1 Kings 12:24 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

²⁴ Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the Lord, and returned to depart, according to the word of the Lord.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁴ Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁴ Thus says the Lord, You shall not go up or fight against your brethren, the Israelites. Return every man to his house, for this thing is from Me. So they hearkened to the Lord's word and returned home, according to the Lord's word.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁴ Thus saith Jehovah, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is of me. So they hearkened unto the word of Jehovah, and returned and went their way, according to the word of Jehovah.

Common English Bible

²⁴ ‘This is what the LORD says: Don’t make war against your relatives the Israelites. Go home, every one of you, because this is my plan.’” When they heard the LORD’s words, they went back home, just as the LORD had said.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁴ 'Thus says the Lord: You shall not go up, and you shall not make war against your brothers, the sons of Israel. Let each man return to his own house. For this word came from me.' " And they listened to the word of the Lord, and they returned from the journey, as the Lord had instructed them.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁴ Thus saith the Lord: You shall not go up nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel. Let every man return to his house, for this thing is from me. They hearkened to the word of the Lord, and returned from their journey, as the Lord had commanded them.

1 Kings 12:24 Cross References

Genesis 24:50

Then Laban and Bethu´el answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the Lord: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

1 Kings 12:15

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 Ahi´jah the Shi´lonite unto Jerobo´am the son of Nebat.

1 Kings 12:25

Then Jerobo´am built Shechem in mount E´phra-im, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penu´el.

1 Kings 14:30

And there was war between Rehobo´am and Jerobo´am all their days.

2 Chronicles 11:4

Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house; for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the Lord, and returned from going against Jerobo´am.

2 Chronicles 22:7

And the destruction of Ahazi´ah was of God by coming to Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jeho´ram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.

2 Chronicles 25:10

Then Amazi´ah separated them, to wit, the army that was come to him out of E´phra-im, to go home again: wherefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in great anger.

Hosea 8:4

They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.

Numbers 14:42

Go not up, for the Lord is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies.

Judges 14:4

But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the Lord, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.