1 Kings 12:15

Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data

"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."

Word-by-Word Analysis

כֵּן

kên

H3651

properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner...

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the

מֶלֶךְ

melek

H4428

a king

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שָׁמַע

shâmaʻ

H8085

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

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not unto the

עַם

ʻam

H5971

a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

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for the

רִיב

rîyb

H7379

a contest (personal or legal)

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was from the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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that he might

קוּם

qûwm

H6965

to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)

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his

אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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which the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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דָבַר

dâbar

H1696

perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

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by

אֲחִיָּה

ʼĂchîyâh

H281

Achijah, the name of nine Israelites

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the

שִׁילוֹנִי

Shîylôwnîy

H7888

a Shilonite or inhabitant of Shiloh

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unto

יָרׇבְעָם

Yârobʻâm

H3379

Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kings

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the

בֵּן

bên

H1121

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...

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of

נְבָט

Nᵉbâṭ

H5028

Nebat, the father of Jeroboam I

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Key Terms in This Verse

Shilonite H7888

שִׁילוֹנִי Shîylôwnîy

a Shilonite or inhabitant of Shiloh

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Ahijah H281

אֲחִיָּה ʼĂchîyâh

Achijah, the name of nine Israelites

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Nebat H5028

נְבָט Nᵉbâṭ

Nebat, the father of Jeroboam I

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perform H6965

קוּם qûwm

to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)

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hearkened H8085

שָׁמַע shâmaʻ

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

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Jeroboam H3379

יָרׇבְעָם Yârobʻâm

Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kings

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cause H7379

רִיב rîyb

a contest (personal or legal)

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Wherefore H3651

כֵּן kên

properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)

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spake H1696

דָבַר dâbar

perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

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saying H559

אָמַר ʼâmar

to say (used with great latitude)

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Cross References

1 Kings 12:24 cross-reference

Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the L...

Judges 14:4 cross-reference

But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.

2 Chronicles 25:20 cross-reference

But Amaziah would not hear; for it came of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought after the gods of Edom.

Deuteronomy 2:30 cross-reference

But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.

2 Chronicles 22:7 cross-reference

And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God by coming to Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.

1 Kings 11:11 cross-reference

Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and ...

2 Chronicles 10:15 cross-reference

So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God, that the LORD might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

Acts 4:28 cross-reference

For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.

1 Kings 22:23 cross-reference

Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.

2 Kings 10:10 cross-reference

Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spake concerning the house of Ahab: for the LORD hath done that which he spake by his servant Elijah.

2 Chronicles 25:16 cross-reference

And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king’s counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that Go...

Amos 3:6 cross-reference

Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?

Daniel 4:35 cross-reference

And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto h...

Acts 2:23 cross-reference

Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:

2 Kings 9:36 cross-reference

Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jez...

2 Samuel 17:14 cross-reference

And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the inte...

Acts 3:17 cross-reference

And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.

1 Samuel 15:29 cross-reference

And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.

Psalm 5:10 cross-reference

Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.

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