2 Chronicles 11:22

chief. head.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Arno Geneva Study Bible

And Rehoboam made (g) Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, [to be] ruler among his brethren: for [he thought] to make him king. (g) Called also Abij...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Shemaiah Restrains Rehoboam from Attacking Jeroboam (see notes on 1 Kings 12:21-24 ). The variations between the two records are unimportant....
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king. Made Abijah - the chief -...
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And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king. Made Abijah ... chief...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah... brethren. — Rather, And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maachah for head — to wit, for princ...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, [to be] ruler among his brethren: for [he thought] to make him king. Ver. 22. And Rehoboam...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Rehoboam made Abijah ruler among his brethren He declared him his successor, and gave him the dominion over his brethren.
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

To be ruler among his brethren; he declared him his successor, and gave him the dominion over his brethren; wherein (if he was not the first-born,...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 29:1 ; 1 Chronicles 5:1 ; 1 Chronicles 5:2 ; Deuteronomy 21:15-17
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Ruler — He declared him his successor, and gave him the dominion over, his brethren.

²² And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.

Related Commentaries of 2 Chronicles 11:22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

2 Chronicles 11:22