John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 6. And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door , etc.] Of the room where the prophet was: that he said, come in, thou wife of Jeroboam, why feignest thou thyself to be another ? which must greatly surprise and confound her, as well as lay open to her the folly of her and her husband to imagine that she could be secreted from God, and a prophet of his; or that a prophet could tell her what was future, and yet not know her that was present; and this might serve to assure her, and so her husband, that what the prophet after delivered would certainly come to pass: for I am sent to thee with heavy tidings ; or hard things, such as would be very disagreeable to her and her husband.
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 ויהי1961 כשׁמע8085 אחיהו281 את853 קול6963 רגליה7272 באה935 בפתח6607 ויאמר559 באי935 אשׁת802 ירבעם3379 למה4100 זה2088 את859 מתנכרה5234 ואנכי595 שׁלוח7971 אליך413 קשׁה׃7186
