1 Kings 11:29

And it came to pass at that time, that Jeroboam went forth from Jerusalem, and Achia the Selonite the prophet found him in the way, and caused him to turn aside out of the way: and Achia was clad with a new garment, and they + 11:29 Gr. both. two were alone in the field.

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In The King James Version

And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field:

In Context

28And the man Jeroboam was very strong; and Solomon saw the young man that he was + 11:28 Gr. a man of works. active, and he set him over the levies of the house of Joseph.

30And Achia laid hold of his new garment that was upon him, and tore it into twelve pieces:

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Cross References

Genesis 4:8And Cain said to Abel his brother, Let us go out into the plain; and it came to pass that when they were in the plain Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and killed him.

2 Samuel 14:6And moreover your handmaid had two sons, and they fought + 14:6 Gr. both. together in the field, and there was no one to part them; and the one struck the other his brother, and killed him.

1 Kings 12:15And the king listened not to the people, because the change was from the Lord, that he might establish his word which he spoke + 12:15 Gr. by the hand of. by Achia the Selonite concerning Jeroboam the son of Nabat.

2 Chronicles 9:29And the rest of the acts of Solomon, the first and the last, behold, these are written in the words of Nathan the prophet, and in the words of Achia the Selonite, and in the visions of Joel the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nabat.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 11:27-41

Jeroboam's Promotion Foretold. ( b. c. 977.) 26 And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king. 27 And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father. 28 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of… Read the whole commentary →

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