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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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_and_to _the remnant of the people_ (R.V. THE REST). We see from 1
Kings 12:17 above that there were some people belonging to the ten
tribes who were dwelling in the cities of Judah. These would have...
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D. THE RESPONSE OF REHOBOAM 12:21-24
TRANSLATION
(21) Now Rehoboam came to Jerusalem and assembled the house of Judah
and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred eighty thousand chosen men who
were warriors...
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_BUT THE WORD OF GOD CAME UNTO SHEMAIAH THE MAN OF GOD, SAYING,_
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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THE REMNANT OF THE PEOPLE] i.e. those belonging by lineage to the
other tribes: cp. 1 Kings 12:17....
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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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אֱמֹ֗ר אֶל ־רְחַבְעָ֤ם בֶּן
־שְׁלֹמֹה֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ...
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"JEROBOAM THE SON OF NEBAT, WHO MADE ISRAEL TO SIN"
1 Kings 12:21.
"For from Israel is even this; the workman made it and it is no god:
yea, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces."
- Hosea...
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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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THE KINGDOM RENT IN TWAIN
1 Kings 12:12
Rehoboam richly deserved his fate. He was forty-one years old, 2
Chronicles 12:13, and ought to have known better. His speech betrayed
the _despot_. He had no...
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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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(21) And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the
house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore
thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the h...
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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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_A FUTILE ENDEAVOUR_
‘And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house
of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, … to bring the kingdom again
to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.’
1 Kings...
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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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SPEAK UNTO REHOBOAM THE SON OF SOLOMON KING OF JUDAH,.... He is called
king before, but of what tribe or tribes is not expressly said, only
it is implied in 1 Kings 12:17 and he is only acknowledged k...
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Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all
the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people,
saying,
Ver. 23. _Speak unto Rehoboam._] Spare not to speak unt...
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_The word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God_ The prophet so
called, partly to distinguish him from others of that name, (see
Nehemiah 6:10; Jeremiah 29:31,) and partly to add more weight to his
w...
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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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JEROBOAM KING OVER ISRAEL...
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Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all
the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, all
those who had cast their lot with the southern monarchy, SAY...
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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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No text from Poole on this verse....
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1 Kings 12:23 Speak H559 (H8798) Rehoboam H7346 son H1121 Solomon
H8010 king H4428 Judah H3063 house H1004 Judah...
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REHOBOAM SEEKS TO WHIP ISRAEL INTO LINE BUT IS PREVENTED BY YHWH
WHILST JEROBOAM IS MADE KING OVER ALL ISRAEL (1 KINGS 12:17).
Rehoboam still had total control over all who dwelt in the cities of
Jud...
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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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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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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...