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.
Parallel translations
- WEB All Israel buried him and mourned for him, according to Yahweh’s word, which he spoke by his servant Ahijah the prophet.
- BSB And they buried him, and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the prophet.
- NKJV And they buried him; and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke through His servant Ahijah the prophet.
- NASB Then all Israel buried him and mourned for him, in accordance with the word of the Lord which He had spoken through His servant Ahijah the prophet.
- NLT And all Israel buried him and mourned for him, as the Lord had promised through the prophet Ahijah.
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Quick answer
All Israel buries and mourns the child according to the word Yahweh spoke through Ahijah. The fulfillment authenticates the prophet and his message.
Overview
The honorable burial fulfills the earlier promise that this child alone would be mourned and laid in a grave. The narrator stresses that events happened 'according to Yahweh's word,' a recurring emphasis in Kings. It assures readers that God's spoken word governs history.
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- 1 Kgs 14:13And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.
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