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And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field:

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
came become Verb H1961 וַֽיְהִי֙ vay·hi
And it came to pass at that time after Noun H6256 בָּעֵ֣ת ba·'et
when Jeroboam Jeroboam Noun H3379 וְיָֽרָבְעָ֖ם ve·ya·ra·ve·'am
Analysis:
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went out after Verb H3318 יָצָ֣א ya·tza
of Jerusalem Jerusalem Noun H3389 מִירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם mi·ru·sha·lim;
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that the prophet prophecy Noun H5030 הַנָּבִ֜יא han·na·vi
Ahijah Ahiah Noun H281 אֲחִיָּה֩ a·chi·yah
the Shilonite Shilonite Adjective H7888 הַשִּׁילֹנִ֨י ha·shi·lo·ni
found be able Verb H4672 וַיִּמְצָ֣א vai·yim·tza
him in the way along Noun H1870 בַּדֶּ֗רֶךְ bad·de·rech
and he had clad clad self Verb H3680 מִתְכַּסֶּה֙ mit·kas·seh
himself with a new fresh Adjective H2319 חֲדָשָׁ֔ה cha·da·shah,
garment clothes Noun H8008 בְּשַׂלְמָ֣ה be·sal·mah
and they two both Noun H8147 וּשְׁנֵיהֶ֥ם u·she·nei·hem
Analysis:

Two: Two divergent opinions

The classic example for the number "two" is found in Matthew chapter 26. There, Yeshua says to His disciples,

"You know that after two days comes the Passover, and the Son of Man will be given over for crucifixion."  Matthew 26:2

The phrase "after two days" is somewhat meaningless because after two days can mean three or more days. The period is unspecified. The reason for such ambiguous language is because the purpose of the number two in this passage is not solely numerical. This means that the text is not intending to provide the reader with some definite information concerning a time period. Rather, the purpose of the number two in this context is one of the numerological meanings of the number two.  Often the number two relates to two divergent opinions. In the aforementioned verse, the author wants to inform the reader that there are two very different understandings for this coming Passover. Yeshua wants to emphasize that He is going up to Jerusalem in order to die as the true Passover sacrifice. Even though Yeshua states this emphatically, the disciples did not receive this. In fact, the disciples did not perceive at all what was going to take place during Passover in regard to Yeshua. In other words, Yeshua and the disciples have two divergent opinions concerning the Passover.

This same principle is also found in the Hebrew Bible (Old Covenant). In the book of Amos one reads,

"Can two walk together without them having agreed" Amos 3:3

The word which was translated into English with the phrase "them having agreed" is נועדו. The root of this word is יעד, which relates to a specific destination. The word which precedes this word is בלתי and in this context the word implies a change to the condition. In other words, had there not been a change in the condition, then the two could not walk together, i.e. they could not have arrived at the common destination.

The concept of divergent or different is also seen in the book of Genesis. In speaking about the sun and moon one reads, "And God made two great lights…" (Genesis 1:16). Obviously the sun and moon are very different, as one is a source of light, while the latter just reflects light. Also in the book of Genesis, one encounters the account of the flood. Here Noah is commanded to bring onto the ark two sorts of each type of animal. In this passage, the two relates to two different (or divergent) kinds of the same sort, i.e. male and female. 

Likewise, two angels came to Sodom, demonstrating that the people of Sodom had a very different way of living from that of the Law of God. Once again, the reader should not assume that every occurrence of the number two in the Bible demands this interpretation. However, one will find in a great majority of Biblical passages, the reader will be assisted in arriving at the proper interpretation, when he considers this divergent quality for the number two. 

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were alone alone Noun H905 לְבַדָּ֖ם le·vad·dam
[were] alone in the field country Noun H7704 בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ bas·sa·deh.

Locations

Jerusalem

JERUSALEMje-roo'-sa-lem:I. THE NAME1. In Cuneiform2. In Hebrew3. In Greek and Latin4. The Meaning of Jerusalem5. Other NamesII. GEOLOGY, CLIMATE AND SPRINGS1. Geology2. Climate and Rainfall3. The Natural SpringsIII. THE NATURAL SITE1. The Mountains Around2. The Valleys3. The HillsIV. GENERAL TOPOGRAPHY OF JERUSALEM1. Description of Josephus2. Summary of the... View Details

People

Jeroboam

Jeroboam [N] [H] [S] increase of the people.  The son of Nebat ( 1 Kings 11:26-39 ), "an Ephrathite," the first king of the ten tribes, over whom he reigned twenty-two years (B.C. 976-945). He was the son of a widow of Zereda, and while still young was promoted by Solomon to be chief superintendent of the "burnden", i.e., of the bands of forced labourers. Influenced by the words of the prophet... View Details

Jeroboam

Jeroboam [N] [H] [S] increase of the people.  The son of Nebat ( 1 Kings 11:26-39 ), "an Ephrathite," the first king of the ten tribes, over whom he reigned twenty-two years (B.C. 976-945). He was the son of a widow of Zereda, and while still young was promoted by Solomon to be chief superintendent of the "burnden", i.e., of the bands of forced labourers. Influenced by the words of the prophet... View Details

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King James Bible And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field:
Hebrew Greek English And it It came to pass about at that time time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in on the way; and he road. Now Ahijah had clad clothed himself with a new garment; cloak; and they two both of them were alone in the field:field.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And it It came to pass about at that time time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in on the way; and he road. Now Ahijah had clad clothed himself with a new garment; cloak; and they two both of them were alone in the field:field.