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1 Kings 14:7

14:6 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. heavy: Heb. hard
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,

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Go, tell Jeroboam, ‘Yahweh, the God of Israel, says: “Because I exalted you from among the people, and made you prince over my people Israel,

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,

Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, For as much as I exalted you from among the people, and made you prince over my people Israel,

14:8 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 14:7 mean?

1 Kings 14:7 is a verse in the book of 1 Kings, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָלַךְ (yâlak), אָמַר (ʼâmar), יָרׇבְעָם (Yârobʻâm). It connects to 4 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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Go,יָלַךְyâlak/yaw-lak'/H3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
tellאָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)
Jeroboam,יָרׇבְעָםYârobʻâm/yaw-rob-awm'/H3379Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kings
Thus
saithאָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)
the
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
Godאֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
of
Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêl/yis-raw-ale'/H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
Forasmuch
asיַעַןyaʻan/yah'-an/H3282properly, heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause
I
exaltedרוּםrûwm/room/H7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
thee
from
amongתָּוֶךְtâvek/taw'-vek/H8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
the
people,עַםʻam/am/H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
and
madeנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
thee
princeנָגִידnâgîyd/naw-gheed'/H5057a commander (as occupying the front), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themes
over
my
peopleעַםʻam/am/H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêl/yis-raw-ale'/H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

Commentary on 1 Kings 14:7

HENRY_FULL · 1 Kings 14:7
In this chapter we have, I. The answer which God, in a vision, gave to Solomon's prayer, and the terms he settled with him, ver. 1-9 . II. The interchanging of grateful kindnesses between Solomon and Hiram, ver. 10-14 . III. His workmen and buildings, ver. 15-24 . IV. His devotion, ver. 25 . V. His trading navy, ver. 26-28 .

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Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

1 Kings 3:5

In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

1 Kings 11:9

And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,

2 Chronicles 1:7

In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.

2 Chronicles 7:12

And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice.

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Other verses that share key original-language words with 1 Kings 14:7.

Genesis 2:16

And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: thou: Heb. eating thou shalt eat

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him

Genesis 3:1

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea: Heb. Yea, because, etc.

Genesis 3:14

And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

Genesis 1:11

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. grass: Heb. tender grass

Genesis 1:14

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: the day: Heb. between the day and between the night

Genesis 1:20

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. moving: or, creeping life: Heb. soul fowl: Heb. let fowl fly open: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven

Genesis 1:22

And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

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What does 1 Kings 14:7 say?

1 Kings 14:7 (King James Version) reads: "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,"

Is 1 Kings 14:7 in the Old or New Testament?

1 Kings 14:7 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of 1 Kings.

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