"So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents."
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Verse 1 Kings 12:16. _SO ISRAEL DEPARTED UNTO THEIR TENTS_] That is,
the ten tribes withdrew their allegiance from Rehoboam; only Judah and
Benjamin, frequently reckoned one tribe, remaining with him....
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See the marginal reference. The words breathe unmistakeably the spirit
of tribal jealousy and dislike (1 Kings 11:40 note).
NOW SEE TO THINE OWN HOUSE, DAVID - i. e., “Henceforth, house of
David, loo...
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III. THE DIVIDED KINGDOM
1. Rehoboam and the Revolt of the Ten Tribes
CHAPTER 12
_ 1. The revolt of the northern tribes (1 Kings 12:1)_
2. The threatening war averted (1 Kings 12:21)
3. Jeroboam'...
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THE REVOLT OF THE NORTHERN TRIBES. It is doubtful whether this section
is Judæ an or not. It bears some resemblance to 2 Samuel 9-20, and
the parts of 1 K. which seem to be a continuation of that hist...
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WHAT PORTION. ? Figure of speech _Erotesis._ App-6.
THE SON OF JESSE. Used in contempt. Compare 1 Samuel 16:18; 1 Samuel
20:31. 1Sa 22:7, 1 Samuel 22:8; 1 Samuel 22:9. 1Sa 25:10. 2 Samuel
20:1.
TO YO...
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Revolt of the ten tribes (Cf. 2 Chronicles 10:16-19)
16. _all Israel saw that the king hearkened not_ Josephus says -they
were struck by his words as by an iron rod and grieved as though the
words of...
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NOW, SEE TO THINE OWN HOUSE, DAVID— It is observable to every reader
of the History of the Jews, of how ungrateful a disposition this
people was; not only to God, but to their best temporal benefactor...
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C. THE REBELLION OF ISRAEL 12:16-20
TRANSLATION
(16) When all of Israel saw that the king did not hearken unto them,
the people responded to the king, saying, What portion do we have in
David? We ha...
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_SO WHEN ALL ISRAEL SAW THAT THE KING HEARKENED NOT UNTO THEM, THE
PEOPLE ANSWERED THE KING, SAYING, WHAT PORTION HAVE WE IN DAVID?
NEITHER HAVE WE INHERITANCE IN THE SON OF JESSE: TO YOUR TENTS, O
IS...
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THE REVOLT OF THE TEN TRIBES. REHOBOAM AND JEROBOAM
The revolt of the Ten Tribes against the rule of Rehoboam had its
origin partly in the discontent which the burdens laid on the people
by Solomon h...
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GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY
1 KINGS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 12
THE *KINGDOM DIVIDES
V1 Rehoboam went to Shechem. All the *Israelites had gone there to
make him king. V2 Jeroboam the son of Nebat wa...
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TO YOUR TENTS. — This war-cry was not new. It had been heard once
before, during the conflict between Judah and Israel after the
rebellion of Absalom, when it was silenced instantly by the relentless...
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וַ יַּ֣רְא כָּל ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כִּ֠י
לֹֽא ־שָׁמַ֣ע הַ מֶּלֶךְ֮ אֲלֵיהֶם֒
וַ יָּשִׁ֣בוּ הָ עָ֣ם...
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THE DISRUPTION
1 Kings 12:6
"It was of the Lord." It is no small proof of the insight and
courageous faithfulness of the historian that he accepts without
question the verdict of ancient prophecy tha...
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BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS
1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1; 1 Kings 4:1; 1
Kings 5:1; 1 Kings 6:1; 1 Kings 7:1; 1 Kings 8:1;...
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In this and the four following Chapter s we have the central section
of this Book recording the tragedy of the break-up of the nation and
the degradation of the people. It covers a period of about six...
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So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the
people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in (f) David?
neither [have we] inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents,...
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_Look to. Chaldean, "rule over thy own tribe." They imitate those who
give a bill of divorce. (Calmet) --- Herein they were not excusable,
no more than those who persecuted God's people, though he per...
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(16) В¶ So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto
them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in
David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tent...
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Solomon was now at the height of his glory, a vivid type of a greater
than Solomon. And it is only when we see that he really does thus
prefigure the Lord Jesus as King that we can understand the impo...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 11 AND 12.
Till now we have had the beautiful picture of God's blessing resting
upon the son of David, whose only desire it had been to possess wisdom
from Go...
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SO WHEN ALL ISRAEL SAW THAT THE KING HEARKENED NOT UNTO THEM,.... To
grant their requests:
THE PEOPLE ANSWERED THE KING, SAYING, WHAT PORTION HAVE WE IN DAVID?
or in his posterity, which are not of o...
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So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the
people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David?
neither [have we] inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O
I...
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So _when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them,_ &c.
Here we see the divine threatening to Solomon by Ahijah beginning to
take effect, and the important event of rending the kingdom of...
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1 The Israelites assembled at Shechem to crowne Rehoboam, by Ieroboam
make a suite of relaxation vnto him.
6 Rehoboam refusing the olde mens counsell, by the aduice of young
men, answereth them rough...
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So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, paid no
heed to their demands, THE PEOPLE ANSWERED THE KING, SAYING, WHAT
PORTION HAVE WE IN DAVID? NEITHER HAVE WE INHERITANCE IN THE SON...
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THE TEN TRIBES REBEL
(vs.1-24)
Rehoboam went to Shechem for his inauguration as king of Israel (v.1).
Jereboam, in Egypt, received word quickly of Solomon's death, and his
friends in Israel sent to...
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16-24 The people speak unbecomingly of David. How soon are good men,
and their good services to the public, forgotten ! These
considerations should reconcile us to our losses and troubles, that
God is...
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WHAT PORTION HAVE WE IN DAVID, i.e. in David's family and son? we can
expect no benefit or relief from him, and therefore we renounce all
commerce with him, and subjection to him. See 2 SAMUEL 20:1. T...
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1 Kings 12:16 Now H7725 (H8686) Israel H3478 saw H7200 (H8799) king
H4428 listen H8085 (H8804) people H5971 answered H1697 king H4428
saying H559 (H8800) share H2506 David H1732 inheritance H5159 son...
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REHOBOAM'S ARROGANCE ALIENATES ISRAEL (1 KINGS 12:1).
The elders of Israel came together with a view to anointing Rehoboam
as king on condition that he would guarantee them a somewhat easier
lifestyl...
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SAYING
(_ See Scofield) - (Judges 8:1). _...
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CONTENTS: Accession and folly of Rehoboam. Kingdom divided.
CHARACTERS: God, Rehoboam, Jeroboam, Adoram, Shemiah.
CONCLUSION: Taking the counsel of unspiritual men always spells
blunder and a rough...
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1 Kings 12:1. _Shechem._ This city was famed for mischief. Here Dinah
was ruined, and the men slaughtered. Here Joseph was sold, and now the
ten tribes revolted.
1 Kings 12:4. _Thy father made our yo...
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_When Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who was in Egypt heard of it _. .. _
they sent and called him._
THE KINGDOM DIVIDED
1. This chapter reveals one of the turning-points in Israel’s
history, for it is...
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1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 12:1 The Kingdom Is Divided. Two kingdoms
emerge. Judah is made up of two tribes (Judah and Benjamin) in the
south and is ruled by Rehoboam. Israel is made up of the ten northe...
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THE DISRUPTION OF THE KINGDOM
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
1 Kings 12:1. REHOBOAM WENT TO SHECHEM—Instead of remaining in
_Jerusalem_, whither Israel should have come to him, as they did to
Davi...
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EXPOSITION
THE REVOLT OF THE TEN TRIBES.—With the reign of Rehoboam, on which
our historian now enters, we begin the second great period in the
history of the Hebrew monarchy, so far as it is related...
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Now Rehoboam came to Shechem: and all Israel gathered to Shechem (1
Kings 12:1)
Which is just about the center of the land, just about the heart of
the country. And they gathered
to make him king. A...
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1 Kings 11:13; 1 Kings 11:34; 1 Kings 11:36; 1 Kings 11:39; 1 Kings
22:17; 1 Kings 22:36; 2 Chronicles 10:16; 2 Samuel 15:13; 2 Samuel
16:11;...
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In David — In David's family and son; we can expect no benefit or
relief from him, and therefore we renounce all commerce with him, and
subjection to him. They named David, rather than Rehoboam; to si...