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Verse 2 Chronicles 11:22. _MADE ABIJAH - THE CHIEF_] Abijah certainly
was not the _first-born_ of Rehoboam; but as he loved Maachah more
than any of his wives, so he preferred her son, probably throu...
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Jeush was probably the oldest of Rehoboam’s sons, and should
naturally and according to the provisions of the Law Deuteronomy 21:15
have been his heir. But Rehoboam’s affection for Maachah led him to...
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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:...
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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...
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CHIEF. head....
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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...
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_the chief, to be ruler_ R.V. TO BE CHIEF, EVEN THE PRINCE. "Ruler,"
Heb. _nâgîd_is translated "chief ruler" ("prince" R.V.) in 1
Chronicles 5:2.
_for_he thought] R.V. FOR IS WAS MINDED....
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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...
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_AND REHOBOAM MADE ABIJAH THE SON OF MAACHAH THE CHIEF, TO BE RULER
AMONG HIS BRETHREN: FOR HE THOUGHT TO MAKE HIM KING._
Made Abijah ... chief ... ruler among his brethren. This preference
seems to...
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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...
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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
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AND REHOBOAM MADE ABIJAH THE SON OF MAACHAH... BRETHREN. — Rather,
_And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maachah for head_ — to
wit, _for prince_ (_nagîd_) — _among his brethren._ The expression
“...
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וַ יַּֽעֲמֵ֨ד לָ † רֹ֧אשׁ רְחַבְעָ֛ם
אֶת...
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REHOBOAM AND ABIJAH: THE IMPORTANCE OF RITUAL
2 Chronicles 10:1; 2 Chronicles 11:1; 2 Chronicles 12:1;...
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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...
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And Rehoboam made (g) Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, [to be]
ruler among his brethren: for [he thought] to make him king.
(g) Called also Abijam, who reigned three years, (1 Kings 15:2)....
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_Head. Septuagint, "prince." (Haydock) --- Grotius maintains that Abia
was the eldest. But all others are of a contrary opinion, and believe
that Roboam derogated from the law, (Deuteronomy xxi. 16.;...
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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...
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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...
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AND REHOBOAM MADE ABIJAH THE SON OF MAACAH THE CHIEF,.... The chief of
all his sons, head over them, being the son of his most beloved wife,
and her firstborn however, and perhaps might be of a greate...
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And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, [to be] ruler
among his brethren: for [he thought] to make him king.
Ver. 22. _And Rehoboam loved Maachah._] Not for any good that was in
her, _...
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_Rehoboam made Abijah ruler among his brethren_ He declared him his
successor, and gave him the dominion over his brethren....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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TO BE RULER AMONG HIS BRETHREN; he declared him his successor, and
gave him the dominion over his brethren; wherein (if he was not the
first-born, as it seems to be implied, because this is mentioned...
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2 Chronicles 11:22 Rehoboam H7346 appointed H5975 (H8686) Abijah H29
son H1121 Maachah H4601 chief H7218 leader...
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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...
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2 Chronicles 11:15. _For the devils._ שׁעירים _sheîrim,_ the
hairy ones. The goat was worshipped in Egypt as well as the calf....
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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...
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2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 11:18 The growth of Rehoboam’s
family is a sign of God’s blessing on him. These details must refer
to the whole of his 17-year reign, and not just the three-year peri...
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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...
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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...
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1 Chronicles 29:1; 1 Chronicles 5:1; 1 Chronicles 5:2; Deuteronomy
21:15...
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Ruler — He declared him his successor, and gave him the dominion
over, his brethren....