12:15 The king refused to listen to the people, because the Lord was instigating this turn of events 1 so that he might bring to pass the prophetic announcement he had made 2 through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.
1 Kings 12:24
12:24 ‘The Lord says this: “Do not attack and make war with your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you go home, for I have caused this to happen.”’” 3 They obeyed the Lord and went home as the Lord had ordered them to do. 4
1 tnHeb “because this turn of events was from the Lord.”
2 tnHeb “so that he might bring to pass his word which the Lord spoke.”
3 tnHeb “for this thing is from me.”
4 tnHeb “and they heard the word of the Lord and returned to go according to the word of the Lord.”