Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Take ten loaves of bread with you, some cakes and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.” New Living Translation Take him a gift of ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and ask him what will happen to the boy.” English Standard Version Take with you ten loaves, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what shall happen to the child.” Berean Standard Bible Take with you ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will become of the boy.” King James Bible And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go to him: he shall tell thee what shall become of the child. New King James Version Also take with you ten loaves, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him; he will tell you what will become of the child.” New American Standard Bible Take ten loaves with you, some pastries, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.” NASB 1995 “Take ten loaves with you, some cakes and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.” NASB 1977 “And take ten loaves with you, some cakes and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.” Legacy Standard Bible And take ten loaves with you, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.” Amplified Bible Take with you ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a bottle of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.” Christian Standard Bible Take with you ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Take with you 10 loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.” American Standard Version And take with thee ten loaves, and cakes, and a cruse of honey, and go to him: he will tell thee what shall become of the child. English Revised Version And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go to him: he shall tell thee what shall become of the child. GOD'S WORD® Translation Take ten loaves of bread, some raisins, and a jar of honey with you, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy." Good News Translation Take him ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey. Ask him what is going to happen to our son, and he will tell you." International Standard Version Take ten loaves with you, some cakes, and a jar of honey and go visit him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy." Majority Standard Bible Take with you ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will become of the boy.? NET Bible Take ten loaves of bread, some small cakes, and a container of honey and visit him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy." New Heart English Bible Take with you ten loaves, and cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will become of the child." Webster's Bible Translation And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go to him: he will tell thee what shall become of the child. World English Bible Take with you ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will become of the child.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand you have taken in your hand ten loaves, and crumbs, and a bottle of honey, and have gone to him; he declares to you what becomes of the youth.” Young's Literal Translation and thou hast taken in thy hand ten loaves, and crumbs, and a bottle of honey, and hast gone in unto him; he doth declare to thee what becometh of the youth.' Smith's Literal Translation And take in thy hand ten of bread and crumb cakes, and a bottle of honey, and go to him: he will announce to thee what will be to the boy. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTake also with thee ten leaves, and cracknels, and a pot of honey, and go to him: for he will tell thee what shall become of this child. Catholic Public Domain Version Also, take in your hand ten loaves, and dried bread, and a container of honey, and go to him. For he will reveal to you what will happen to this boy.” New American Bible Take along ten loaves, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the child.” New Revised Standard Version Take with you ten loaves, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him; he will tell you what shall happen to the child.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd take with you ten loaves of bread and dried fruits and a pot of honey, and go to him; he shall tell you what shall become of the child. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And take in your hands ten loaves of bread and dried fruit, and a narrow necked jug of honey, and go to him and he will show you what happens to the boy. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And take with thee ten loaves, and biscuits, and a cruse of honey, and go to him; he will tell thee what shall become of the child.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Ahijah's Prophecy Against Jeroboam…2and Jeroboam said to his wife, “Now get up, disguise yourself so they will not recognize you as my wife, and go to Shiloh. For Ahijah the prophet is there; it was he who spoke about my kingship over this people. 3Take with you ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will become of the boy.” 4Jeroboam’s wife did as instructed; she arose and went to Shiloh and arrived at Ahijah’s house. Now Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were dim because of his age.… Cross References 1 Samuel 9:7-8 “If we do go,” Saul replied, “what can we give the man? For the bread in our packs is gone, and there is no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?” / The servant answered him again. “Look,” he said, “I have here in my hand a quarter shekel of silver. I will give it to the man of God, and he will tell us our way.” 2 Kings 4:42 Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha. 1 Samuel 10:27 But some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it. 1 Samuel 16:20 And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and one young goat and sent them to Saul with his son David. 2 Kings 8:8-9 So the king said to Hazael, “Take a gift in your hand, go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD through him, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’” / So Hazael went to meet Elisha, taking with him a gift of forty camel loads of every good thing from Damascus. And he went in and stood before him and said, “Your son Ben-hadad king of Aram has sent me to ask, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’” 1 Samuel 25:18 Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five butchered sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs. She loaded them on donkeys 2 Kings 5:5 “Go now,” said the king of Aram, “and I will send you with a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman departed, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothing. 2 Kings 5:15-16 Then Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God, stood before him, and declared, “Now I know for sure that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.” / But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will not accept it.” And although Naaman urged him to accept it, he refused. 2 Kings 8:9 So Hazael went to meet Elisha, taking with him a gift of forty camel loads of every good thing from Damascus. And he went in and stood before him and said, “Your son Ben-hadad king of Aram has sent me to ask, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’” 1 Samuel 9:6-8 “Look,” said the servant, “in this city there is a man of God who is highly respected; everything he says surely comes to pass. Let us go there now. Perhaps he will tell us which way to go.” / “If we do go,” Saul replied, “what can we give the man? For the bread in our packs is gone, and there is no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?” / The servant answered him again. “Look,” he said, “I have here in my hand a quarter shekel of silver. I will give it to the man of God, and he will tell us our way.” Matthew 2:11 On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh. Matthew 10:41-42 Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward. / And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.” Luke 7:37-38 When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume. / As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume. Acts 10:4 Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God. Acts 24:17 After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings. Treasury of Scripture And take with you ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go to him: he shall tell you what shall become of the child. And take 1 Kings 13:7 1 Samuel 9:7,8 2 Kings 4:42 with the [heb] in thine hand cruse. 2 Kings 1:2 2 Kings 8:8 Luke 7:2,3 Jump to Previous Bottle Boy Bread Cakes Child Crumbs Cruse Declare Dry Hand Honey Jar Loaves Pot Ten YouthJump to Next Bottle Boy Bread Cakes Child Crumbs Cruse Declare Dry Hand Honey Jar Loaves Pot Ten Youth1 Kings 14 1. Abijah being sick, 2. Jeroboam sends his wife, disguised, with presents to the prophet Ahijah 5. Ahijah forewarned by God, denounces God's judgment 17. Abijah dies, and is buried 19. Nadab succeeds Jeroboam 21. Rehoboam's wicked reign, 25. Shishak raids Jerusalem 29. Abijam succeeds Rehoboam Take with you This phrase indicates a directive or command, suggesting a purposeful action. In the Hebrew context, the act of taking something with you often implies preparation and intention. It reflects the seriousness of the mission and the need for readiness in approaching a prophet or man of God. The act of taking gifts or offerings was customary in ancient Near Eastern cultures when seeking divine insight or favor, underscoring the respect and reverence for the prophet's role. ten loaves of bread some cakes a jar of honey and go to him He will tell you what will become of the boy (1) Jeroboam could hardly ask a favour of a prophet of Jehovah, or hope that it would be granted if he did, and (2) if, as he feared, the sickness was judicial, it would be useless to ask for healing. The infatuation which insisted on a disguise for the purpose of deceiving the prophet, who nevertheless was believed to be able to divine the issue of the sickness, is very characteristic, and has had many parallels since. Hebrew Takeוְלָקַ֣חַתְּ (wə·lā·qa·ḥat) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 3947: To take with you בְּ֠יָדֵךְ (bə·yā·ḏêḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 3027: A hand ten עֲשָׂרָ֨ה (‘ă·śā·rāh) Number - masculine singular Strong's 6235: Ten loaves of bread, לֶ֧חֶם (le·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain some cakes, וְנִקֻּדִ֛ים (wə·niq·qu·ḏîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5350: Perhaps what is crumbled or easily crumbles, crumbs and a jar וּבַקְבֻּ֥ק (ū·ḇaq·buq) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1228: A bottle of honey, דְּבַ֖שׁ (də·ḇaš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1706: Honey, syrup and go וּבָ֣את (ū·ḇāṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to him. אֵלָ֑יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to He ה֚וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are will tell יַגִּ֣יד (yag·gîḏ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous you לָ֔ךְ (lāḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew what מַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what will become יִּֽהְיֶ֖ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be of the boy.” לַנָּֽעַר׃ (lan·nā·‘ar) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer Links 1 Kings 14:3 NIV1 Kings 14:3 NLT 1 Kings 14:3 ESV 1 Kings 14:3 NASB 1 Kings 14:3 KJV 1 Kings 14:3 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 14:3 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 14:3 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 14:3 French Bible 1 Kings 14:3 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 14:3 Take with you ten loaves and cakes (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |