1 Kings 12:15

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Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from the Lord, that he might perform his saying, which the Lord spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat.So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from the LORD, to fulfill the word He had spoken to Jeroboam son of Nebat through Ahijah the Shilonite.

In other translations

Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from the Lord, that he might perform his saying, which the Lord spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat.So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from the LORD, to fulfill the word He had spoken to Jeroboam son of Nebat through Ahijah the Shilonite.

Hebrew words

וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808שָׁמַעshama'he listenedH8085הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428אֶל־'el-toH413הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971כִּי־ki-forH3588הָיְתָהhayetahit wasH1961סִבָּהsibaha turnH5438מֵעִםme'imfrom withH5973יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068לְמַעַןlema'anso asH4616הָקִיםhakimto establishH6965אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853דְּבָרוֹdevaroword hisH1697אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834דִּבֶּרdiberhe had spokenH1696יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068בְּיַדbeyadby [the] hand ofH3027אֲחִיָּה'achiyahAhijahH281הַשִּׁילֹנִיhashiloni<the> ShiloniteH7888אֶל־'el-toH413יָרָבְעָםyarave'amJeroboamH3379בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121נְבָט׃nevatNebatH5028

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

People: Ahijah (1 Kings 11), Jeroboam, Nebat

Places: Shiloh

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