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1 Kings 11:28-30
New English Translation
1 Kings 11:28-30
New English Translation
28 Jeroboam was a talented man;[a] when Solomon saw that the young man was an accomplished worker, he made him the leader of the work crew from the tribe[b] of Joseph. 29 At that time, when Jeroboam had left Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him on the road; the two of them were alone in the open country. Ahijah[c] was wearing a brand new robe, 30 and he grabbed the robe[d] and tore it into twelve pieces.
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- 1 Kings 11:28 tn Heb “man of strength.”
- 1 Kings 11:28 tn Heb “house.”
- 1 Kings 11:29 tn The Hebrew text has simply “he,” making it a bit unclear whether Jeroboam or Ahijah is the subject, but in the Hebrew word order Ahijah is the nearer antecedent, and this is followed by the present translation.
- 1 Kings 11:30 tn Heb “and Ahijah grabbed the new robe that was on him.”
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