And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:
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Gill's Exposition
And he said to Jeroboam, take thee ten pieces,.... Of the twelve, an emblem of the ten tribes he was to have:
for thus saith the Lord God of Israel, behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand…
Barnes' Notes
The first instance of the “acted parable.” Generally this mode was adopted upon express divine command (see Jer 13:1-11; Eze 3:1-3). A connection may be traced between the type selected and the words…
We have here the first mention of that infamous name Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that made Israel to sin; he is here brought upon the stage as an adversary to Solomon, whom God had expressly told (Kg1…
Cambridge Bible
and Ahijah caught R.V. laid hold of. The word is frequently used of the taking prisoners captive.