1 Kings 14:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Jeroboam’s wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;”

1 Kings 14:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 14:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 14:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Jeroboam’s wife arose and departed, and came to Tirzah. As she came to the threshold of the house, the child died.”

1 Kings 14:17 — World English Bible

1 Kings 14:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Jeroboam’s wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: andas she came to the threshold of the house, the child died. ”

1 Kings 14:17 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 14:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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;”

1 Kings 14:17 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 14:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Jeroboam's wife arose and departed, and came to Tirzah; when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died. ”

1 Kings 14:17 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 14:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Ieroboams wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah, and when shee came to the threshold of the house, the yong man dyed,”

1 Kings 14:17 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 14:17 in Context — 1 Kings 14

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.

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What Does 1 Kings 14:17 Mean?

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