KJV ORIGINAL
Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Get up and go back to your own house. As soon as you set foot in the city, the child will die.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The prophet is delivering God's judgment that the king's sick child will die the moment the mother returns home to the city.
📚 Historical Context
During the reign of King Jeroboam in the divided kingdom of Israel, his son fell seriously ill, prompting Jeroboam to send his wife disguised to the prophet Ahijah in Shiloh for guidance. Ahijah, who had previously prophesied Jeroboam's rise to power, delivered a message of judgment from God, declaring that the child would die as a consequence of Jeroboam's idolatry and sins upon the wife's return home.
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