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As soon as she stepped over the threshold of the house, the boy died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_kings/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So Jeroboam’s wife returned to Tirzah, and the child died just as she walked through the door of her home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Jeroboam’s wife arose and departed and came to Tirzah. And as she came to the threshold of the house, the child died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: <i>and</i> when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Jeroboam’s wife arose and departed, and came to Tirzah. When she came to the threshold of the house, the child died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jeroboam’s wife arose and departed, and came to Tirzah. As she was entering the threshold of the house, the child died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Jeroboam&#8217s wife arose and departed and came to Tirzah. As she was entering the threshold of the house, the child died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Jeroboam’s wife arose and departed and came to Tirzah. As she was entering the threshold of the house, the child died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Jeroboam’s wife arose and went away and came to Tirzah. As she was entering the threshold of the house, the child died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Jeroboam’s wife arose and left and came to Tirzah [the king’s residence]. As she was entering the threshold of the house, the child [Abijah] died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jeroboam’s wife got up and left and went to Tirzah. As she was crossing the threshold of the house, the boy died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jeroboam&#8217s wife got up and left and went to Tirzah. As she was crossing the threshold of the house, the boy died. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and as she came to the threshold of the house, the child died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jeroboam's wife left and went back home to the town of Tirzah. As soon as she set foot in her house, her son died. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and as she came to the threshold of the house, the child died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jeroboam's wife got up, left, and went to Tirzah. When she walked across the threshold of her home, the boy died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jeroboam's wife went back to Tirzah. Just as she entered her home, the child died. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Jeroboam's wife got up and left for Tirzah. As soon as she set foot over the threshold of the house, the child died. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So Jeroboam's wife got up and went back to Tirzah. As she crossed the threshold of the house, the boy died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah. As she came to the threshold of the house, the child died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and when she came to the threshhold of the door, the child died;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Jeroboam’s wife arose and departed, and came to Tirzah. As she came to the threshold of the house, the child died. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the wife of Jeroboam rises, and goes, and comes to Tirzah; she has come to the threshold of the house, and the youth dies;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the wife of Jeroboam riseth, and goeth, and cometh to Tirzah; she hath come in to the threshold of the house, and the youth dieth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jeroboam's wife will arise and go, and come to Tirzah: she came upon the threshold of the house, and the boy died.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the wife of Jeroboam arose, and departed, and came to Thersa: and when she was coming in to the threshold of the house, the child died; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so, the wife of Jeroboam rose up, and she went away. And she arrived at Tirzah. And as she was entering the threshold of the house, the boy died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So Jeroboam’s wife left and went back; when she came to Tirzah and crossed the threshold of her house, the child died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Jeroboam’s wife got up and went away, and she came to Tirzah. As she came to the threshold of the house, the child died.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then Jeroboam's wife arose and departed and came to Tirzah; and when she came to the threshold of her house, the child died;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the wife of Yorbaam arose and she went, and she entered Tertsa. She entered at the gate of her house, and the boy died.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah; and as she came to the threshold of the house, the child died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/14-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=5731" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/14.htm">Ahijah's Prophecy Against Jeroboam</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>So He will give Israel over on account of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.” <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3379.htm" title="3379: yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām (N-proper-ms) -- From riyb and am; people will contend; Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kings.">Then Jeroboam’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’ê·šeṯ (N-fsc) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">wife</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: wat·tā·qām (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">got up</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wat·tê·leḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">and departed</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: wat·tā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/8656.htm" title="8656: ṯir·ṣā·ṯāh (N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- From ratsah; delightsomeness; Tirtsah, a place in Palestine; also an Israelitess.">Tirzah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">and as soon as she</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā·’āh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">stepped over</a> <a href="/hebrew/5592.htm" title="5592: ḇə·sap̄- (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A vestibule, a dish. From caphaph, in its original sense of containing; a vestibule; also a dish.">the threshold</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·ba·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the house,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="5288: wə·han·na·‘ar (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- A boy, lad, youth, retainer. From na'ar; a boy, from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also, a girl.">the boy</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: mêṯ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">died.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>And they buried him, and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the prophet.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-12.htm">1 Kings 14:12-13</a></span><br />As for you, get up and go home. When your feet enter the city, the child will die. / All 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-29.htm">1 Kings 15:29-30</a></span><br />As soon as Baasha became king, he struck down the entire household of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam anyone who breathed, but destroyed them all according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the Shilonite, / because of the sins Jeroboam had committed and had caused Israel to commit, and because he had provoked the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-7.htm">2 Kings 9:7-9</a></span><br />And you are to strike down the house of your master Ahab, so that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets and the blood of all the servants of the LORD shed by the hand of Jezebel. / The whole house of Ahab will perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male, both slave and free, in Israel. / I will make the house of Ahab like the houses of Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/10-15.htm">2 Chronicles 10:15-16</a></span><br />So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from God, in order that the LORD might fulfill the word that He had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat. / When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So all the Israelites went home,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/11-4.htm">2 Chronicles 11:4</a></span><br />that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers. Each of you must return home, for this is My doing.’” So they listened to the words of the LORD and turned back from going against Jeroboam.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-15.htm">2 Chronicles 12:15-16</a></span><br />Now the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the Prophet and of Iddo the Seer concerning the genealogies? There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days. / And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Abijah reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-20.htm">2 Chronicles 13:20</a></span><br />Jeroboam did not again recover his power during the days of Abijah, and the LORD struck him down and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-11.htm">Hosea 13:11</a></span><br />So in My anger I gave you a king, and in My wrath I took him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/7-9.htm">Amos 7:9</a></span><br />The high places of Isaac will be deserted, and the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste; and I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with My sword.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-7.htm">Matthew 1:7</a></span><br />Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-25.htm">Matthew 12:25</a></span><br />Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-17.htm">Luke 11:17</a></span><br />Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-49.htm">John 11:49-52</a></span><br />But one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all! / You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.” / Caiaphas did not say this on his own. Instead, as high priest that year, he was prophesying that Jesus would die for the nation, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-22.htm">Acts 13:22</a></span><br />After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-4.htm">Romans 11:4-5</a></span><br />And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” / In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/6-4.htm">1 Kings 6:4</a></b></br> And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/15-21.htm">1 Kings 15:21,33</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when Baasha heard <i>thereof</i>, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/16-6.htm">1 Kings 16:6,8,9,15,23</a></b></br> So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead… </p><p class="hdg">when she came</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/14-12.htm">1 Kings 14:12,13</a></b></br> Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: <i>and</i> when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/2-20.htm">1 Samuel 2:20-34</a></b></br> And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/4-18.htm">1 Samuel 4:18-20</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. 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Jeroboam's wife, unnamed in this passage, represents the silent yet pivotal roles women often played in biblical narratives. Her arising and departing signify obedience to the prophet Ahijah's instructions, despite the grim prophecy she received. The Hebrew root for "arose" (קוּם, qum) often implies a decisive action, suggesting her resolve and acceptance of the divine message. This moment reflects the broader biblical theme of human response to God's word, highlighting the importance of obedience even in difficult circumstances.<p><b>and she came to Tirzah</b><br />Tirzah, meaning "delight" or "pleasantness" in Hebrew, was a significant city in the Northern Kingdom of Israel. Historically, it served as a royal city before Samaria became the capital. Archaeological findings suggest Tirzah was a place of considerable importance and beauty, which contrasts with the tragedy unfolding in this narrative. The journey to Tirzah underscores the tension between the city's name and the sorrow awaiting Jeroboam's wife, illustrating the often paradoxical nature of life and divine judgment.<p><b>As she stepped over the threshold of the house</b><br />The threshold in ancient cultures was more than a physical boundary; it symbolized transition and change. In this context, stepping over the threshold marks the fulfillment of Ahijah's prophecy. The Hebrew word for "threshold" (מִפְתָּן, miftan) can also imply a place of decision or judgment. This moment is a poignant reminder of the inevitability of God's word coming to pass. It serves as a metaphor for crossing from one state of being to another, from hope to despair, and from life to death.<p><b>the boy died</b><br />This phrase delivers the tragic culmination of the prophecy. The death of Jeroboam's son is not merely a personal loss but a national one, symbolizing the spiritual decay of Israel under Jeroboam's rule. The Hebrew word for "died" (מוּת, muth) is stark and final, emphasizing the seriousness of divine judgment. In a broader scriptural context, this event serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of idolatry and disobedience to God. It calls believers to reflect on the importance of faithfulness and the reality of divine justice.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">Tirzah.</span>--From this incidental notice it would seem that Jeroboam had removed his habitation, temporarily or permanently, to Tirzah, a place renowned for beauty (<a href="/songs/6-4.htm" title="You are beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.">Song of Solomon 6:4</a>), and farther from the hostile frontier than Shechem. It seems to have continued as the capital till the foundation of Samaria. Its site is generally identified with a spot now called <span class= "ital">Tell-zah</span>, about nine miles north-east of Shechem, still in the high ground of Mount Ephraim.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came</span> [possibly she lingered for some time on the road, dreading to return] <span class="cmt_word">to Tirzah</span> [Identified by Robinson and Van de Velds (Narrative, 2:334, 335), with <span class="accented">Telluzah</span>, or <span class="accented">Taluse</span>, a place in the mountains, six miles north of Shechem. See <a href="/joshua/12-24.htm">Joshua 12:24</a>. Both these writers admit, however, that if this is <span class="accented">indeed</span> Tirzah, "all traces of royalty have disappeared." "With the exception of a few sepulchral caves, subterranean granaries, wells, and old hewn stones, nothing of ancient Tirzah remains in Taluse." Condor recognizes the name in the modern <span class="accented">Teiasir</span> - a village near Jezreel, in the Great Plain which "contains the exact letters of the Hebrew word, though the two last radicals are interchanged in position." "The beauty of the position... the ancient remains, and the old main road from the place to Shechem seem to agree well with the idea of its having once been a capital" ("Tentwork," p. 57). Some of its "numerous rock-cut sepulchres," he thinks, may be the tombs of the early kings of Israel. It was famed for its beauty (<a href="/songs/6-4.htm">Song of Solomon 6:4</a>), and for this reason, perhaps, among others (see on ver. 1) was selected by Jeroboam for his residence. It is not certain that it had taken the place of Shechem as the political capital]: <span class="cmt_word">and when she came</span> [the Hebrew is much more graphic. "She came to... and the child died"] <span class="cmt_word">to the threshold of the door</span> [Heb. <span class="accented">house</span>]<span class="accented">, <span class="cmt_word"></span>the child died</span>. [This statement seems at first sight to contradict that of ver. 12, which says the child should die as she entered the <span class="accented">city</span>. But the palace may have been on the edge of the city (Rawl.), or the "city" may have been little more than the palace.] <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/14-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then Jeroboam’s</span><br /><span class="heb">יָרָבְעָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3379.htm">Strong's 3379: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jeroboam -- 'the people increase', the name of two Israelites kings</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wife</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֣שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">got up</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתָּ֙קָם֙</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tā·qām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and departed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tê·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתָּבֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tā·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Tirzah,</span><br /><span class="heb">תִרְצָ֑תָה</span> <span class="translit">(ṯir·ṣā·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8656.htm">Strong's 8656: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tirzah -- daughter of Zelophehad, also a Canaanite city</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and as soon as she</span><br /><span class="heb">הִ֛יא</span> <span class="translit">(hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stepped over</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the threshold</span><br /><span class="heb">בְסַף־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·sap̄-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5592.htm">Strong's 5592: </a> </span><span class="str2">A vestibule, a dish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the house,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבַּ֖יִת</span> <span class="translit">(hab·ba·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the boy</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַנַּ֥עַר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·han·na·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5288.htm">Strong's 5288: </a> </span><span class="str2">A boy, lad, youth, retainer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">died.</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵֽת׃</span> <span class="translit">(mêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/14-17.htm">1 Kings 14:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/14-17.htm">1 Kings 14:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/14-17.htm">1 Kings 14:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/14-17.htm">1 Kings 14:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/14-17.htm">1 Kings 14:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/14-17.htm">1 Kings 14:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/14-17.htm">1 Kings 14:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/14-17.htm">1 Kings 14:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/14-17.htm">1 Kings 14:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/14-17.htm">1 Kings 14:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/14-17.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 14:17 Jeroboam's wife arose and departed and came (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/14-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 14:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 14:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/14-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 14:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 14:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>