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1 Kings 11:28-30
New English Translation
1 Kings 11:28-30
New English Translation
28 Jeroboam was a talented man;[a] when Solomon saw that the young man was an accomplished worker, he made him the leader of the work crew from the tribe[b] of Joseph. 29 At that time, when Jeroboam had left Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him on the road; the two of them were alone in the open country. Ahijah[c] was wearing a brand new robe, 30 and he grabbed the robe[d] and tore it into twelve pieces.
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- 1 Kings 11:28 tn Heb “man of strength.”
- 1 Kings 11:28 tn Heb “house.”
- 1 Kings 11:29 tn The Hebrew text has simply “he,” making it a bit unclear whether Jeroboam or Ahijah is the subject, but in the Hebrew word order Ahijah is the nearer antecedent, and this is followed by the present translation.
- 1 Kings 11:30 tn Heb “and Ahijah grabbed the new robe that was on him.”
1 Kings 11:28-30
New International Version
1 Kings 11:28-30
New International Version
28 Now Jeroboam was a man of standing,(A) and when Solomon saw how well(B) the young man did his work, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the tribes of Joseph.
29 About that time Jeroboam was going out of Jerusalem, and Ahijah(C) the prophet of Shiloh met him on the way, wearing a new cloak. The two of them were alone out in the country, 30 and Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing and tore(D) it into twelve pieces.
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