Ahijah took the new garment that was on him, and tore it in twelve pieces.
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Ahijah took the new garment that was on him, and tore it in twelve pieces.
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And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:
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And Ahijah laid hold of the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces.
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Passages linked to 1 Kings 11:30 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Samuel 15:27-28 As Samuel turned around to go away, Saul grabbed the skirt of his robe, and it tore. Samuel said to him, “Yahweh has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today, and has given it to a neighbor of yours who is better than you.
- 1 Samuel 24:4-5 David’s men said to him, “Behold, the day of which Yahweh said to you, ‘Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it shall seem good to you.’ ” Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul’s robe secretly. Afterward, David’s heart struck him, because he had cut off Saul’s skirt.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain By these visible signs the Prophets would more deeply…
By these visible signs the Prophets would more deeply print their message into their hearts to whom they were sent.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 11:30 And Ahijah caught the new garment that…
1Ki 11:30 And Ahijah caught the new garment that [was] on him, and rent it [in] twelve pieces:
Ver. 30. And rent it.] This he did for a sign. See 1Ki 11:11, where the kingdom is likened unto a glorious mantle upon the king’s shoulders, as 1Sa 15:28.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he said to Jeroboam, take thee ten pieces,....…
And he said to Jeroboam, take thee ten pieces,.... Of the twelve, an emblem of the ten tribes he was to have:
for thus saith the Lord God of Israel, behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon; that is, out of his family:
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and will give ten tribes unto thee; to rule over.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Ki 11:30-32. And rent it in twelve pieces —…
1Ki 11:30-32. And rent it in twelve pieces — An emblem of what he was to acquaint him with; or rather a prediction of it. For there were two ways, in those ancient times, of foretelling future events; one in express words, the other by signs and resemblances, many instances of which we have often after this of Ahijah. And will give ten tribes to thee — Hence it is generally called, the kingdom of the ten tribes. But he shall have one tribe — Besides his own. Or Benjamin and Judah may, be looked upon as but one tribe, both of them having a share in the city of Jerusalem, and lying near one another.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The first instance of the “acted parable.” Generally this…
The first instance of the “acted parable.” Generally this mode was adopted upon express divine command (see Jer 13:1-11; Eze 3:1-3). A connection may be traced between the type selected and the words of the announcement to Solomon (1Ki 11:11-13. Compare 1Sa 15:26-28).
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Parts. He speaks by his actions, (Menochius) thus foretelling…
Parts. He speaks by his actions, (Menochius) thus foretelling what should happen, as was customary with the prophets, Osee i. 2., Jeremias xxvii. 2., Ezechiel xii. 7., and Acts xxi. 11. (Calmet) --- This tended to make a deeper impression on the mind, (Haydock) and convince all, that what was spoken, was not in jest. (Worthington)
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 30. Twelve pieces — The numbers used in this…
30. Twelve pieces — The numbers used in this symbolical prophecy have themselves a sacred symbolism; and yet, like all symbols, must not be supposed capable of being pressed into a relation to all possible aspects of the case to which they are made to refer. Thus “twelve” is a sacred number, (see supplementary note on Luke 6, at the end,) and the twelve pieces here represented the twelve tribes, though, counting the two sons of Joseph, there were actually thirteen. So, too, the ten pieces represented the revolting tribes, not altogether because exactly ten tribes revolted, for it is doubtful whether those on the east of the Jordan, and Simeon in the south, had much to do with the matter, but rather because “ten” is the number of totality, and indicated that substantially all Israel would fall away from Rehoboam, as is in fact asserted in 1Ki_12:20. Then, further, the prophet does not follow out the matter as we might suppose by making the two remaining pieces represent Judah and Benjamin, but says that one tribe should cleave to the house of David, that is, only a single part of the sovereignty of Israel. But besides Judah, it seems that the tribe of Benjamin, and a part of Simeon, adhered to Rehoboam. 1Ki_12:21; 1Ki_19:3. But the symbolism was sufficiently exact for the prophetic purpose, and it made an announcement never to be forgotten.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 30. and Ahijah caught] R.V. laid hold of. The…
30. and Ahijah caught] R.V. laid hold of. The word is frequently used of the taking prisoners captive.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (30) Rent it in twelve pieces.—The use of symbolical…
(30) Rent it in twelve pieces.—The use of symbolical acts is frequent in subsequent prophecy (especially see Jer_13:1; Jer_19:1; Jer_27:2; Ezekiel 4, 5, Eze_12:1-7; Eze_24:3; Eze_24:15), often alternating with symbolical visions and symbolical parables or allegories. The object is, of course, to arrest attention, and call out the inquiry (Eze_24:19): “Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us?” Ahijah’s rending of his own new garment is used, like Saul’s rending of Samuel’s mantle (1Sa_15:27-28), to symbolise the rending away of the kingdom. (See 1Ki_11:11-13.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And Ahijah caught This English word almost implies that…
And Ahijah caught This English word almost implies that it was Jeroboam"s garment; (cf. Gen_39:12) but the original simply means "laid hold of." the new garment that was on him, and rent same word as in vers. 11, 12, 13 it in twelve pieces. The first instance of an "acted parable" (Rawlinson).
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