“ And he did evil, because he preparedb not his heart to seek the LORD. ”
He prepared not his heart ... - See the margin. Rehoboam’s sin was want of earnestness and consistency.
Shishak invades Judah; Summary of Rehoboam's Reign; his Death (see notes on 1 Kings 14:21 f., 1 Kings 14:25-28 ; 1 Kings 14:29-31 ). The words in 2 Chronicles 12:2 b (because they had tresp...
he did evil. Compare 1 Kings 14:22-24 . prepared, or fixed. Compare Psalms 57:7 ; Psalms 108:1 , and Psalms 112:7 .
DISCOURSE: 402 THE EVIL OF NEGLECTING PRAYER 2 Chronicles 12:14 . He did eril, because he prepared not his heart to seek the Lord . IF we were to judge by the conduct of all around us, we shoul...
And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.
And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD. And he did evil - for through the unhappy influence of his mother, a pagan foreigner, he had received in his youth a stron...
Reign of Rehoboam (concluded) This chapter is parallel to 1 Kings 14:21-31 , but supplies additional particulars respecting Shishak's army and the prophet Shemaiah.
And he did evil. — Syriac adds “ before the Lord.” The nature of his evil-doing is explained immediately: “for he directed not his heart to seek Jehovah.” This estimate of Rehoboam’s conduct seems...
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...
The issue was that Rehoboam "forsook the law of the Lord." The scourge came in the person of Israel's ancient foe, the king of Egypt. The patience of God is ever manifest in His dealing with His peop...
What a poor trifling, uninteresting character was this man! alas! what can make any character respectable but a life of piety and obedience towards God.
And he did evil ,.... Committed idolatry, relapsed into that, his humiliation not being hearty and sincere: because he prepared not his heart to seek the Lord ; by prayer and supplication, and by...
And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD. Ver. 14. Because he prepared not. ] Some good resolutions he had, but they were flashy and fleeting: he drew them not into exec...
He prepared not his heart , &c. Directed not , or settled not, &c. That is, although he humbled himself, and seemed penitent for a season, and professed the true religion and worship of G...
EGYPT ATTACKS JUDAH (vv.1-9) Rehoboam's prosperity however became his downfall. When he strengthened himself in his kingdom sufficiently to think himself secure, he gave up any regard he had for...
Jeroboam Defeated by Abijah. B. C. 965. 13 So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Je...
Prepared not, or directed not , or settled not , &c, i.e. although he humbled himself, and seemed penitent for a season, and professed the true religion and worship of God; yet he quickly rel...
CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter parallel with 1 Kings 14:21-31 , but considerably enlarges the narrative contained in that passage. The account of Shishak’s chariots and horsemen, the composition of h...
2 Chronicles 12:14 Religion is not a matter that can be taken up in a loose, careless, slipshod manner. It claims the whole purpose and energy of the heart, and only then will it prove a blessing...
2 Chronicles 12:1 . And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him. They prospered, at first...
2 Chronicles 12:1 . Rehoboam forsook the law of the Lord. His juvenile council, his harem of eighteen queens and sixty concubines, are lamentable proofs of the imbecility of his mind. The apple-tr...
He prepared not his heart to seek the Lord. Rehoboam the unready I. He did not begin life with seeking the Lord. II. He showed no heart in seeking the Lord afterwards. III. He was not fix...
EXPOSITION This chapter finishes for us the history of Rehoboam, his "acts" and his character; and, with the preceding two chapters, it may be counted among the masterpieces of Scripture biograp...
And he did evil, that was the general impression of his reign, because he prepared not his heart to seek the Lord, he did not adhere with all strictness and with unvarying sincerity to the reformat...
1 Chronicles 29:18 ; 1 Corinthians 15:58 ; 1 Corinthians 16:13 ; 1 Samuel 7:3 ; 2 Chronicles 11:16 ; 2 Chronicles 19:3 ; 2 Chronicles 30:19 ; Deuteronomy 5:29 ; Ezekiel 33:31 ; Isaiah 45:19...
Did evil — Or, settled not, although he humbled himself, for a season, yet he quickly relapsed into sin, because his heart was not right with God.