1 Kings 14:12 “As for you, get up and go home. When your feet enter the city, the chi…”

1 Kings 14:12

As for you, get up and go home. When your feet enter the city, the child will die.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Arise therefore, and go to your house. When your feet enter into the city, the child will die.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Vp therefore and get thee to thine house: for when thy feete enter into the citie, the childe shall die.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

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.

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Cross references

“when thy feet”

1 Kings 14:3 2 Kings 1:6 2 Kings 1:16 John 4:50–52 1 Kings 14:16 1 Kings 14:17

1 Kings 14:3 · BSB

Take with you ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will become of the boy.”

2 Kings 1:6 · BSB

They replied, “A man came up to meet us and said, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him that this is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending these men to inquire of Baal-…

2 Kings 1:16 · BSB

And Elijah said to King Ahaziah, “This is what the LORD says: Is there really no God in Israel for you to inquire of His word? Is that why you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore yo…

John 4:50–52 · BSB

“Go,” said Jesus. “Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at His word and departed.

1 Kings 14:16 · BSB

So He will give Israel over on account of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.”

1 Kings 14:17 · BSB

Then Jeroboam’s wife got up and departed for Tirzah, and as soon as she stepped over the threshold of the house, the boy died.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11Anyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.’ For the LORD has spoken.

13All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. For this is the only one belonging to Jeroboam who will receive a proper burial, because only in him has the LORD, the God of Israel, found any good in the house of Jeroboam.

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