And Jeroboam’s wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;
Parallel translations
- WEB Jeroboam’s wife arose and departed, and came to Tirzah. As she came to the threshold of the house, the child died.
- BSB 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.
- NKJV Then Jeroboam’s wife arose and departed, and came to Tirzah. When she came to the threshold of the house, the child died.
- NASB Then Jeroboam’s wife arose and departed, and came to Tirzah. As she was entering the threshold of the house, the child died.
- NLT So Jeroboam’s wife returned to Tirzah, and the child died just as she walked through the door of her home.
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Quick answer
Jeroboam's wife returns to Tirzah, and the child dies as she crosses the threshold, just as prophesied. God's word is fulfilled exactly and immediately.
Overview
The precise fulfillment confirms Ahijah as a true prophet of Yahweh. The boy's death at the very moment foretold underscores the certainty of God's word against Jeroboam's house. It is a sober reminder that prophetic judgment is not idle threat.
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- 1 Kgs 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 Kgs 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 Kgs 15:21And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
- 1 Kgs 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 6:4Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.
- 1 Kgs 16:6–9So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
- 1 Sam 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 Sam 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 Kgs 14:12–13Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.
- Josh 12:24The king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one.
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