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Prophecy of Ahijah is a lost text which may have been written by the biblical prophet Ahijah the Shilonite . The book is referred to in 2 Chronicles 9:29 . The passage reads "Now the rest of the acts of Solomon , first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet , and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the Seer against (or concerning) Jeroboam the son of Nebat?" Ahijah's prophecy is also mentioned in 2 Chronicles 10:15 . This manuscript is also called the Prophesy [ sic ] of Ahijah the Shilonite . The 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia suggests there might have been "a series of 'Tales of the Prophets' by various hands". The account of the reign of Solomon given in 1 Kings ( 1 Kings 11:41 ) does not refer to this work. D. and Kohler, J., Ahijah (the prophet) , accessed 24 April 2020
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The Prophecy of Ahijah is a lost text that may have been written by the Biblical prophet Ahijah . The book is described in 2Chronicles 9:29 . The passage reads: "Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet , and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat?" This manuscript is also called The Prophesy [ sic ] of Ahijah the Shilonite [1] or The Book of Ahijah the Shilonite .
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The Prophecy of Ahijah is a lost text that may have been written by the Biblical prophet Ahijah . The book is described in 2Chronicles 9:29 . The passage reads: "Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet , and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat?" This manuscript is also called The Prophesy [ sic ] of Ahijah the Shilonite [1] or The Book of Ahijah the Shilonite .
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lost text that may have been written by the biblical prophet ahijah
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lost text which may have been written by the biblical prophet ahijah the shilonite
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