2 Chronicles 12:1-12 (cp. 1 Kings 14:22; 1 Kings 14:25-28). The Invasion of Shishak 1. _all Israel_ i.e. all the Southern Kingdom; cp. note on 2 Chronicles 11:3. The details of Judah's apostasy are given, 1 Kings 14:22-24.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Shishak_ The Egyptian king has commemorated this expedition in a pictorial inscription on the wall of the temple of Karnak. It appears that the Northern kingdom suffered as well as the Southern, but no permanent conquest of Canaan was attempted. (Maspero, _Histoire Ancienne_, ed. v. pp. 360, 1.) _b... [ Continue Reading ]
_with twelve hundred chariots_ The details given in this verse are absent from 1 Kin. _Lubims_ R.V. LUBIM (cp. 2 Chronicles 16:8). The "s" is not needed, "im" being a mark of the Heb. plural as in "Cherubim" and "Seraphim." The _Lubim_are no doubt the _Libyans_. _Sukkiims_ R.V. SUKKIIM. LXX. Τρωγλ... [ Continue Reading ]
_the fenced cities_ Cp. 2 Chronicles 11:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Then came Shemaiah_ This intervention of Shemaiah is not mentioned in 1 Kin. For an earlier appearance of the prophet see 2 Chronicles 11:2 ff. = 1 Kings 12:22 ff. _have I also left you in the hand_ Rather, I ALSO HAVE FORSAKEN YOU AND DELIVERED YOU INTO THE HAND.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Whereupon_ R.V. THEN. _princes of Israel_ Called "princes of Judah" in 2 Chronicles 12:5; cp. note on 2 Chronicles 11:3. _humbled themselves_ i.e. they fasted and put on sackcloth; cp. 1 Kings 21:27; 1 Kings 21:29. _The Lord_is _righteous_ Cp. Pharaoh's confession (Exodus 9:27), and the Psalmist'... [ Continue Reading ]
_some deliverance_ Rather (as R.V. mg.), DELIVERANCE WITHIN A LITTLE WHILE.... [ Continue Reading ]
_that they may know my service_, etc.] That they may learn the difference between my service and other service.... [ Continue Reading ]
_he took all: he carried away also_ R.V. HE TOOK ALL AWAY: HE TOOK ALSO. Shishak was bought off with a heavy present from attacking Jerusalem; cp. the case of Sennacherib (2 Kings 18:13-16). _shields_ Rather, TARGETS, i.e. small shields; cp. note on 2 Chronicles 9:15.... [ Continue Reading ]
_the chief_ R.V. THE CAPTAINS. _the guard_ R.V. mg. (more literally) THE RUNNERS. These derived their name from the duty of running before the king's chariot to clear the way for him; cp. 2 Samuel 15:1; 1 Kings 1:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
_And when the king entered_ R.V. AND IT WAS SO, THAT AS OFT AS THE KING ENTERED. _fet them_ R.V. BARE THEM. _Fet_(obsolete) = "fetched.... [ Continue Reading ]
_and also in Judah things went well_ R.V. AND MOREOVER IN JUDAH WERE GOOD THINGS FOUND; cp. 2 Chronicles 19:3. This is said as giving am additional reason for the mercy which God had shewed (2 Chronicles 12:7).... [ Continue Reading ]
(cp. 1 Kings 14:21; 1 Kings 14:29-31). Summary of Rehoboam's Reign 13. _strengthened himself_ See note on 2 Chronicles 1:1. The immediate reference is to a recovery of strength after the departure of Shishak, the further reference is to 2 Chronicles 11:5. _one and forty years old … and he reigned s... [ Continue Reading ]
_he prepared not his heart_ R.V. HE SET NOT HIS HEART. The phrase implies _steady purpose_.... [ Continue Reading ]
_in the book_ R.V. IN THE HISTORIES (mg. "words"). Probably _one_book is meant, begun by Shemaiah and continued by Iddo. _Iddo_ See note on 2 Chronicles 9:29. _concerning genealogies_ Lit., "_to enrol themselves_" (the title of the book). Sometimes a book was named from the first striking word occ... [ Continue Reading ]