So they, coming in considerable numbers, strengthened the kingdom of Judah, both numerically and morally, and made Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, strong three years; for three years they, all the people of the southern nation, including the newcomers, walked in the way of David and Solomon. Afterwards, when foreign and idolatrous customs were encouraged by Rehoboam, the accession of pious Israelites from the neighboring kingdom ceased.
Verse 2 Chronicles 11:17. _FOR THREE YEARS THEY WALKED IN THE WAY OF DAVID_] During this time he prospered; but for _fourteen_ years after this he and the people were unfaithful to the Lord, except at...
THREE YEARS - i. e., during the first three years of Rehoboam’s reign. In the fourth year an apostasy took place, which neutralized all the advantages of the immigration (marginal reference). In the f...
III. THE HISTORY OF THE KINGS OF JUDAH:EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE CAPTIVITY 1. Decline and Apostasy under Rehoboam, Abijah and Asa CHAPTER 11 Rehoboam's Reign _ 1. The forbidden war (2 Chronicles 11:...
SHEMAIAH RESTRAINS REHOBOAM FROM ATTACKING JEROBOAM (see notes on 1 Kings 12:21). The variations between the two records are unimportant. 2 CHRONICLES 11:5. REHOBOAM ESTABLISHES HIMSELF IN JERUSALEM...
THREE YEARS. See note on 2 Chronicles 12:2; 2 Chronicles 12:1...
The Prosperity of Rehoboam This section has no corresponding section in 1 Kin. On the other hand the Chronicler omits three important sections of 1 Kings 12:25-33 (the setting up of the golden calves...
_three years_ There were three years of prosperity, in the fourth year Judah fell away into idolatry, and in the fifth year chastisement overtook them by the hand of Shishak (2 Chronicles 12:1-3). _of...
IN THE WAY OF DAVID AND SOLOMON— That is, in the laws, agreeably to the statutes and appointments of David and Solomon....
2. THE REIGN OF REHOBOAM (11-12) TEXT 2 Chronicles 11:1. And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, that were...
_SO THEY STRENGTHENED THE KINGDOM OF JUDAH, AND MADE REHOBOAM THE SON OF SOLOMON STRONG, THREE YEARS: FOR THREE YEARS THEY WALKED IN THE WAY OF DAVID AND SOLOMON._ They strengthened the kingdom of Ju...
REIGN OF REHOBOAM (CONTINUED) This chapter repeats the substance of 1 Kings 12:21, and adds much information relating to Rehoboam's buildings, the withdrawal of the Levites from the kingdom of Jerobo...
2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE The *Kingdom called Judah 2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 11 *ISRAEL AND JUDAH ARE AT PEACE – 2 CHRONICLES 11:1-4 v1
SO THEY STRENGTHENED... THREE YEARS — _i.e._, during the first three years of the reign. “There is no ground for suspecting the antiquity of this record. On the contrary, it is antecedently probable t...
וַֽ יְחַזְּקוּ֙ אֶת ־מַלְכ֣וּת יְהוּדָ֔ה וַֽ...
REHOBOAM AND ABIJAH: THE IMPORTANCE OF RITUAL 2 Chronicles 10:1; 2 Chronicles 11:1; 2 Chronicles 12:1;...
Then God interfered. No human folly has even been permitted to continue long enough to thwart His purpose. Shemaiah, a prophet of God, declared to Rehoboam that the revolt was in the divine plan. Reho...
So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they (f) walked in the way of David and Solomon. (f) As long as they feared God, a...
_They, the pious refugees. (Tirinus) (Chap. xv. 9.) --- Solomon, while virtuous. --- Only is not expressed in Hebrew or Septuagint, but it is sufficiently implied._...
There is very little more to be gathered from the character of this prince than that he wisely preferred peace to war. Indeed the shelter he gave to the priests and Levites is much to his honour. No d...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10, 11, AND 12. Solomon's faults are not related here for reasons which we have already pointed out; but the history of Rehoboam shows us the immediate fall...
SO THEY STRENGTHENED THE KINGDOM OF JUDAH,.... Made it more numerous, and in a better condition to defend itself: AND MADE REHOBOAM SON OF SOLOMON STRONG THREE YEARS; established him on the throne, s...
_So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon._ Ver. 17. _For three years they walk...
_So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah_ Not only by the addition of so many persons to it, who probably brought what they could of their property with them, but by their piety and prayers they pro...
1 Rehoboam raising an armie to subdue Israel, is forbidden by Shemaiah. 5 He strengtheneth his kingdome with forts and prouision. 13 The Priests and Leuites, and such as feared God, forsaken by Iero...
GOD FORBIDS REHOBOAM TO ATTACK ISRAEL (vv.1-4) When Rehoboam saw his kingdom so largely torn away from him, he assembled an army of 180,000 warriors of Judah and Benjamin (for Benjamin remained wit...
13-23 When the priests and Levites came to Jerusalem, the devout, pious Israelites followed them. Such as set their hearts to seek the Lord God of Israel, left the inheritance of their fathers, and w...
This honourable mention of Solomon, as a pattern of piety, is a considerable evidence of his true repentance before his death; of which SEE POOLE ON "1 KINGS 11:43"....
2 Chronicles 11:17 strengthened H2388 (H8762) kingdom H4438 Judah H3063 Rehoboam H7346 son H1121 Solomon H8010 strong...
Let us read, for our instruction, part of the story of Rehoboam, the son of Solomon. 2 Chronicles 11:1. And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hund...
CONTENTS: Rehoboam returns to Jerusalem. Jeroboam rejects the worship of God. CHARACTERS: God, Rehoboam, Jeroboam, Ahijah, Shamaiah. CONCLUSION: It is dangerous to undertake anything contrary to the...
2 Chronicles 11:15. _For the devils._ שׁעירים _sheîrim,_ the hairy ones. The goat was worshipped in Egypt as well as the calf....
_For three years they walked in the way of David._ EXPERIMENTAL GOODNESS Three years of experimental goodness ought to be three years of personal consolidation. To get three years ahead of the enemy...
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 11:5 This information comes from a source other than 1–2 Kings. It illustrates the blessings that come to the southern kingdom (Judah) as they obey the word of the Lo...
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 11:13 Jeroboam created a new religion in Bethel and Dan. This cult mixed what God revealed to Moses with other practices. Jeroboam hoped to keep his people from going...
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 11:17 Rehoboam’s and Judah’s commitment to faithful worship and obedience to God’s law lasted only THREE YEARS (see 2 Chr
CRITICAL NOTES.] Rehoboam forbidden to war (2 Chronicles 11:1). This section a repetition in abbreviated form of 1 Kings 12:21. Remainder of chapter new matter. Rehoboam fortifies many towns (2 Chroni...
EXPOSITION The first four verses of this chapter would have been better placed as the conclusion of the previous chapter. They correspond with 1 Kings 12:21-11; and they tell how Rehoboam was restrain...
2 Chronicles 1:1; 2 Chronicles 12:1; 2 Chronicles 7:17; 2 Chronicles 8:13;...
So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah — Not only by the addition of so many persons to it: but by their piety and prayers they procured a blessing upon the kingdom which was a sanctuary to them. T...