1 Kings 11:30
And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:
1 Kings 11:30 in other translations
| BSB | And Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing, tore it into twelve pieces, |
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| WEB | Ahijah took the new garment that was on him, and tore it in twelve pieces. |
| ASV | And Ahijah laid hold of the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces. |
| YLT | and Ahijah layeth hold on the new garment that is on him, and rendeth it--twelve pieces, |
| DARBY | Then Ahijah seized the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces; |
| BBE | And Ahijah took his new robe in his hands, parting it violently into twelve. |
| Webster | And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces: |
What does 1 Kings 11:30 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 11:26-40
26-40. Jeroboam--This was an internal enemy of a still more formidable character. He was a young man of talent and energy, who, having been appointed by Solomon superintendent of the engineering works projected around Jerusalem, had risen into public notice, and on being informed by a very significant act of the prophet Ahijah of the royal destiny which, by divine appointment, awaited him, his mind took a new turn.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 11:26-40
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…
1 Kings 11:30 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 11:30
- 1 Samuel 15:27-28
And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent. And Samuel said unto him, The Lord hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou.
- 1 Samuel 24:4-5
And the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the Lord said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul’s robe privily. And it came to pass afterward, that David’s heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul’s skirt.
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Context
- 1 Kings 11:29
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:
- 1 Kings 11:30
And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:
- 1 Kings 11:31
And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee:
1 Kings 11:30 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y trabando Ahías de la capa nueva que tenía sobre sí, rompióla en doce pedazos, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Akhija saisit le manteau neuf qu’il avait sur lui, et le déchira en douze morceaux. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da faßte Achija das neue Oberkleid, das er anhatte, und zerriß es in zwölf Stücke; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Apprehendensque Ahias pallium suum novum quo coopertus erat, scidit in duodecim partes. |