1 Kings 14:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam; why feignest thou thyself to be another? for I am sent to thee with heavy tidings.”
1 Kings 14:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 14:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 14:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet as she came in at the door, he said, “Come in, Jeroboam’s wife! Why do you pretend to be another? For I am sent to you with heavy news.”
1 Kings 14:6 — World English Bible
1 Kings 14:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam; why feignest thou thyself to be another? for I am sent to thee with heavy tidings. ”
1 Kings 14:6 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 14:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And it cometh to pass, at Ahijah's hearing the sound of her feet <FI>as<Fi> she came in to the opening, that he saith, `Come in, wife of Jeroboam, why is this--thou art making thyself strange? and I am sent unto thee <FI>with<Fi> a sharp thing:”
1 Kings 14:6 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 14:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam; why feignest thou to be another? But I am sent to thee with a hard [message]. ”
1 Kings 14:6 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 14:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore when Ahiiah heard the sounde of her feete as shee came in at the doore, hee saide, Come in, thou wife of Ieroboam: why feinest thou thus thy selfe to bee an other? I am sent to thee with heauie tidings.”
1 Kings 14:6 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 14:6 in Context — 1 Kings 14
4 And Jeroboam’s wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were set by reason of his age.
5 And the Lord said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign herself to be another woman.
6 And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam; why feignest thou thyself to be another? for I am sent to thee with heavy tidings.
7 Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel,
8 And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes;
What Does 1 Kings 14:6 Mean?
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