1 Kings 11:29

11:29 At that time, when Jeroboam had left Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him on the road; the two of them were alone in the open country. Ahijah ¹  was wearing a brand new robe,

1 Kings 12:15

12:15 The king refused to listen to the people, because the Lord was instigating this turn of events ²  so that he might bring to pass the prophetic announcement he had made ³  through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

1 Kings 14:2

14:2 Jeroboam told his wife, “Disguise ⁴  yourself so that people cannot recognize you are Jeroboam’s wife. Then go to Shiloh; Ahijah the prophet, who told me I would rule over this nation, lives there. ⁵ 

1 Kings 15:29

15:29 When he became king, he executed Jeroboam’s entire family. He wiped out everyone who breathed, ⁶  just as the Lord had predicted ⁷  through his servant Ahijah the Shilonite.

¹ tn The Hebrew text has simply “he,” making it a bit unclear whether Jeroboam or Ahijah is the subject, but in the Hebrew word order Ahijah is the nearer antecedent, and this is followed by the present translation.

² tn Heb “because this turn of events was from the Lord.”

³ tn Heb “so that he might bring to pass his word which the Lord spoke.”

³ tn Heb “Get up, change yourself.”

⁴ tn Heb “look, Ahijah the prophet is there, he told me [I would be] king over this nation.”

⁴ tn Heb “and when he became king, he struck down all the house of Jeroboam; he did not leave any breath to Jeroboam until he destroyed him.”

⁵ tn Heb “according to the word of the Lord which he spoke.”