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First Book of Kings, Chapter 14

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Chapter 14 of 1 Kings—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ At that particular time A·biʹjah the son of Jer·o·boʹam fell sick.1
  2. So Jer·o·boʹam said to his wife: “Rise up, please, and you must disguise2 yourself that they may not know that you are the wife of Jer·o·boʹam, and you must go to Shiʹloh. Look! There is where A·hiʹjah3 the prophet is. He is the one that spoke with reference to me as to becoming king[a] over this people.4
  3. And you must take in your hand ten loaves of bread5 and sprinkled cakes and a flask6 of honey, and you must come in to him.7 He it is that will certainly tell you what is going to happen to the boy.”8
  4. ¶ And the wife of Jer·o·boʹam proceeded to do so. Consequently she rose up and went to Shiʹloh9 and came to the house of A·hiʹjah. Now A·hiʹjah[b] himself was unable to see, for his eyes had set because of his age.10
  5. ¶ And Jehovah himself had said to A·hiʹjah: “Here is the wife of Jer·o·boʹam coming to apply for a word from you regarding her son; for he is sick. This way and that is how you should speak to her. And it will occur[c] that as soon as she arrives, she will be making herself unrecognizable.”11
  6. ¶ And it came about that as soon as A·hiʹjah heard the sound of her feet as she was coming into the entrance, he began to say: “Come in, you wife of Jer·o·boʹam.12 Why is it that you are making yourself unrecognizable while I am being sent to you with a severe message?
  7. Go, say to Jer·o·boʹam, ‘This is what Jehovah the God of Israel has said: “For the reason that I raised you up out of the middle of your people, that I might constitute you a leader over my people Israel,13
  8. and I went on to rip14 the kingdom away from the house of David and give it to you, and you have not become like my servant David, who kept my commandments and who walked after me with all his heart by doing only what was right in my eyes,15
  9. but you began to act worse than all those who happened to be prior to you, and you went and made for yourself another god[d]16 and molten images17 to offend18 me, and it is I whom you have cast behind your back;19
  10. for that reason here I am bringing calamity upon the house of Jer·o·boʹam, and I shall certainly cut off from Jer·o·boʹam anyone urinating against a wall,[e]20 a helpless and worthless one in Israel;[f]21 and I shall indeed make a clean sweep behind the house of Jer·o·boʹam,22 just as one clears away the dung until it is disposed of.23
  11. The one dying of Jer·o·boʹam’s in the city, the dogs will eat;24 and the one dying in the field, the fowls of the heavens will eat,25 because Jehovah himself has spoken it.”’
  12. ¶ “And you yourself, rise up, go to your house. When your feet come into the city the child will certainly die.
  13. And all Israel will indeed bewail him26 and bury him, because this one alone of Jer·o·boʹam’s will come into a burial place; for the reason that something good toward Jehovah the God of Israel has been found in him in the house of Jer·o·boʹam.27
  14. And Jehovah will certainly raise up to himself a king28 over Israel who will cut off the house of Jer·o·boʹam the said day, and what if right now?29
  15. And Jehovah will indeed strike Israel down, just as the reed sways in the water;30 and he will certainly uproot31 Israel off this good ground32 that he gave to their forefathers, and he will indeed scatter33 them beyond the River,[g]34 for the reason that they made their sacred poles,35 so offending36 Jehovah.
  16. And he will give Israel up37 on account of the sins of Jer·o·boʹam with which he sinned and with which he caused Israel to sin.”38
  17. ¶ At that Jer·o·boʹam’s wife rose up and went her way and came to Tirʹzah.39 As she was arriving at the threshold of the house, the boy himself died.
  18. So they buried him, and all Israel went wailing for him, according to Jehovah’s word that he had spoken by means of his servant A·hiʹjah the prophet.
  19. ¶ And the rest of the affairs of Jer·o·boʹam, how he warred40 and how he reigned, there they are written in the book41 of the affairs of the days of the kings of Israel.
  20. And the days that Jer·o·boʹam reigned were twenty-two years, after which he lay down with his forefathers;42 and Naʹdab43 his son began to reign in place of him.
  21. ¶ As for Re·ho·boʹam44 the son of Solʹo·mon, he had become king in Judah. Forty-one years old Re·ho·boʹam was when he began to reign, and seventeen years he reigned in Jerusalem, the city45 that Jehovah had chosen out of all the tribes46 of Israel to put his name there.47 And his mother’s name was Naʹa·mah the Amʹmon·it·ess.48
  22. And Judah went on doing what was bad in the eyes of Jehovah,49 so that they incited50 him to jealousy more than all that their forefathers had done by their sins with which they sinned.51
  23. And they too kept building for themselves high places52 and sacred pillars53 and sacred poles54 upon every high hill55 and under every luxuriant tree.56
  24. And even the male temple prostitute[h] proved to be in the land.57 They acted according to all the detestable things of the nations whom Jehovah had driven out from before the sons of Israel.58
  25. ¶ And it came about in the fifth year of King Re·ho·boʹam that Shiʹshak59 the king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem.
  26. And he got to take the treasures of the house of Jehovah and the treasures of the house of the king;60 and everything he took.61 And he went on to take all the gold shields that Solʹo·mon had made.62
  27. Consequently King Re·ho·boʹam made in place of them copper shields, and he committed them to the control of the chiefs of the runners,63 the guards of the entrance of the king’s house.64
  28. And it would occur that as often as the king came to the house of Jehovah, the runners would carry them, and they returned them to the guard chamber of the runners.65
  29. ¶ And the rest of the affairs of Re·ho·boʹam and all that he did, are they not written in the book66 of the affairs of the times of the kings of Judah?
  30. And warfare itself took place between Re·ho·boʹam and Jer·o·boʹam always.67
  31. Finally Re·ho·boʹam lay down with his forefathers and was buried with his forefathers in the City of David.68 And his mother’s name was Naʹa·mah the Amʹmon·it·ess.69 And A·biʹjam[i]70 his son began to reign in place of him.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ “As to becoming king,” LXXASyVg; M, “as king.”
  2. ^ “Now Ahijah.” Heb., wa·ʼAchi·yaʹhu.
  3. ^ Or, “And let it occur.”
  4. ^ Lit., “other gods.” Heb., ʼelo·himʹ ʼache·rimʹ. Compare 12:28 ftn, “God.”
  5. ^ “Urinating against a wall.” A Heb. idiom for males.
  6. ^ Lit., “one restrained and one let go (abandoned) in Israel.” See De 32:36 ftn, “One.”
  7. ^ That is, the Euphrates.
  8. ^ “Male temple prostitute.” Heb., qa·dheshʹ; Lat., ef·fe·mi·naʹti, “effeminate men.”
  9. ^ “Abijam,” MVg; about 12 Heb. mss and the Bomberg ed. of the Hebrew Bible (1524–1525 C.E.), by Jacob Ben Hayim, “Abijah.”

REFERENCES

  1. ^ 2Sa 12:15; 1Ki 14:12
  2. ^ 1Sa 28:8; 2Sa 14:2; 1Ki 22:30
  3. ^ 1Ki 12:15
  4. ^ 1Ki 11:31
  5. ^ 1Sa 9:7; 1Ki 13:7; 2Ki 4:42
  6. ^ Je 19:1
  7. ^ Ge 33:8; 2Ki 5:15
  8. ^ 2Ki 8:8
  9. ^ Jos 18:1; 1Sa 4:3; 1Ki 11:29; Je 7:12
  10. ^ Ge 27:1; 48:10; De 27:18; 1Sa 3:2; Ps 90:10; Ec 12:3
  11. ^ Pr 21:30; Je 32:19; Lu 20:20; Heb 4:13
  12. ^ Jb 5:13; Ps 33:10
  13. ^ 1Ki 11:31; 12:20; 16:2
  14. ^ 1Ki 12:16
  15. ^ 1Ki 11:33; 15:5; Ac 13:22
  16. ^ De 32:16; Ps 96:5; 115:4; Is 44:9; Je 10:14
  17. ^ De 27:15; 2Ch 11:15; Is 41:29; 1Co 8:4
  18. ^ De 9:8; Ps 78:40
  19. ^ Ne 9:26; Ps 50:17; Eze 23:35
  20. ^ 1Sa 25:34; 1Ki 16:11; 2Ki 9:8
  21. ^ De 32:36
  22. ^ 1Ki 15:29
  23. ^ 2Ki 21:13
  24. ^ 1Ki 16:4; 21:24
  25. ^ 1Sa 17:46; Je 15:3; Re 19:21
  26. ^ 1Sa 25:1
  27. ^ 2Ch 12:12; Eze 18:14
  28. ^ 1Ki 15:29
  29. ^ Ps 103:10; Ec 8:11; 2Pe 2:3
  30. ^ 1Sa 12:25; Je 15:2
  31. ^ De 29:28; 2Ki 17:6; Mt 15:13
  32. ^ De 8:7; Jos 23:15
  33. ^ De 28:64; 2Ki 15:29; 18:11
  34. ^ 2Sa 8:3
  35. ^ De 12:3
  36. ^ 1Ki 14:9
  37. ^ De 28:63
  38. ^ 1Ki 12:30; 13:34; 14:9; Mt 18:7
  39. ^ Jos 12:24; 1Ki 15:33; 16:8
  40. ^ 2Ch 12:15; 13:3
  41. ^ 1Ki 15:31; 16:5; 22:39
  42. ^ 2Ch 13:20; Jb 14:12
  43. ^ 1Ki 15:25
  44. ^ 1Ki 11:43; 2Ch 12:1
  45. ^ 1Ki 8:16; 11:36; 2Ch 12:13
  46. ^ Ps 78:68; 132:13
  47. ^ Ex 20:24; De 12:5
  48. ^ 1Ki 11:1; 2Ch 12:13
  49. ^ Jg 3:7; 2Ki 17:19; 2Ch 12:1; Je 3:8
  50. ^ Ex 34:14; De 4:24; Ps 78:58; Is 65:2; 1Co 10:22
  51. ^ Jg 3:7; 1Ki 11:7
  52. ^ De 12:3
  53. ^ Le 26:1; 2Ki 3:2
  54. ^ 2Ki 21:3
  55. ^ Is 65:7; Je 2:20; Ho 4:13
  56. ^ De 12:2; 2Ch 28:4; Is 57:5
  57. ^ De 23:17; 1Ki 15:12; 22:46
  58. ^ 2Ki 23:7; Ho 4:14
  59. ^ 1Ki 11:40; 2Ch 12:2
  60. ^ 1Ki 7:51; 15:18; 2Ki 18:15; 24:13
  61. ^ 2Ch 12:9; Ps 39:6
  62. ^ 1Ki 10:17; 2Ch 9:15
  63. ^ 1Sa 8:11; 22:17; 2Sa 15:1
  64. ^ 2Ch 12:10
  65. ^ 2Ch 12:11
  66. ^ 1Ki 11:41; 15:23; 1Ch 27:24; 2Ch 12:15
  67. ^ 1Ki 12:24; 15:6
  68. ^ 1Ki 11:43; 15:24; 22:50
  69. ^ 1Ki 11:1; 2Ch 12:13
  70. ^ 1Ch 3:10; Mt 1:7

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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