1 KINGS 14:6 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam; why feignest thou thyself to be another? for I am sent to thee with heavy tidings.”
Go, tell Jeroboam, 'Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Because I exalted you from among the people and made you leader over my people Israel — Ahijah's oracle begins with recitation of election. The phrase הִשְׁגַּבְתִּיךָ מִקֶּרֶב־הָעָם (I exalted you from the people) reminds Jeroboam that his kingship originated in divine choice, not tribal strength. Past mercies intensify present indictment: he squandered the grace of selection through apostasy.
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