But the Lord had told Ahijah, “Jeroboam’s wife will come here, pretending to be someone else. She will ask you about her son, for he is very sick. Give her the answer I give you.”

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Feign herself to be another woman - This literally means, “she shall make herself strange,” that is, “she shall come in disguised.” See [Ref…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the Lord said to Abijah
Either in a dream, or by an impulse upon his mind, before Jeroboam's wife came in:

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

“At that time,” when Jeroboam did evil, his child sickened. When sickness comes into our families, we should inquire whether there may not…