Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
Jeroboam’s wife did that: she went to Shiloh and arrived at Ahijah’s house. Ahijah could not see; his gaze was fixed
New American Standard Bible
Jeroboam’s wife did so, and arose and went to
King James Version
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.
International Standard Version
So that's what Jeroboam's wife did. She got up, went to Shiloh, and found Ahijah's home. Ahijah was blind, because his eyes could not focus due to his age.
A Conservative Version
And Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were set because of his age.
American Standard Version
And Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were set by reason of his age.
Amplified
Jeroboam’s wife did so. She got up and went [twenty miles] to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah could not see, because his eyes were dim from old age.
Bible in Basic English
So Jeroboam's wife did so, and got up and went to Shiloh and came to the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah was unable to see, because he was very old.
Darby Translation
And Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. And Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were set by reason of his age.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jeroboam's wife will do so, and she will rise and go to Shiloh, and she will come into the house of Ahijah. And Ahijah will not be able to see; for his eyes stood from his old age.
King James 2000
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 dim by reason of his age.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The wife of Jeroboam did so. She got up, went [to] Shiloh, and came [to] the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah was not able to see, for {his eyes were fixed} because of his old age.
Modern King James verseion
And Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose and went to Shiloh. And she came to the house of Ahijah. And Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were set because of his age.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Jeroboam's wife did so: she arose and went to Shiloh and came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were waxen dim for age.
NET Bible
Jeroboam's wife did as she was told. She went to Shiloh and visited Ahijah. Now Ahijah could not see; he had lost his eyesight in his old age.
New Heart English Bible
Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were set by reason of his age.
The Emphasized Bible
And the wife of Jeroboam, did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and entered the house of Ahijah, - now, Ahijah, could not see, for his eyes were fixed, by reason of his old age.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were set by reason of his age.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the wife of Jeroboam doth so, and riseth, and goeth to Shiloh, and entereth the house of Ahijah, and Ahijah is not able to see, for his eyes have stood because of his age.
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 14:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judgment For Jeroboam Continues
3
Take with you 10 loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey,
Phrases
Cross References
1 Kings 11:29
During that time, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
1 Samuel 3:2
One day Eli, whose eyesight was failing,
1 Samuel 4:15
At that time Eli was 98 years old, and his gaze was fixed
Genesis 27:1
When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could not see,
And he answered, “Here I am.”
Genesis 48:10
Now his eyesight was poor because of old age; he could hardly
Deuteronomy 34:7
Moses was 120 years old when he died; his eyes were not weak, and his vitality had not left him.
Joshua 18:1
The entire Israelite community assembled at Shiloh
1 Samuel 4:3-4
When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why did the Lord let us be defeated today by the Philistines?
1 Kings 14:2
Jeroboam said to his wife, “Go disguise yourself,
Psalm 90:10
or, if we are strong, eighty years.
Even the best of them are
indeed, they pass quickly and we fly away.
Ecclesiastes 12:3
and the strong men stoop,
the women who grind cease because they are few,
and the ones who watch through the windows see dimly,
Jeremiah 7:12-14
“But return to My place that was at Shiloh, where I made My name dwell at first.