1 Kings 14 · Verse 4

1 Kings 14:4

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.
1 Kings 14:4, King James Version

1 Kings 14:4 in other translations

BSBJeroboam’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.
WEBJeroboam’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.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTAnd the wife of Jeroboam doth so, and riseth, and goeth to Shiloh, and entereth the house of Ahijah, and Ahijah is not able to see, for his eyes have stood because of his age.
DARBYAnd 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.
BBESo Jeroboam's wife did so, and got up and went to Shiloh and came to the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah was unable to see, because he was very old.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does 1 Kings 14:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 14:3-11

3-11. And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go to him--This was a present in unison with the peasant character she assumed. Cracknels are a kind of sweet seed-cake. The prophet was blind, but having received divine premonition of the pretended countrywoman's coming, he addressed her as the queen the moment she appeared, apprised her of the calamities which, in consequence of the…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 14:1-6

"At that time," when Jeroboam did evil, his child sickened. When sickness comes into our families, we should inquire whether there may not be some particular sin harboured in our houses, which the affliction is sent to convince us of, and reclaim us from. It had been more pious if he had desired to know wherefore God contended with him; had begged the prophet's prayers, and cast away his idols from him; but most…

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1 Kings 14:4 in the original Hebrew

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וַתַּ֤עַשׂva.Ta.'asand she didH6213
כֵּן֙kenthusH3651
אֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shet[the] wife ofH802
יָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmJeroboamH3379
וַתָּ֙קָם֙va.Ta.komand she aroseH6965
וַתֵּ֣לֶךְva.Te.lekhand she wentH1980
שִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohShilohH7887
וַתָּבֹ֖אva.ta.Vo'and she wentH935
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
אֲחִיָּ֑ה'a.chi.YahAhijahH281
וַאֲחִיָּ֙הוּ֙va.'a.chi.Ya.huand AhijahH281
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
יָכֹ֣לya.Kholhe was ableH3201
לִרְא֔וֹתlir.'otto seeH7200
כִּ֛יkiforH3588
קָ֥מוּKa.muthey were fixedH6965
עֵינָ֖יו'ei.Naveyes hisH5869
מִשֵּׂיבֽוֹ\׃\ \סmi.sei.Vofrom old age hisH7869

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 14:4

  • 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 Samuel 4:15

    Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.

  • 1 Samuel 3:2

    And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;

  • Jeremiah 7:12-14

    But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel. And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the Lord, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not; Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh.

  • 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.

  • 1 Samuel 4:3-4

    And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the Lord smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies. So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

  • Psalms 90:10

    The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

  • Ecclesiastes 12:3

    In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,

  • Genesis 27:1

    And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.

  • 1 Kings 14:2

    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.

  • Deuteronomy 34:7

    And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.

  • Genesis 48:10

    Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.

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Shiloh.
11:29; Jos 18:1; 1Sa 4:3,4; Jer 7:12-14
for his eyes.
Ge 27:1; 48:10; De 34:7; 1Sa 3:2; 4:15; Ps 90:10; Ec 12:3
were set by reason of his age. Heb. stood for his hoariness.

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Context

  • 1 Kings 14:3

    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.

  • 1 Kings 14:4

    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.

  • 1 Kings 14:5

    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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1 Kings 14:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y la mujer de Jeroboam hízolo así; y levantóse, y fué á Silo, y vino á casa de Ahías. Y no podía ya ver Ahías, que sus ojos se habían oscurecido á causa de su vejez.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et la femme de Jéroboam fit ainsi, et elle se leva et s’en alla à Silo, et vint à la maison d’Akhija. Et Akhija ne pouvait voir, car ses yeux étaient fixes à cause de son âge.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und das Weib Jerobeams tat also: Sie machte sich auf und ging nach Silo und kam in das Haus Achijas. Achija aber konnte nicht sehen, denn seine Augen waren starr wegen seines Alters.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Fecit ut dixerat, uxor Jeroboam: et consurgens abiit in Silo, et venit in domum Ahiæ: at ille non poterat videre, quia caligaverant oculi ejus præ senectute.