1 Kings 14:4

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Contextual Overview

¹At that time Abijah son of Jeroboam became ill, ²and Jeroboam said to his wife, "Please arise, disguise yourself so they will not recognize you as my wife, and go to Shiloh. For Ahijah the prophet is there; it was he who spoke about my kingship over this people. ³Take with you ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will become of the boy." ⁴Jeroboam'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.⁵But the LORD had said to Ahijah, "Behold, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to ask you about her son, for he is ill. You are to say such and such to her, because when she arrives, she will be disguised." ⁶So when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet entering the door, he said, "Come in, wife of Jeroboam! Why are you disguised? For I have been sent to you with bad news.

Bible Verse Review
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Shiloh: 1 Kings 11:29, Joshua 18:1, 1 Samuel 4:3, 1 Samuel 4:4, Jeremiah 7:12-14

for his eyes: Genesis 27:1, Genesis 48:10, Deuteronomy 34:7, 1 Samuel 3:2, 1 Samuel 4:15, Psalms 90:10, Ecclesiastes 12:3

were set by reason of his age: Heb. stood for his hoariness

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 14:2 - General

Cross-References

Ezekiel 17:15
But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and yet escape?'

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Jeroboam's wife did so, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Abijah,.... Disguised herself, and took this long journey, and found the prophet's house; which she did partly in obedience to her husband, and partly from affection to her child: but Abijah could not see; her or anybody else that came into the room to him:

for his eyes were set by reason of his age; or "stood" fixed and immovable, as the eyes of blind men are; or the nerves and muscles of his eyes stood within the holes thereof, so that he could not see objects.