1 Kings 14:17

1 Kings Old Testament

WEB

Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah. As she came to the threshold of the house, the child died.

KJV

And Jeroboam’s wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;

Commentary

Commentary

And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, Upon this speech of the prophet's to her: and came to Tirzah; where Jeroboam now had his court, and where their son now was; it was a royal city in the time of the Canaanites, and is commonly placed in the tribe of Manasseh, and was a very pleasant one, as its name signifies, to which there is an allusion, Sol 6:4 ; see Gill on Jos 12:24 , and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died: just as she was about to step over the threshold of the royal palace, which seems to have been at the entering of the city of Tirzah, Kg1 14:12 .