1 Kings 12:15 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 12:15 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
שָׁמַ֥ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָעָ֑ם
ʻam
H5971
people
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
הָיְתָ֤ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
סִבָּה֙
çibbâh
H5438
turn of events
מֵעִ֣ם
ʻim
H5973
with
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לְמַ֜עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
הָקִ֣ים
qûwm
H6965
to rise
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
דְּבָר֗וֹ
dâbâr
H1697
word
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
דִּבֶּ֤ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
בְּיַד֙
yâd
H3027
hand
אֲחִיָּ֣ה
ʼĂchîyâh
H281
Ahijah
הַשִּׁילֹנִ֔י
Shîylôwnîy
H7888
Shilonite
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יָרָבְעָ֖ם
Yârobʻâm
H3379
Jeroboam
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
נְבָֽט
Nᵉbâṭ
H5028
Nebat
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World English Bible Public Domain
So the king didn't listen to the people; for it was a thing brought about of Yahweh, that he might establish his word, which Yahweh spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
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King James Version Public Domain
Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from the LORD, that he might perform his saying, which the LORD spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king did not listen to the people, for the turn was from with Yahweh, so that he might raise up his word, which Yahweh had spoken by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam, the son of Nebat.
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