1 Kings 14
Evangelical Heritage Version
God’s Judgment on Jeroboam
14 At that time, Jeroboam’s son Abijah became very sick. 2 So Jeroboam told his wife, “Go and disguise yourself so that you will not be recognized as Jeroboam’s wife. Then go to Shiloh. That is where the prophet Ahijah is. He is the one who told me that I would become king over this people. 3 Take with you ten loaves of bread, some baked goods, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.”
4 So Jeroboam’s wife did as she was told. She went to Shiloh and came to Ahijah’s house. Now Ahijah was no longer able to see due to old age. His eyes stared straight ahead.[a]
5 The Lord had told Ahijah, “Be ready! Jeroboam’s wife is coming to inquire from you about her son because he is seriously ill. When she comes, you will say this and this to her. But when she comes, she will be disguised.”
6 When Ahijah heard her footsteps as she came to the door, he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam! Why are you disguised? I am a messenger with bad news for you. 7 Go and tell Jeroboam that this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says.”
The Lord’s Message for Jeroboam
I raised you up from among the people, and I appointed you leader over my people Israel. 8 I tore the kingdom from the house of David and gave it to you. But you have not been like my servant David, who kept my commands and followed me with all his heart by doing only what was right in my eyes. 9 You have done more evil than all those who came before you, and you have made for yourself other gods and images of cast metal, provoking me to anger. You threw me behind your back.
10 Therefore, listen to this! I myself will bring disaster on the house of Jeroboam. I will exterminate everyone in Israel connected to Jeroboam, all those who urinate against the wall,[b] both bound and free.[c] I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as completely as manure is burned. 11 The dogs will eat those who belong to Jeroboam who die in the city, and the birds of the air will eat those who die in the country, because the Lord has spoken.
12 As for you, go home. As soon as your feet enter the city, the boy will die. 13 All Israel will mourn for him, and they will bury him. Indeed, from those who belong to Jeroboam he alone will be buried in a tomb, because in the house of Jeroboam some good is found in him before the Lord, the God of Israel. 14 Then the Lord will raise up for himself a king over Israel who will cut off the house of Jeroboam. This is the day. Indeed, it begins right now.[d]
15 The Lord will strike Israel until it sways like a reed swaying in the water. He will uproot Israel from this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and he will scatter them beyond the River,[e] because they made their Asherah poles, provoking the Lord to anger. 16 Yes, he will give Israel up because of the sins which Jeroboam himself committed and which he caused Israel to commit.
17 So Jeroboam’s wife got up, set out, and traveled to Tirzah. When she crossed the threshold of the house, the boy died. 18 They buried him, and all Israel mourned for him according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke through his servant, the prophet Ahijah.
19 As for the rest of Jeroboam’s acts, the wars he fought and the way he ruled, you can find them written in the annals[f] of the kings of Israel. 20 Jeroboam was king for twenty-two years. He rested with his fathers. Then his son Nadab became king in his place.
Rehoboam’s Reign
21 Meanwhile, Rehoboam son of Solomon was king in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord had chosen from all the tribes of Israel to put his Name there. The name of Rehoboam’s mother was Na’amah the Ammonite.
22 Judah did evil in the eyes of the Lord, and they provoked him to anger more than all their fathers had done with the sins that they committed. 23 They built for themselves high places, sacred memorial stones, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every leafy tree. 24 There were even male cult prostitutes in the land. They practiced all the abominations of the nations which the Lord had driven out before the people of Israel.
25 In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem. 26 He took the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king’s palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields that Solomon had made. 27 So King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them, and he entrusted them to the captains of the guard who were keeping watch at the entrance of the king’s palace. 28 Whenever the king went to the House of the Lord, the guards would carry the shields. Then the guards would return them to the armory.
29 As for the rest of Rehoboam’s acts and everything he did, are they not written in the annals of the kings of Judah? 30 There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days. 31 Rehoboam rested with his fathers, and he was buried with his fathers in the City of David. The name of his mother was Na’amah the Ammonite. Then his son Abijam became king in his place.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 14:4 Literally his eyes stood. Or his eyes had cataracts and he could not see.
- 1 Kings 14:10 This seems to be a crude term used only when making threats of a violent death.
- 1 Kings 14:10 It is uncertain which categories of people these terms refer to.
- 1 Kings 14:14 Literally this is the day and what also now. The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.
- 1 Kings 14:15 That is, the Euphrates
- 1 Kings 14:19 Or chronicles
1 Kings 14
New International Version
Ahijah’s Prophecy Against Jeroboam
14 At that time Abijah son of Jeroboam became ill, 2 and Jeroboam said to his wife, “Go, disguise yourself, so you won’t be recognized as the wife of Jeroboam. Then go to Shiloh. Ahijah(A) the prophet is there—the one who told me I would be king over this people. 3 Take ten loaves of bread(B) with you, some cakes and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.” 4 So Jeroboam’s wife did what he said and went to Ahijah’s house in Shiloh.
Now Ahijah could not see; his sight was gone because of his age. 5 But the Lord had told Ahijah, “Jeroboam’s wife is coming to ask you about her son, for he is ill, and you are to give her such and such an answer. When she arrives, she will pretend to be someone else.”
6 So when Ahijah heard the sound of her footsteps at the door, he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam. Why this pretense?(C) I have been sent to you with bad news. 7 Go, tell Jeroboam that this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says:(D) ‘I raised you up from among the people and appointed you ruler(E) over my people Israel. 8 I tore(F) the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you, but you have not been like my servant David, who kept my commands and followed me with all his heart, doing only what was right(G) in my eyes. 9 You have done more evil(H) than all who lived before you.(I) You have made for yourself other gods, idols(J) made of metal; you have aroused(K) my anger and turned your back on me.(L)
10 “‘Because of this, I am going to bring disaster(M) on the house of Jeroboam. I will cut off from Jeroboam every last male in Israel—slave or free.[a](N) I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns dung, until it is all gone.(O) 11 Dogs(P) will eat those belonging to Jeroboam who die in the city, and the birds(Q) will feed on those who die in the country. The Lord has spoken!’
12 “As for you, go back home. When you set foot in your city, the boy will die. 13 All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. He is the only one belonging to Jeroboam who will be buried, because he is the only one in the house of Jeroboam in whom the Lord, the God of Israel, has found anything good.(R)
14 “The Lord will raise up for himself a king over Israel who will cut off the family of Jeroboam. Even now this is beginning to happen.[b] 15 And the Lord will strike Israel, so that it will be like a reed swaying in the water. He will uproot(S) Israel from this good land that he gave to their ancestors and scatter them beyond the Euphrates River, because they aroused(T) the Lord’s anger by making Asherah(U) poles.[c] 16 And he will give Israel up because of the sins(V) Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.”
17 Then Jeroboam’s wife got up and left and went to Tirzah.(W) As soon as she stepped over the threshold of the house, the boy died. 18 They buried him, and all Israel mourned for him, as the Lord had said through his servant the prophet Ahijah.
19 The other events of Jeroboam’s reign, his wars and how he ruled, are written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel. 20 He reigned for twenty-two years and then rested with his ancestors. And Nadab his son succeeded him as king.
Rehoboam King of Judah(X)
21 Rehoboam son of Solomon was king in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel in which to put his Name. His mother’s name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite.(Y)
22 Judah(Z) did evil in the eyes of the Lord. By the sins they committed they stirred up his jealous anger(AA) more than those who were before them had done. 23 They also set up for themselves high places, sacred stones(AB) and Asherah poles(AC) on every high hill and under every spreading tree.(AD) 24 There were even male shrine prostitutes(AE) in the land; the people engaged in all the detestable(AF) practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites.
25 In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt attacked(AG) Jerusalem. 26 He carried off the treasures of the temple(AH) of the Lord and the treasures of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields(AI) Solomon had made. 27 So King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and assigned these to the commanders of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.(AJ) 28 Whenever the king went to the Lord’s temple, the guards bore the shields, and afterward they returned them to the guardroom.
29 As for the other events of Rehoboam’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? 30 There was continual warfare(AK) between Rehoboam and Jeroboam. 31 And Rehoboam rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the City of David. His mother’s name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite.(AL) And Abijah[d] his son succeeded him as king.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 14:10 Or Israel—every ruler or leader
- 1 Kings 14:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.
- 1 Kings 14:15 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah; here and elsewhere in 1 Kings
- 1 Kings 14:31 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 2 Chron. 12:16); most Hebrew manuscripts Abijam
1 Reyes 14
La Biblia de las Américas
Profecía de Ahías contra Jeroboam
14 Por aquel tiempo Abías, hijo de Jeroboam, se enfermó. 2 Y Jeroboam dijo a su mujer: Levántate ahora y disfrázate(A) para que no conozcan que eres la mujer de Jeroboam, y ve a Silo(B); he aquí, allí está el profeta Ahías, que dijo de mí que yo sería rey sobre este pueblo(C). 3 Toma en tus manos diez panes(D), tortas y un jarro de miel, y ve a él. Él te dirá lo que le ha de suceder al niño. 4 Así lo hizo la mujer de Jeroboam; se levantó, fue a Silo(E) y llegó a casa de Ahías(F). Y Ahías no podía ver porque sus ojos se habían nublado[a] a causa de su vejez(G). 5 Mas el Señor había dicho a Ahías: He aquí, la mujer de Jeroboam viene a consultarte[b] sobre su hijo, pues está enfermo. Esto y esto le dirás, pues será que cuando ella venga, fingirá ser otra mujer(H).
6 Y sucedió que cuando Ahías oyó el ruido de los pasos de ella al entrar por la puerta, dijo: Entra, mujer de Jeroboam. ¿Por qué finges ser otra mujer? Pues he sido enviado a ti con un duro mensaje. 7 Ve, di a Jeroboam: «Así dice el Señor, Dios de Israel: “Por cuanto te levanté de entre el pueblo y te hice príncipe sobre mi pueblo Israel(I), 8 y arranqué el reino de la casa de David y te lo di a ti(J), pero tú no has sido como mi siervo David, que guardó mis mandamientos y me siguió de todo corazón, para hacer solo lo que era recto a mis ojos(K); 9 sino que has hecho más mal que todos los que fueron antes de ti, y fuiste e hiciste para ti otros dioses(L) e imágenes fundidas(M) para provocarme a ira, y me arrojaste detrás de tus espaldas(N); 10 por tanto, he aquí, traigo mal sobre la casa de Jeroboam, y cortaré de Jeroboam a todo varón[c], tanto esclavo como libre en Israel(O); barreré completamente la casa de Jeroboam(P), como se barre el estiércol hasta que desaparece del todo. 11 Cualquiera de los de Jeroboam que muera en la ciudad, se lo comerán los perros. Y el que muera en el campo, se lo comerán las aves del cielo(Q); porque el Señor ha hablado”». 12 Y tú, levántate, vete a tu casa. Cuando tus pies entren en la ciudad, el niño morirá(R). 13 Y todo Israel hará duelo por él y lo sepultarán, pues solo este de la familia de Jeroboam irá a la sepultura, porque de la casa de Jeroboam, solo en él fue hallado algo bueno hacia el Señor, Dios(S) de Israel. 14 Y el Señor levantará para sí un rey sobre Israel que destruirá la casa de Jeroboam(T) en este día, y de ahora en adelante[d]. 15 El Señor, pues, herirá a Israel, como se agita una caña en el agua, y Él arrancará a Israel(U) de esta buena tierra(V) que dio a sus padres(W), y los esparcirá más allá del río Eufrates, porque han hecho sus Aseras[e], provocando a ira al Señor(X). 16 Y abandonará a Israel a causa de los pecados que cometió[f] Jeroboam y con los cuales hizo pecar a Israel(Y).
17 Entonces la mujer de Jeroboam se levantó, se fue y llegó a Tirsa(Z). Y al entrar ella por el umbral de la casa, el niño murió(AA). 18 Y todo Israel lo sepultó e hizo duelo por él(AB), conforme a la palabra que el Señor había hablado por medio[g] de su siervo, el profeta Ahías.
19 Los demás hechos de Jeroboam(AC), cómo guerreó y cómo reinó, he aquí, están escritos en el libro de las Crónicas de los reyes de Israel. 20 El tiempo[h] que Jeroboam reinó fue veintidós años, y durmió con sus padres; y su hijo Nadab reinó en su lugar.
Reinado de Roboam
21 (AD)Y Roboam, hijo de Salomón, reinó en Judá. Roboam tenía cuarenta y un años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó diecisiete años en Jerusalén, la ciudad que el Señor había escogido de entre todas las tribus de Israel para poner allí su nombre. El nombre de su madre era Naama, amonita(AE). 22 Judá hizo lo malo(AF) ante los ojos del Señor, y le provocaron a celos(AG) más que todo lo que sus padres le habían provocado con los[i] pecados que habían hecho[j]. 23 Porque ellos también edificaron para sí lugares altos(AH), pilares(AI) sagrados y Aseras(AJ) en toda colina alta y bajo todo árbol frondoso(AK). 24 Hubo también en la tierra sodomitas de cultos paganos(AL). Hicieron conforme a todas las abominaciones de las naciones que el Señor había echado delante de los hijos de Israel.
25 Y sucedió que en el quinto año del rey Roboam, Sisac, rey de Egipto, subió contra Jerusalén(AM). 26 Y tomó los tesoros de la casa del Señor y los tesoros del palacio del rey; se apoderó de todo, llevándose aun[k] todos los escudos de oro que había hecho Salomón(AN). 27 Entonces el rey Roboam hizo escudos de bronce en su lugar, y los entregó al cuidado[l] de los jefes de la guardia[m](AO) que custodiaban la entrada de la casa del rey. 28 Y sucedía que cuando el rey entraba en la casa del Señor, los de la guardia los llevaban; después los devolvían a la sala de los de la guardia.
29 Los demás hechos de Roboam y todo lo que hizo, ¿no están escritos en el libro de las Crónicas(AP) de los reyes de Judá? 30 Y hubo guerra continua entre Roboam y Jeroboam(AQ). 31 Y durmió Roboam con sus padres y fue sepultado con sus padres en la ciudad de David; y el nombre de su madre era Naama, amonita(AR). Y su hijo Abiam[n] reinó en su lugar.
Footnotes
- 1 Reyes 14:4 Lit., estaban fijos
- 1 Reyes 14:5 Lit., buscar una palabra de ti
- 1 Reyes 14:10 Lit., al que orina contra la pared
- 1 Reyes 14:14 Lit., y ¿qué también ahora?
- 1 Reyes 14:15 I.e., símbolos de madera de una deidad femenina
- 1 Reyes 14:16 Lit., pecó
- 1 Reyes 14:18 Lit., mano
- 1 Reyes 14:20 Lit., Los días
- 1 Reyes 14:22 Lit., sus
- 1 Reyes 14:22 Lit., pecado
- 1 Reyes 14:26 Lit., y él tomó
- 1 Reyes 14:27 Lit., en mano
- 1 Reyes 14:27 Lit., los corredores, y así en el vers. 28
- 1 Reyes 14:31 En 2 Crón. 12:16, Abías
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