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Verse 2 Chronicles 11:14. _THE LEVITES LEFT THEIR SUBURBS_] They and
the priests were expelled from their offices by Jeroboam, lest they
should turn the hearts of the people to the true God, and then...
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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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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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_suburbs_ See note on 1 Chronicles 5:16.
_had cast them off from executing_ R.V. CAST THEM OFF, THAT THEY
SHOULD NOT EXECUTE. In 1 Kin. (1 Kings 12:31; 1 Kings 13:33) it is not
said that Jeroboam reje...
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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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_FOR THE LEVITES LEFT THEIR SUBURBS AND THEIR POSSESSION, AND CAME TO
JUDAH AND JERUSALEM: FOR JEROBOAM AND HIS SONS HAD CAST THEM OFF FROM
EXECUTING THE PRIEST'S OFFICE UNTO THE LORD:_
No JFB commen...
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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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CAST THEM OFF] When Jeroboam made priests from all the tribes
indifferently, the Levites lost their privileged position as the only
legitimate priestly tribe....
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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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THEIR SUBURBS. — _Pasture-grounds_ (_Numbers 35:1_).
AND THEIR POSSESSION — i.e., the cities assigned to them among the
ten tribes.
JEROBOAM AND HIS SONS HAD CAST THEM OFF FROM EXECUTING THE PRIEST’S...
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כִּֽי ־עָזְב֣וּ הַ לְוִיִּ֗ם אֶת
־מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם֙...
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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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_Off. This was done at different times; so that almost all the Levites
took refuge in the dominions of Juda. Yet some prevaricated. Ezechiel
(xliv. 12.) only exempts the family of Sadoc. (Calmet) ---...
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We have here introduced, in a parenthesis, a short but awful sketch of
the infamous character of Jeroboam, which is spoken of in scripture in
such dreadful terms of reproach....
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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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FOR THE LEVITES LEFT THEIR SUBURBS AND THEIR POSSESSION,.... The
cities and the fields adjacent to them, which were given them in the
several tribes, and were in all forty eight; see Joshua 21:1 and c...
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_For Jeroboam and his sons cast them off_ They would not suffer them
to instruct the Israelites in the worship of God, nor to go up to
Jerusalem to worship in their courses: and these priests would no...
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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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For the Levites left their suburbs, the commons or pasture-grounds
assigned to them, AND THEIR POSSESSION, namely, those in the cities
set apart for them in the various northern tribes, AND CAME TO JU...
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Rehoboam's Worship, Idolatry, and Family...
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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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They would not suffer them to instruct and assist the Israelites in
the worship and service of God, nor to go up to Jerusalem to worship
in their courses; and these priests would not join with them in...
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2 Chronicles 11:14 Levites H3881 left H5800 (H8804) common-lands H4054
possessions H272 came H3212 (H8799) Judah...
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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...
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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 11:1 Rehoboam’s reign shows the
themes of judgment and restoration (2 Chronicles 7:13) being acted out
in the life of the kingdom....
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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 11:13 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...
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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 6:66; 1 Kings 12:28; 1 Kings 13:33; 2 Chronicles 13:9;...
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Cast them off — They would not suffer them to instruct the
Israelites in the worship of God, nor to go up to Jerusalem to worship
in their courses: and these priests would not join with them in the
wo...