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The age of Rehoboam at his accession is an interesting and difficult
question. According to the formal statement of the present text of 1Ki
14:21; 2 Chronicles 12:13, he had reached the mature age of...
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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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_young men that were grown up with him_ i.e. Who were about the same
age. It is not needful to suppose that they had been educated with him
from their youth up. They now being his contemporaries were...
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CONSULTED WITH THE YOUNG MEN THAT WERE GROWN UP WITH HIM— It was a
custom among the kings of the east, to have their sons educated among
other young lords of the same age; which, as it created a gener...
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B. THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COUNSELORS 12:6-11
TRANSLATION
(6) And King Rehoboam consulted the elders who had stood before
Solomon his father when he was alive, saying, How do you counsel me to
res...
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_AND KING REHOBOAM CONSULTED WITH THE OLD MEN, THAT STOOD BEFORE
SOLOMON HIS FATHER WHILE HE YET LIVED, AND SAID, HOW DO YE ADVISE THAT
I MAY ANSWER THIS PEOPLE?_
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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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 ha...
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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 w...
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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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THE WISE KING'S FOOLISH SON
1 Kings 11:41; 1 Kings 12:1
Solomon's reign had been splendid but very oppressive, and it was
reasonable to ask for some relief. The people felt that the accession
of the...
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BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS
1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
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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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Him. They were young, compared with the former, though they might be
40 years old. (Menochius) --- It was frequently the custom in the
eastern courts, to educate young noblemen along with the heir to...
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(5) And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again
to me. And the people departed. (6) And king Rehoboam consulted with
the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he ye...
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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 FOOLISH YOUNG KING_
‘He forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him,
and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and
which stood before him.’
1 Kings 12:8
No...
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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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BUT HE FORSOOK THE COUNSEL OF THE OLD MEN, WHICH THEY HAD GIVEN
HIM,.... He did not rightly relish it, nor cordially receive it; it
did not suit with his haughty temper, he could not brook it, to stoo...
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But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him,
and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, [and]
which stood before him:
Ver. 8. _But he forsook the counsel of...
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_But he forsook the counsel of the old men_ Judging it unworthy of his
majesty and authority, and likely to encourage the people in their
insolent demands; and, being proud and vain, he scorned to con...
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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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But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
his rash and imperious character refused to accept the proposal, AND
CONSULTED WITH THE YOUNG MEN THAT WERE GROWN UP WITH HIM AND WH...
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Rehoboam's Foolish Answer...
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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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1-15 The tribes complained not to Rehoboam of his father's idolatry,
and revolt from God. That which was the greatest grievance, was none
to them; so careless were they in matters of religion, if the...
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HE FORSOOK THE COUNSEL OF THE OLD MEN; judging it unworthy of his
majesty and authority, and likely to encourage and increase the people
in their insolent demands. The young men; so called comparative...
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1 Kings 12:8 rejected H5800 (H8799) advice H6098 elders H2205 given
H3289 (H8804) consulted H3289 (H8735) men...
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THE KINGDOM IN CRISIS AND THE COLLAPSE OF AN EMPIRE (1 KINGS 12:1 TO 1
KINGS 14:31).
The death of Solomon, as always with the death of a king who had ruled
powerfully for a long time and had been some...
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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
lifestyle...
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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 yok...
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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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REHOBOAM THE UNWISE
But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
and took counsel with the young men that were grown up with him. 1
Kings 12:8.
There are some men in the Bible...
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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
David...
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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. An...
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2 Chronicles 10:8; 2 Chronicles 25:15; 2 Chronicles 25:16;
Ecclesiastes 10:2;...
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Young men — So called, comparatively to the old men: otherwise they
were near forty years old....