1 Kings 14:18

Modern

And they buried him, and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the prophet.

Traditional

And they buried him; and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by the hand of his servant Ahijah the prophet.

Literal

And they buried him, and all Israel mourned for him according to the word of YHWH, which He spoke by the hand of His servant Ahijah the prophet.

Latin

…et sepelierunt eum. Et planxit eum omnis Israël juxta sermonem Domini, quem locutus est in manu servi sui Ahiæ prophetæ.

Hebrew

English

And they buried him, and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the prophet.

Tirzah was located on the road from Shechem to Beth-shan. Known for its beauty (Song of Solomon 6:4), the city served as a royal retreat and became the capital of the northern kingdom (1 Kings 16:6, 8).
The child died, as Ahijah had predicted.

Theme notes and profiles

1 Kings 14:13
All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. For this is the only one belonging to Jeroboam who will receive a proper burial, because only in him has the LORD, the God of Israel, found any good in the house of Jeroboam.

Ahijah: Prophet from Shiloh who prophesied to Jeroboam Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes