“ Which bare him children; Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham. ”
Shemaiah Restrains Rehoboam from Attacking Jeroboam (see notes on 1 Kings 12:21-24 ). The variations between the two records are unimportant. 2 Chronicles 11:5-23 . Rehoboam Establishes himsel...
Which. i.e. Which [latter]. children . sons.
Which bare him children; Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham.
Which bare him children; Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham. No JFB commentary on this verse.
Reign of Rehoboam (continued) This chapter repeats the substance of 1 Kings 12:21-24 , and adds much information relating to Rehoboam's buildings, the withdrawal of the Levites from the kingdom o...
Which bare. — And she ( i.e., Mahalath) bare. Shamariah. — Shemariah. These sons of Rehoboam occur here only.
REHOBOAM AND ABIJAH: THE IMPORTANCE OF RITUAL 2 Chronicles 10:1-19 ; 2 Chronicles 11:1-23 ; 2 Chronicles 12:1-16 ; 2 Chronicles 13:1-22 THE transition from Solomon to Rehoboam brings to ligh...
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. Reh...
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...
Which bare him children ,.... Or, "and she bore him" d; for it is said only of one of them, the other perhaps died without children; this may refer to the last mentioned, Abihail, whose children wer...
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...
The Priests Adhere to Rehoboam. B. C. 974. 13 And the priests and the Levites that we...
No text from Poole on this verse.
CRITICAL NOTES.] Rehoboam forbidden to war ( 2 Chronicles 11:1-4 ). This section a repetition in abbreviated form of 1 Kings 12:21-24 . Remainder of chapter new matter. Rehoboam fortifies many towns...
2 Chronicles 11:15 . For the devils. שׁעירים sheîrim, the hairy ones. The goat was worshipped in Egypt as well as the calf.
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...
Rehoboam's Worship, Idolatry, and Family
Genesis 36:5