John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 4. And Jeroboam’s wife did so, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Abijah , etc.] Disguised herself, and took this long journey, and found the prophet’s house; which she did partly in obedience to her husband, and partly from affection to her child: but Abijah could not see; her or anybody else that came into the room to him: for his eyes were set by reason of his age ; or “stood” fixed and immovable, as the eyes of blind men are; or the nerves and muscles of his eyes stood within the holes thereof, so that he could not see objects.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-6 - "At that time," when Jeroboam did evil, his child sickened. When sickness comes into our families, we should inquire whether there ma not be some particular sin harboured in our houses, which the affliction is sent to convince us of, and reclaim us from. It had bee more pious if he had desired to know wherefore God contended with him had begged the prophet's prayers, and cast away his idols from him; but most people would rather be told their fortune, than their faults of their duty. He sent to Ahijah, because he had told him he should be king. Those who by sin disqualify themselves for comfort, yet expec that their ministers, because they are good men, should speak peace an comfort to them, greatly wrong themselves and their ministers. He sen his wife in disguise, that the prophet might only answer her questio concerning her son. Thus some people would limit their ministers to smooth things, and care not for having the whole counsel of God declared to them, lest it should prophesy no good concerning them, but evil. But she shall know, at the first word, what she has to trust to Tidings of a portion with hypocrites will be heavy tidings. God wil judge men according to what they are, not by what they seem to be.
Original Hebrew ותעשׂ6213 כן3651 אשׁת802 ירבעם3379 ותקם6965 ותלך1980 שׁלה7887 ותבא935 בית1004 אחיה281 ואחיהו281 לא3808 יכל3201 לראות7200 כי3588 קמו6965 עיניו5869 משׂיבו׃7869
