1 Kings 14:12

What does 1 Kings 14:12 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Kings 14:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Arise thou therefore, get thee to thy house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Arise thou therefore, get thee to thy house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Up, then! go back to your house; and in the hour when your feet go into the town, the death of the child will take place.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

`And thou, rise, go to thy house; in the going in of thy feet to the city--hath the lad died;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Arise thou, therefore, and go to thy house: and when thy feet shall be entering into the city, the child shall die,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And thou, arise, go to thine own house; when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.

Context

v.11Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the birds of the heavens eat: for Jehovah hath spoken it.

v.12This passage

v.13And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him; for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward Jehovah, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • John 4:50

    Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. The man believed the word that Jesus spake unto him, and he went his way.

  • 2 Kings 1:6

    And they said unto him, There came up a man to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Is it because there is no God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.

  • 1 Kings 14:3

    And take with thee ten loaves, and cakes, and a cruse of honey, and go to him: he will tell thee what shall become of the child.

  • 2 Kings 1:16

    And he said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.

  • 1 Kings 14:16

    And he will give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, which he hath sinned, and wherewith he hath made Israel to sin.

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