1 Kings 14:17 meaning and explanation

Then Jeroboam’s wife got up and departed for Tirzah, and as soon as she stepped over the threshold of the house, the boy died.

1 Kings 14:17, Berean Standard Bible

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Jeroboam’s wife has just heard the prophet Ahijah declare God’s judgment on her husband’s house, including the promise that the sick child would die the moment she returned home. She leaves Shiloh and travels to Tirzah, the royal residence, and the word is fulfilled exactly at the threshold.

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