you what
will happen
to the boy
."
Jeroboam's wife
did
so
, and arose
and went
to aShiloh
, and came
to the house
of bAhijah
. Now Ahijah
could
not see
, cfor his eyes
were 1dim
because
of his age
.
Now the LORD had said
to Ahijah
, "Behold
, the wife
of Jeroboam
is coming
to 1inquire
of you concerning
her son
, for he is sick
. You shall say
thus
and thus
to her, for it will be when she arrives
that ashe will pretend
to be another
woman
."
When Ahijah heard
the sound
of her feet
coming
in the doorway
, he said
, "Come
in, wife
of Jeroboam
, why
do you pretend
to be another
woman
? For I am sent
to you with a harsh
message.
"Go, say
to Jeroboam
, `Thus
says
the LORD
God
of Israel
, " aBecause
I exalted
you from among
the people
and made
you leader
over
My people
Israel
,
and atore the kingdom
away
from the house
of David
and gave
it to you-- byet you have not been
like My servant
David
, who
kept
My commandments
and who
followed
Me with all
his heart
, cto do
only
that which
was right
in My sight
;
you also have done more
evil
than
all
who
were before
you, and ahave gone
and made
for yourself other
gods
and bmolten
images
to provoke
Me to anger
, and have ccast
Me behind
your back
--
therefore behold
, I am bringing
calamity
on the house
of Jeroboam
, and awill cut
off
from Jeroboam
1every
male
person, bboth bond
and free
in Israel
, and I cwill make
a clean
sweep
of the house
of Jeroboam
, as one sweeps
away
dung
until
it is all
gone
.
" aAnyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies
in the city
the dogs
will eat
. And he who dies
in the field
the birds
of the heavens
will eat
; for the LORD
has spoken
it."'
"Now you, arise, go
to your house
. aWhen your feet
enter
the city
the child
will die
.
"All Israel
shall mourn
for him and bury
him, for 1he alone
of Jeroboam's
family will come
to the grave
, because
in him asomething
good
was found
toward
the LORD
God
of Israel
in the house
of Jeroboam
.
"Moreover, athe LORD will raise
up for Himself a king
over
Israel
who
will cut
off
the house
of Jeroboam
this
day
1and from now
on.
"For the LORD will strike
Israel
, as a reed
is shaken
in the water
; and aHe will uproot
Israel
from bthis
good
land
which
He gave
to their fathers
, and cwill scatter
them beyond
the Euphrates River
, dbecause
they have made
their 1Asherim
, provoking
the LORD
to anger
.
"He will give up Israel
aon account
of the sins
of Jeroboam
, which
he 1committed
and with which
he made Israel
to sin
."
Then Jeroboam's wife
arose
and departed
and came
to aTirzah
. bAs she was entering
the threshold
of the house
, the child
died
.
aAll Israel
buried
him and mourned
for him, according to the word
of the LORD
which
He spoke
through
His servant
Ahijah
the prophet
.
Now the rest of the acts
of Jeroboam
, ahow
he made
war
and how
he reigned
, behold
, they are written
in the Book
of the Chronicles
of the Kings
of Israel
.
The time that Jeroboam
reigned
was twenty-two
years
; and he slept
with his fathers
, and Nadab
his son
reigned
in his place
.
aNow Rehoboam the son
of Solomon
reigned
in Judah
. Rehoboam
was forty-one
years
old
when he became
king
, and he reigned
seventeen
years
in Jerusalem
, bthe city
which
the LORD
had chosen
from all
the tribes
of Israel
to put
His name
there
. And his mother's
name
was Naamah
the Ammonitess
.
aJudah did
evil
in the sight
of the LORD
, and they bprovoked
Him to jealousy
more
than
all
that their fathers
had done
, with 1the sins
which
they 2committed
.
For they also built
for themselves ahigh
places
and sacred bpillars
and 1 cAsherim
on every
high
hill
and dbeneath
every
luxuriant
tree
.
There were also amale
cult
prostitutes
in the land
. They did
according to all
the abominations
of the nations
which
the LORD
dispossessed
before
the sons
of Israel
.
aNow it happened in the fifth
year
of King
Rehoboam
, that Shishak
the king
of Egypt
came
up against
Jerusalem
.
He took away the treasures
of the house
of the LORD
and the treasures
of the king's
house
, and ahe took
everything
, 1 beven taking
all
the shields
of gold
which
Solomon
had made
.
So King Rehoboam
made
shields
of bronze
in their place
, and acommitted
them to the 1care
of the commanders
of the 2guard
who guarded
the doorway
of the king's
house
.
Then it happened as often
as the king
entered
the house
of the LORD
, that the 1guards
would carry
them and would bring
them back
into the 1guards'
room
.
aNow 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
?
aThere was war between
Rehoboam
and Jeroboam
continually
.
And Rehoboam slept
with his fathers
and was buried
with his fathers
in the city
of David
; and ahis mother's
name
was Naamah
the Ammonitess
. And Abijam
his son
became
king
in his place
.