That David may have a light - See the references in the margin. The exact meaning of this expression is uncertain. Perhaps the best explanat…

Take thee ten pieces. —The message delivered by Ahijah first repeats exactly the former warning to Solomon ([Reference 1 …

And to his son I will give one tribe
Judah and Benjamin reckoned as one; (See Gill on 1 Kings 11:13<…

In explaining why God tore the kingdom from the house of Solomon, Ahijah warned Jeroboam to be careful that sin did not cost him his advancement. Y…