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Wednesday, July 30th, 2025
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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1 Kings 14:12

“As for you, get up and go to your house. When your feet enter the city, the boy will die. Arise you therefore, get you to your house: [and] when your feet enter into the city, the child shall die. Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die. Arise therefore, go to your house. When your feet enter the city, the child shall die. Then Ahijah said to Jeroboam's wife, "Go home now. As soon as you enter your city, your son will die, "As for you, get up and go home. When you set foot in the city, the boy will die. "Now as for you (Jeroboam's wife), arise, go to your own house. When your feet enter the city, the child [Abijah] will die. "Now you, arise, go to your house. When your feet enter the city the child will die. Vp therefore and get thee to thine house: for when thy feete enter into the citie, the childe shall die. But you, arise, go to your house. When your feet enter the city the child will die. That's the Lord 's message to your husband. As for you, go back home, and right after you get there, your son will die. So get up and go home; when your feet enter the city, the boy will die. And thou, arise, go to thine own house; when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die. Then Ahijah said, "Now, go home. Your son will die as soon as you enter the city. Arise therefore, go to your own house; and when your feet enter into the city, the child shall die. And Ahijah went on to say to Jeroboam's wife, "Now go back home. As soon as you enter the town, your son will die. As for you, get up. Go to your house. When your feet enter the city, the child will die. And you, rise up, go to your house. When your feet enter the city, the boy shall die. Get the vp therfore, and go home, & whan thy fete enter in to ye cite, the childe shal dye. Arise thou therefore, get thee to thy house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die. Up, then! go back to your house; and in the hour when your feet go into the town, the death of the child will take place. Up therfore & get thee to thyne owne house: [Beholde,] when thy foote entreth into the citie, the childe shall dye, Arise thou therefore, get thee to thy house; and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die. Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine owne house: and when thy feete enter into the citie, the child shall die. Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine house: [and] when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die. As for you, get up and go home. When your feet enter the city, the child will die. Therfor rise thou, and go in to thin hows; and in thilke entryng of thi feet in to the citee the child schal die. `And thou, rise, go to thy house; in the going in of thy feet to the city -- hath the lad died; You arise therefore, go to your house: [and] when your feet enter into the city, the child shall die. Arise thou therefore, depart to thy own house: [and] when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die. Arise you therefore, get you to your house: [and] when your feet enter into the city, the child shall die. Arise therefore, go to your own house. When your feet enter the city, the child shall die. Then Ahijah said to Jeroboam's wife, "Go on home, and when you enter the city, the child will die. "Get up and go to your house. When your feet go into the city the child will die. Therefore set out, go to your house. When your feet enter the city, the child shall die. Thou, therefore, arise, go to thine own house, - as thy feet are entering the city, the young man shall die. Arise thou, therefore, and go to thy house: and when thy feet shall be entering into the city, the child shall die, Arise therefore, go to your house. When your feet enter the city, the child shall die. And you, rise, go to your house; in the going in of your feet to the city, the boy has died; "And that's it. Go on home—the minute you step foot in town, the boy will die. Everyone will come to his burial, mourning his death. He is the only one in Jeroboam's family who will get a decent burial; he's the only one for whom God , the God of Israel, has a good word to say. "Now you, arise, go to your house. When your feet enter the city the child will die.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abijah;   Government;   Jeroboam;   Judgments;   Prophecy;   Thompson Chain Reference - Death;   Deaths Foretold;   Prophesying;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Abijah;   Ahijah;   Baasha;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ahijah;   Jeroboam;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ahijah;   Jehu;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Abijah;   Ahijah;   Burial;   Temple of Jerusalem;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Abijah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Abijah ;   Ahijah ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ahi'ah;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Jeroboam;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Abijah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ahijah (the Prophet);  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“As for you, get up and go to your house. When your feet enter the city, the boy will die.
Hebrew Names Version
Arise you therefore, get you to your house: [and] when your feet enter into the city, the child shall die.
King James Version
Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.
English Standard Version
Arise therefore, go to your house. When your feet enter the city, the child shall die.
New Century Version
Then Ahijah said to Jeroboam's wife, "Go home now. As soon as you enter your city, your son will die,
New English Translation
"As for you, get up and go home. When you set foot in the city, the boy will die.
Amplified Bible
"Now as for you (Jeroboam's wife), arise, go to your own house. When your feet enter the city, the child [Abijah] will die.
New American Standard Bible
"Now you, arise, go to your house. When your feet enter the city the child will die.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Vp therefore and get thee to thine house: for when thy feete enter into the citie, the childe shall die.
Legacy Standard Bible
But you, arise, go to your house. When your feet enter the city the child will die.
Contemporary English Version
That's the Lord 's message to your husband. As for you, go back home, and right after you get there, your son will die.
Complete Jewish Bible
So get up and go home; when your feet enter the city, the boy will die.
Darby Translation
And thou, arise, go to thine own house; when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Ahijah said, "Now, go home. Your son will die as soon as you enter the city.
George Lamsa Translation
Arise therefore, go to your own house; and when your feet enter into the city, the child shall die.
Good News Translation
And Ahijah went on to say to Jeroboam's wife, "Now go back home. As soon as you enter the town, your son will die.
Lexham English Bible
As for you, get up. Go to your house. When your feet enter the city, the child will die.
Literal Translation
And you, rise up, go to your house. When your feet enter the city, the boy shall die.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Get the vp therfore, and go home, & whan thy fete enter in to ye cite, the childe shal dye.
American Standard Version
Arise thou therefore, get thee to thy house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.
Bible in Basic English
Up, then! go back to your house; and in the hour when your feet go into the town, the death of the child will take place.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Up therfore & get thee to thyne owne house: [Beholde,] when thy foote entreth into the citie, the childe shall dye,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Arise thou therefore, get thee to thy house; and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.
King James Version (1611)
Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine owne house: and when thy feete enter into the citie, the child shall die.
English Revised Version
Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine house: [and] when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.
Berean Standard Bible
As for you, get up and go home. When your feet enter the city, the child will die.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor rise thou, and go in to thin hows; and in thilke entryng of thi feet in to the citee the child schal die.
Young's Literal Translation
`And thou, rise, go to thy house; in the going in of thy feet to the city -- hath the lad died;
Update Bible Version
You arise therefore, go to your house: [and] when your feet enter into the city, the child shall die.
Webster's Bible Translation
Arise thou therefore, depart to thy own house: [and] when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.
World English Bible
Arise you therefore, get you to your house: [and] when your feet enter into the city, the child shall die.
New King James Version
Arise therefore, go to your own house. When your feet enter the city, the child shall die.
New Living Translation
Then Ahijah said to Jeroboam's wife, "Go on home, and when you enter the city, the child will die.
New Life Bible
"Get up and go to your house. When your feet go into the city the child will die.
New Revised Standard
Therefore set out, go to your house. When your feet enter the city, the child shall die.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thou, therefore, arise, go to thine own house, - as thy feet are entering the city, the young man shall die.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Arise thou, therefore, and go to thy house: and when thy feet shall be entering into the city, the child shall die,
Revised Standard Version
Arise therefore, go to your house. When your feet enter the city, the child shall die.
THE MESSAGE
"And that's it. Go on home—the minute you step foot in town, the boy will die. Everyone will come to his burial, mourning his death. He is the only one in Jeroboam's family who will get a decent burial; he's the only one for whom God , the God of Israel, has a good word to say.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Now you, arise, go to your house. When your feet enter the city the child will die.

Contextual Overview

7Go tell Jeroboam, ‘This is what the Lord God of Israel says: I raised you up from among the people, appointed you ruler over my people Israel, 7 Go, tell Yarov`am, Thus says the LORD, the God of Yisra'el: Because I exalted you from among the people, and made you prince over my people Yisra'el, 7 Go, 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, 7 Go, tell Jeroboam, ‘Thus says the Lord , the God of Israel: "Because I exalted you from among the people and made you leader over my people Israel 7 Go back and tell Jeroboam that this is what the Lord , the God of Israel, says: ‘Jeroboam, I chose you from among all the people and made you the leader of my people Israel. 7 Go, tell Jeroboam, ‘This is what the Lord God of Israel says: "I raised you up from among the people and made you ruler over my people Israel. 7"Go, tell Jeroboam, 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: "Because I exalted you from among the people and made you leader over My people Israel, 7 "Go, say to Jeroboam, 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel says: "Because I exalted you from among the people and made you leader over My people Israel, 7 Goe, tel Ieroboam, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Forasmuch as I haue exalted thee from among the people, and haue made thee prince ouer my people Israel, 7Go, say to Jeroboam, ‘Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, "Because I exalted you from among the people and made you ruler over My people Israel,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

when thy feet: 1 Kings 14:3, 1 Kings 14:16, 1 Kings 14:17, 2 Kings 1:6, 2 Kings 1:16, John 4:50-52

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 2:34 - a sign 1 Kings 15:25 - Nadab 2 Kings 1:4 - but shalt Hebrews 11:38 - whom

Cross-References

Genesis 11:27
Now this is the history of the generations of Terach. Terach became the father of Avram, Nachor, and Haran. Haran became the father of Lot.
Genesis 11:27
Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
Genesis 11:27
Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran, and Haran fathered Lot.
Genesis 11:27
This is the family history of Terah. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran was the father of Lot.
Genesis 11:27
This is the account of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot.
Genesis 11:27
Now these are the records of the descendants of Terah. Terah was the father of Abram (Abraham), Nahor, and Haran; and Haran was the father of Lot.
Genesis 11:27
Now these are the records of the generations of Terah. Terah fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran fathered Lot.
Genesis 11:27
Nowe these are the generations of Terah: Terah begate Abram, Nahor, and Haran: and Haran begate Lot.
Genesis 11:27
Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran became the father of Lot.
Genesis 11:27
Here is the genealogy of Terach. Terach fathered Avram, Nachor and Haran; and Haran fathered Lot.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house,.... With all haste, as soon as she could:

and when thy feet enter the city; the city of Tirzah, very probably the king's palace stood at the entry of it, see 1 Kings 14:17,

the child shall die; this is an answer to the question she was to ask, and at the same time a token of the sure and certain fulfilment of all the prophet had spoken in the name of the Lord.


 
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