KJV King James Version
And Jeroboam’s wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: [and] when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;
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1 Kings 14:17
And Jeroboam’s wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: [and] when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Jeroboam’s wife got up and departed for Tirzah, and as soon as she stepped over the threshold of the house, the boy died.
WEB World English Bible
Jeroboam’s wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah. As she came to the threshold of the house, the child died.
ASV American Standard Version
And Jeroboam’s wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and as she came to the threshold of the house, the child died.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the wife of Jeroboam riseth, and goeth, and cometh to Tirzah; she hath come in to the threshold of the house, and the youth dieth;
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 14
14 Moreover the LORD shall raise him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day: but what? even now.
15 For the LORD shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the LORD to anger.
16 And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin.
17 And Jeroboam’s wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: [and] when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;
18 And they buried him; and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by the hand of his servant Ahijah the prophet.
19 And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold, they [are] written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
20 And the days which Jeroboam reigned [were] two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַתָּ֙קָם֙H6965 · qa.may(Leb)-kamaiאֵ֣שֶׁתH802 · ish.shahwomanיָרָבְעָ֔םH3379 · ya.rov.amJeroboamוַתֵּ֖לֶךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentוַתָּבֹ֣אH935 · boto come (in): comeתִרְצָ֑תָהH8656 · tir.tsahTirzahהִ֛יאH1931 · huhe/she/itבָּאָ֥הH935 · boto come (in): comeבְסַף־H5592 · saphbasinהַבַּ֖יִתH1004 · betplaceוְהַנַּ֥עַרH5288 · na.aryouthמֵֽת׃H4191 · mutto die
Cross-references
1 Kings 15:33In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years.1 Kings 15:21And it came to pass, when Baasha heard [thereof], that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.1 Kings 16:15In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people [were] encamped against Gibbethon, which [belonged] to the Philistines.1 Kings 16:23In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.Song of Solomon 6:4Thou [art] beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as [an army] with banners.1 Samuel 4:18-20And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.1 Kings 14:12-13Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: [and] when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.1 Samuel 2:20-34And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.1 Kings 16:6-9So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead.Joshua 12:24The king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one.
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