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He will tell you what will happen to the boy.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/1_kings/14.htm">New Living Translation</a> Take him a gift of ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and ask him what will happen to the boy.” <a href="/esv/1_kings/14.htm">English Standard Version</a> Take with you ten loaves, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what shall happen to the child.” <a href="/bsb/1_kings/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/kjv/1_kings/14.htm">King James Bible</a> And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go to him: he shall tell thee what shall become of the child. <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/14.htm">New King James Version</a> Also take with you ten loaves, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him; he will tell you what will become of the child.” <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Take ten loaves with you, some pastries, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.” <a href="/nasb/1_kings/14.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Take ten loaves with you, some cakes and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And take ten loaves with you, some cakes and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.” <a href="/lsb/1_kings/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And take ten loaves with you, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.” <a href="/amp/1_kings/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Take with you ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a bottle of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.” <a href="/csb/1_kings/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Take with you ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.” <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Take with you 10 loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.&#8221 <a href="/asv/1_kings/14.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/erv/1_kings/14.htm">English Revised Version</a> And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go to him: he shall tell thee what shall become of the child. <a href="/gwt/1_kings/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Take ten loaves of bread, some raisins, and a jar of honey with you, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy." <a href="/gnt/1_kings/14.htm">Good News Translation</a> Take him ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey. Ask him what is going to happen to our son, and he will tell you." <a href="/isv/1_kings/14.htm">International Standard Version</a> Take ten loaves with you, some cakes, and a jar of honey and go visit him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy." <a href="/msb/1_kings/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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.? <a href="/net/1_kings/14.htm">NET Bible</a> Take ten loaves of bread, some small cakes, and a container of honey and visit him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy." <a href="/nheb/1_kings/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Take with you ten loaves, and cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will become of the child." <a href="/wbt/1_kings/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go to him: he will tell thee what shall become of the child. <a href="/web/1_kings/14.htm">World English Bible</a> 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 child.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and you have taken in your hand ten loaves, and crumbs, and a bottle of honey, and have gone to him; he declares to you what becomes of the youth.” <a href="/ylt/1_kings/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and thou hast taken in thy hand ten loaves, and crumbs, and a bottle of honey, and hast gone in unto him; he doth declare to thee what becometh of the youth.' <a href="/slt/1_kings/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And take in thy hand ten of bread and crumb cakes, and a bottle of honey, and go to him: he will announce to thee what will be to the boy.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Take also with thee ten leaves, and cracknels, and a pot of honey, and go to him: for he will tell thee what shall become of this child. <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Also, take in your hand ten loaves, and dried bread, and a container of honey, and go to him. For he will reveal to you what will happen to this boy.” <a href="/nabre/1_kings/14.htm">New American Bible</a> Take along ten loaves, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the child.” <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Take with you ten loaves, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him; he will tell you what shall happen to the child.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And take with you ten loaves of bread and dried fruits and a pot of honey, and go to him; he shall tell you what shall become of the child. <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And take in your hands ten loaves of bread and dried fruit, and a narrow necked jug of honey, and go to him and he will show you what happens to the boy.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And take with thee ten loaves, and biscuits, and a cruse of honey, and go to him; he will tell thee what shall become of the child.' <a href="/parallel/1_kings/14-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=5535" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_kings/14.htm">Ahijah's Prophecy Against Jeroboam</a> …2and Jeroboam said to his wife, “Now get up, disguise yourself so they will not recognize you as my wife, and go to Shiloh. For Ahijah the prophet is there; it was he who spoke about my kingship over this people. 3<a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wə·lā·qa·ḥat (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2fs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">Take</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yā·ḏêḵ (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 2fs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">with you</a> <a href="/hebrew/6235.htm" title="6235: ‘ă·śā·rāh (Number-ms) -- Ten. Masculine of term aasarah; from asar; ten.">ten</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: le·ḥem (N-ms) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">loaves of bread,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5350.htm" title="5350: wə·niq·qu·ḏîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- Perhaps what is crumbled or easily crumbles, crumbs. From the same as naqod; a crumb; also a biscuit.">some cakes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1228.htm" title="1228: ū·ḇaq·buq (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- A flask. From baqaq; a bottle.">and a jar</a> <a href="/hebrew/1706.htm" title="1706: də·ḇaš (N-ms) -- Honey. From an unused root meaning to be gummy; honey; by analogy, syrup.">of honey,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ū·ḇāṯ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2fs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and go</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. ">to him.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">He</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: yag·gîḏ (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To be conspicuous. ">will tell</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: mah- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will become</a> <a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="5288: lan·nā·‘ar (Prep-l, 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.">of the boy.”</a> 4Jeroboam’s wife did as instructed; she arose and went to Shiloh and arrived at Ahijah’s house. Now Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were dim because of his age.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_samuel/9-7.htm">1 Samuel 9:7-8</a> “If we do go,” Saul replied, “what can we give the man? For the bread in our packs is gone, and there is no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?” / The servant answered him again. “Look,” he said, “I have here in my hand a quarter shekel of silver. I will give it to the man of God, and he will tell us our way.” <a href="/2_kings/4-42.htm">2 Kings 4:42</a> Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha. <a href="/1_samuel/10-27.htm">1 Samuel 10:27</a> But some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it. <a href="/1_samuel/16-20.htm">1 Samuel 16:20</a> And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and one young goat and sent them to Saul with his son David. <a href="/2_kings/8-8.htm">2 Kings 8:8-9</a> So the king said to Hazael, “Take a gift in your hand, go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD through him, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’” / So Hazael went to meet Elisha, taking with him a gift of forty camel loads of every good thing from Damascus. And he went in and stood before him and said, “Your son Ben-hadad king of Aram has sent me to ask, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’” <a href="/1_samuel/25-18.htm">1 Samuel 25:18</a> Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five butchered sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs. She loaded them on donkeys <a href="/2_kings/5-5.htm">2 Kings 5:5</a> “Go now,” said the king of Aram, “and I will send you with a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman departed, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothing. <a href="/2_kings/5-15.htm">2 Kings 5:15-16</a> Then Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God, stood before him, and declared, “Now I know for sure that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.” / But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will not accept it.” And although Naaman urged him to accept it, he refused. <a href="/2_kings/8-9.htm">2 Kings 8:9</a> So Hazael went to meet Elisha, taking with him a gift of forty camel loads of every good thing from Damascus. And he went in and stood before him and said, “Your son Ben-hadad king of Aram has sent me to ask, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’” <a href="/1_samuel/9-6.htm">1 Samuel 9:6-8</a> “Look,” said the servant, “in this city there is a man of God who is highly respected; everything he says surely comes to pass. Let us go there now. Perhaps he will tell us which way to go.” / “If we do go,” Saul replied, “what can we give the man? For the bread in our packs is gone, and there is no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?” / The servant answered him again. “Look,” he said, “I have here in my hand a quarter shekel of silver. I will give it to the man of God, and he will tell us our way.” <a href="/matthew/2-11.htm">Matthew 2:11</a> On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh. <a href="/matthew/10-41.htm">Matthew 10:41-42</a> Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward. / And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.” <a href="/luke/7-37.htm">Luke 7:37-38</a> When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume. / As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume. <a href="/acts/10-4.htm">Acts 10:4</a> Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God. <a href="/acts/24-17.htm">Acts 24:17</a> After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And take with you ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go to him: he shall tell you what shall become of the child.And take<a href="/1_kings/13-7.htm">1 Kings 13:7</a> And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.<a href="/1_samuel/9-7.htm">1 Samuel 9:7,8</a> Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we? … <a href="/2_kings/4-42.htm">2 Kings 4:42</a> And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.with the [heb] in thine hand cruse.<a href="/2_kings/1-2.htm">2 Kings 1:2</a> And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.<a href="/2_kings/8-8.htm">2 Kings 8:8</a> And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?<a href="/luke/7-2.htm">Luke 7:2,3</a> And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/16-1.htm">Bottle</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-17.htm">Boy</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-23.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-10.htm">Cakes</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-2.htm">Child</a> <a href="/joshua/9-12.htm">Crumbs</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-16.htm">Cruse</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-53.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-28.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-6.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-29.htm">Honey</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-16.htm">Jar</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-18.htm">Loaves</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-14.htm">Pot</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-35.htm">Ten</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-17.htm">Youth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/17-14.htm">Bottle</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-12.htm">Boy</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-6.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-31.htm">Cakes</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-12.htm">Child</a> <a href="/psalms/147-17.htm">Crumbs</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-12.htm">Cruse</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-17.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-7.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-18.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-32.htm">Honey</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-10.htm">Jar</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-42.htm">Loaves</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-2.htm">Pot</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-5.htm">Ten</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-17.htm">Youth</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 14</div>1. <a href="/1_kings/14-1.htm">Abijah being sick, </a> 2. <a href="/1_kings/14-2.htm">Jeroboam sends his wife, disguised, with presents to the prophet Ahijah</a> 5. <a href="/1_kings/14-5.htm">Ahijah forewarned by God, denounces God's judgment</a> 17. <a href="/1_kings/14-17.htm">Abijah dies, and is buried</a> 19. <a href="/1_kings/14-19.htm">Nadab succeeds Jeroboam</a> 21. <a href="/1_kings/14-21.htm">Rehoboam's wicked reign,</a> 25. <a href="/1_kings/14-25.htm">Shishak raids Jerusalem</a> 29. <a href="/1_kings/14-29.htm">Abijam succeeds Rehoboam</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Take with you ten loaves of bread In the ancient Near East, bread was a staple food, symbolizing sustenance and life. The number ten often signifies completeness or divine order in biblical numerology. The offering of ten loaves may indicate a complete or sufficient gift, intended to show respect or seek favor. Bread is frequently used in Scripture to represent provision from God, as seen in the manna provided to the Israelites (Exodus 16) and later in the New Testament with Jesus as the "bread of life" (<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>).some cakes Cakes in biblical times were often made with fine flour and sometimes mixed with oil or honey, indicating a more luxurious or special offering. This suggests an attempt to honor the prophet Ahijah with a gift that goes beyond basic sustenance. Cakes are mentioned in various offerings and celebrations, such as in <a href="/leviticus/2-4.htm">Leviticus 2:4</a>, where they are part of grain offerings, symbolizing dedication and thanksgiving to God.and a jar of honey Honey was a prized commodity in ancient Israel, symbolizing abundance and prosperity. The Promised Land is described as "a land flowing with milk and honey" (<a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a>), indicating its richness. Offering honey to Ahijah could signify seeking a favorable prophecy or blessing. Honey also represents the sweetness of God's word (<a href="/psalms/119-103.htm">Psalm 119:103</a>), suggesting a desire for a positive message.and go to him This phrase indicates a journey to seek divine insight or intervention. In the context of <a href="/1_kings/14.htm">1 Kings 14</a>, Jeroboam's wife is instructed to visit the prophet Ahijah, highlighting the role of prophets as intermediaries between God and His people. This journey reflects the biblical theme of seeking God's guidance through His appointed messengers, as seen with other prophets like Samuel (1 Samuel 9) and Elijah (1 Kings 17).He will tell you what will become of the boy. This phrase underscores the prophetic role of Ahijah, who is expected to reveal God's will concerning Jeroboam's son. Prophets in the Old Testament often delivered messages about future events, serving as God's mouthpiece. This reflects the belief in God's sovereignty and foreknowledge. The phrase also highlights the theme of divine judgment and mercy, as the fate of the boy is tied to Jeroboam's actions and God's covenant with Israel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeroboam.htm">Jeroboam</a> The first king of the northern kingdom of Israel after the division of the united monarchy. He is known for leading Israel into idolatry. 2. <a href="/topical/a/ahijah_the_prophet.htm">Ahijah the Prophet</a> A prophet from Shiloh who previously foretold Jeroboam's rise to power. He is now approached for guidance regarding Jeroboam's son. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jeroboam's_wife.htm">Jeroboam's Wife</a> Sent by Jeroboam in disguise to seek a prophecy from Ahijah about their sick son. 4. <a href="/topical/s/shiloh.htm">Shiloh</a> The place where Ahijah resides. It holds historical significance as a religious center before the temple was built in Jerusalem. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_sick_boy.htm">The Sick Boy</a> Jeroboam's son, whose fate is the subject of the inquiry to Ahijah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> Jeroboam's actions led Israel into idolatry, demonstrating how leadership can influence a nation's spiritual direction. This serves as a warning about the long-term effects of disobedience to God. <a href="/topical/s/seeking_god_in_times_of_trouble.htm">Seeking God in Times of Trouble</a> Jeroboam's decision to seek a prophet during his son's illness shows a recognition of God's power, albeit mixed with fear and desperation. It highlights the importance of turning to God sincerely, not just in crisis. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a> Ahijah's involvement underscores the importance of prophets in delivering God's messages. It reminds us of the need to discern true prophetic voices today, aligning with biblical truth. <a href="/topical/t/the_symbolism_of_gifts.htm">The Symbolism of Gifts</a> The gifts sent to Ahijah (bread, cakes, honey) reflect cultural practices of seeking favor or insight. This can prompt reflection on how we approach God—with humility and sincerity rather than mere ritual.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 14</a> <a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/proof_of_bethel's_altars'_destruction.htm">Amos 3:14: Have researchers discovered any compelling historical proof of the destruction of Bethel's altars described here?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_high_places_remain_in_1_kings_15_14.htm">In 1 Kings 15:14, why are the high places said to remain, yet 2 Chronicles 14:3 claims Asa removed them?</a> <a href="/q/why_link_god's_favor_to_david's_power.htm">1 Chronicles 14:2 - Why would God's favor be linked to David's increasing power and multiple wives, despite biblical warnings against polygamy elsewhere?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) And take.--The presentation of this offering, designedly simple and rustic in character, accords with the custom (<a href="/context/1_samuel/9-7.htm" title="Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?">1Samuel 9:7-8</a>) of approaching the prophet at all times with some present, however trifling. In itself an act simply of homage, it would easily degenerate into the treatment of the prophetic function as a mere matter of merchandise. (See above, <a href="/1_kings/13-7.htm" title="And the king said to the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.">1Kings 13:7</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 3. - And take with thee [Heb. in thine hand] ten loaves [Ten would seem to have been a usual number (<a href="/1_samuel/17-18.htm">1 Samuel 17:18</a>). On the subject of gifts or fees to prophets, judges, etc., see on ch. 13:7], and cracknels [or cakes, as marg. The original word נִקֻּדִּים (תךגעפעפ נָקַד) means "pricked," or "spotted." It is the word translated "mouldy" in <a href="/joshua/9-5.htm">Joshua 9:5, 12</a>, where Gesenius would render "crumbs." Mouldy bread would hardly be taken as a present. These cakes, according to the LXX., Cod. Alex., were for the prophet's children] and a cruse [i.e., leather bottle, בַּקְבֻּק Bakbuk, is clearly an onomatopoetic word, suggested by the bubbling noise of liquids in emptying] of honey [Spices and other delicacies were often given as presents, and honey was a special product of the country (<a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/8-8.htm">Deuteronomy 8:8</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/17-29.htm">2 Samuel 17:29</a>. The honey sent by Jacob to Joseph was probably "honey of grapes"). The present was purposely a poor one, for the sake of maintaining the deception; i.e., it was a part of the disguise], and go to him: he shall tell thee what shall become of [Heb. be to] the child. [At first it strikes us as strange that Jeroboam merely asks what the result will be. He does not petition, that is to say, as in <a href="/1_kings/13-6.htm">1 Kings 13:6</a>, for a cure. But we find the same peculiarity, which some would explain by the fatalism of the East, in <a href="/2_kings/1-2.htm">2 Kings 1:2</a>, and ch. 8:9, In the present instance, however, no such explanation is needed. For (1) Jeroboam could hardly ask a favour of a prophet of Jehovah, or hope that it would be granted if he did, and (2) if, as he feared, the sickness was judicial, it would be useless to ask for healing. The infatuation which insisted on a disguise for the purpose of deceiving the prophet, who nevertheless was believed to be able to divine the issue of the sickness, is very characteristic, and has had many parallels since. <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/14-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Take וְלָקַ֣חַתְּ (wə·lā·qa·ḥat) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take with you בְּ֠יָדֵךְ (bə·yā·ḏêḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand ten עֲשָׂרָ֨ה (‘ă·śā·rāh) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6235.htm">Strong's 6235: </a> Ten loaves of bread, לֶ֧חֶם (le·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> Food, bread, grain some cakes, וְנִקֻּדִ֛ים (wə·niq·qu·ḏîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5350.htm">Strong's 5350: </a> Perhaps what is crumbled or easily crumbles, crumbs and a jar וּבַקְבֻּ֥ק (ū·ḇaq·buq) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1228.htm">Strong's 1228: </a> A bottle of honey, דְּבַ֖שׁ (də·ḇaš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1706.htm">Strong's 1706: </a> Honey, syrup and go וּבָ֣את (ū·ḇāṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to him. אֵלָ֑יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to He ה֚וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are will tell יַגִּ֣יד (yag·gîḏ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> To be conspicuous you לָ֔ךְ (lāḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> what מַה־ (mah-) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> What?, what!, indefinitely what will become יִּֽהְיֶ֖ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be of the boy.” לַנָּֽעַר׃ (lan·nā·‘ar) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5288.htm">Strong's 5288: </a> A boy, lad, youth, retainer <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/14-3.htm">1 Kings 14:3 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/14-3.htm">1 Kings 14:3 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/14-3.htm">1 Kings 14:3 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/14-3.htm">1 Kings 14:3 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/14-3.htm">1 Kings 14:3 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/14-3.htm">1 Kings 14:3 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/14-3.htm">1 Kings 14:3 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/14-3.htm">1 Kings 14:3 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/14-3.htm">1 Kings 14:3 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/14-3.htm">1 Kings 14:3 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-3.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 14:3 Take with you ten loaves and cakes (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/14-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 14:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 14:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/14-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 14:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 14:4" /></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>