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At this time, Jeroboam's son Abijah fell ill.
1 of 11 1 Kings 14:1
Jeroboam said to his wife, 'Go to Ahijah the prophet in Shiloh. Take some bread, cakes, and honey. He will tell you what will happen to the child.'
Jeroboam's wife set out and arrived in Shiloh at the house of Ahijah.
3 of 11 1 Kings 14:4
Now Ahijah was old and blind, but Yahweh had said to him, 'Jeroboam's wife is coming to ask about her son, for he is ill. Here is what you will say to her...'
4 of 11 1 Kings 14:5
As she entered the door, Ahijah said to her, 'Come in, wife of Jeroboam, for I have been ordered to give you bad news. Tell Jeroboam that this is what Yahweh says...'
'"You have committed more evil than all who came before you. You have angered me by making other gods made of metal, so now I will commit evil upon the family of Jeroboam!"'
'"I will exterminate all those who piss against the wall, men and boys! I will burn the family of Jeroboam the way one burns dung, until it is completely gone!"'
7 of 11 1 Kings 14:10
'"Those of Jeroboam's family who die in the city will be eaten by dogs, and those who die in the country will be eaten by birds!"'
8 of 11 1 Kings 14:11
'Yahweh has spoken. Now go back home. As soon as you set foot in the city, the boy will die.'
So Jeroboam's wife went back, and as soon as she crossed the threshold of the palace...
10 of 11 1 Kings 14:17
...the boy died.
11 of 11 1 Kings 14:17
God Has Egypt Plunder Jerusalem