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1 Kings 11:30

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Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ahijah;   Backsliders;   Canaan;   Jeroboam;   Parables;   Promotion;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Hyke or Upper Garment;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ahijah;   Government;   Israel;   Jeroboam;   Judah, tribe and kingdom;   Prophecy, prophet;   Solomon;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Kings, First and Second, Theology of;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Jeroboam;   Solomon;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Israel;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ahiah;   Ahijah;   Divided Kingdom;   High Place;   Jeroboam;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Israel;   Solomon;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Coat (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ahijah ;   Jeroboam (1) ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jeroboam;   Kings;   Solomon;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ahi'ah;   Jerobo'am;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Jeroboam;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ahijah;   Jeroboam;   Piece;   Rag;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Ahijah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Kings, Books of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he had on, tore it into twelve pieces,
Hebrew Names Version
Achiyah laid hold of the new garment that was on him, and tore it in twelve pieces.
King James Version
And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:
English Standard Version
Then Ahijah laid hold of the new garment that was on him, and tore it into twelve pieces.
New Century Version
Ahijah took his new coat and tore it into twelve pieces.
New English Translation
and he grabbed the robe and tore it into twelve pieces.
Amplified Bible
Then Ahijah took hold of the new cloak which he was wearing and tore it into twelve pieces.
New American Standard Bible
Then Ahijah took hold of the new cloak which was on him and tore it into twelve pieces.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Ahiiah caught the newe garment that was on him, and rent it in twelue pieces,
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Ahijah took hold of the new cloak which was on him and tore it into twelve pieces.
Complete Jewish Bible
Achiyah took hold of his new cloak that he was wearing and tore it into twelve pieces.
Darby Translation
Then Ahijah seized the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces;
Easy-to-Read Version
Ahijah took his new coat and tore it into twelve pieces.
George Lamsa Translation
And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and tore it into twelve pieces;
Good News Translation
Ahijah took off the new robe he was wearing, tore it into twelve pieces,
Lexham English Bible
Ahijah took hold of the new cloak which was on him and tore it into twelve pieces.
Literal Translation
And Ahijah laid hold on the new garment on him and tore it into twelve pieces.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Ahia toke holde of the new cloke yt he had on, and rente the same in to twolue peces,
American Standard Version
And Ahijah laid hold of the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces.
Bible in Basic English
And Ahijah took his new robe in his hands, parting it violently into twelve.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Ahia caught the newe mantel that was on him, & rent it in twelue peeces,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Ahijah laid hold of the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces.
King James Version (1611)
And Ahiiah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelue pieces.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Achia laid hold of his new garment that was upon him, and tore it into twelve pieces:
English Revised Version
And Ahijah laid hold of the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces.
Berean Standard Bible
And Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing, tore it into twelve pieces,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Ahias took his newe mentil, with which he was hilid, and kittide in to twelue partis;
Young's Literal Translation
and Ahijah layeth hold on the new garment that [is] on him, and rendeth it -- twelve pieces,
Update Bible Version
And Ahijah laid hold of the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Ahijah caught the new garment that [was] on him, and rent it [in] twelve pieces:
World English Bible
Ahijah laid hold of the new garment that was on him, and tore it in twelve pieces.
New King James Version
Then Ahijah took hold of the new garment that was on him, and tore it into twelve pieces.
New Living Translation
and Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing and tore it into twelve pieces.
New Life Bible
Then Ahijah took hold of his new coat and tore it into twelve pieces.
New Revised Standard
when Ahijah laid hold of the new garment he was wearing and tore it into twelve pieces.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then Ahijah laid hold of the new mantle, that was upon him, - and rent it into twelve pieces;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Ahias taking his new garment, wherewith he was clad, divided it into twelve parts:
Revised Standard Version
Then Ahi'jah laid hold of the new garment that was on him, and tore it into twelve pieces.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Ahijah took hold of the new cloak which was on him and tore it into twelve pieces.

Contextual Overview

26 And then, the last straw: Jeroboam son of Nebat rebelled against the king. He was an Ephraimite from Zeredah, his mother a widow named Zeruah. He served in Solomon's administration. 27This is why he rebelled. Solomon had built the outer defense system (the Millo) and had restored the fortifications that were in disrepair from the time of his father David. Jeroboam stood out during the construction as strong and able. When Solomon observed what a good worker he was, he put the young man in charge of the entire workforce of the tribe of Joseph. 29One day Jeroboam was walking down the road out of Jerusalem. Ahijah the prophet of Shiloh, wearing a brand-new cloak, met him. The two of them were alone on that remote stretch of road. Ahijah took off the new cloak that he was wearing and ripped it into twelve pieces. 31Then he said to Jeroboam, "Take ten of these pieces for yourself; this is by order of the God of Israel: See what I'm doing—I'm ripping the kingdom out of Solomon's hands and giving you ten of the tribes. In honor of my servant David and out of respect for Jerusalem, the city I especially chose, he will get one tribe. And here's the reason: He faithlessly abandoned me and went off worshiping Ashtoreth goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh god of the Moabites, and Molech god of the Ammonites. He hasn't lived the way I have shown him, hasn't done what I have wanted, and hasn't followed directions or obeyed orders as his father David did. 34"Still, I won't take the whole kingdom away from him. I'll stick with him through his lifetime because of my servant David whom I chose and who did follow my directions and obey my orders. But after that I'll remove the kingdom from his son's control and give you ten tribes. I'll leave one tribe to his son, to maintain a witness to my servant David in Jerusalem, the city I chose as a memorial to my Name. 37"But I have taken you in hand. Rule to your heart's content! You are to be the king of Israel. If you listen to what I tell you and live the way I show you and do what pleases me, following directions and obeying orders as my servant David did, I'll stick with you no matter what. I'll build you a kingdom as solid as the one I built for David. Israel will be yours! I am bringing pain and trouble on David's descendants, but the trials won't last forever." 40 Solomon ordered the assassination of Jeroboam, but he got away to Egypt and found asylum there with King Shishak. He remained in exile there until Solomon died.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

rent it: 1 Samuel 15:27, 1 Samuel 15:28, 1 Samuel 24:4, 1 Samuel 24:5

Reciprocal: Exodus 24:4 - according 1 Kings 14:8 - rent Jeremiah 27:2 - put Ezekiel 4:1 - take

Cross-References

Genesis 11:1
At one time, the whole Earth spoke the same language. It so happened that as they moved out of the east, they came upon a plain in the land of Shinar and settled down.
Genesis 11:3
They said to one another, "Come, let's make bricks and fire them well." They used brick for stone and tar for mortar.
Genesis 11:12
When Arphaxad was thirty-five years old, he had Shelah. After Arphaxad had Shelah, he lived 403 more years and had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 25:21
Isaac prayed hard to God for his wife because she was barren. God answered his prayer and Rebekah became pregnant. But the children tumbled and kicked inside her so much that she said, "If this is the way it's going to be, why go on living?" She went to God to find out what was going on. God told her, Two nations are in your womb, two peoples butting heads while still in your body. One people will overpower the other, and the older will serve the younger.
Genesis 29:31
When God realized that Leah was unloved, he opened her womb. But Rachel was barren. Leah became pregnant and had a son. She named him Reuben (Look-It's-a-Boy!). "This is a sign," she said, "that God has seen my misery; and a sign that now my husband will love me."
Judges 13:2
At that time there was a man named Manoah from Zorah from the tribe of Dan. His wife was barren and childless. The angel of God appeared to her and told her, "I know that you are barren and childless, but you're going to become pregnant and bear a son. But take much care: Drink no wine or beer; eat nothing ritually unclean. You are, in fact, pregnant right now, carrying a son. No razor will touch his head—the boy will be God's Nazirite from the moment of his birth. He will launch the deliverance from Philistine oppression."
Luke 1:36
"And did you know that your cousin Elizabeth conceived a son, old as she is? Everyone called her barren, and here she is six months pregnant! Nothing, you see, is impossible with God." And Mary said, Yes, I see it all now: I'm the Lord's maid, ready to serve. Let it be with me just as you say. Then the angel left her.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him,.... This looks as if it was Jeroboam's garment, having got a new one to appear before the king in; though the sense may be this, that the prophet took hold of his own garment that was upon himself:

and rent it in twelve pieces; as symbolical of the twelve tribes of Israel.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The first instance of the “acted parable.” Generally this mode was adopted upon express divine command (see Jeremiah 13:1-11; Ezekiel 3:1-3). A connection may be traced between the type selected and the words of the announcement to Solomon (1 Kings 11:11-13. Compare 1 Samuel 15:26-28).


 
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