1 Kings 11:30 - Printer Friendly

ESV: Then Ahijah laid hold of the new garment that was on him, and tore it into twelve pieces.

NIV: and Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing and tore it into twelve pieces.

NASB: Then Ahijah took hold of the new cloak which was on him and tore it into twelve pieces.

CSB: Then Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he had on, tore it into twelve pieces,

NLT: and Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing and tore it into twelve pieces.

KJV: And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:

NKJV: Then Ahijah took hold of the new garment that was on him, and tore it into twelve pieces.

This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.

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