2 Chronicles 12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

  • 2 Chronicles 12:3 open_in_new

    The Lubims; a people of Africa bordering upon Egypt; of whom See Poole on "2 Chronicles 16:8"; See Poole on "Daniel 11:43"; See Poole on "Nahum 3:9". The Sukkiims; a people living in tents, as the word signifies; and such there were not far from Egypt, both in Africa and in Arabia. The Ethiopians; either those beyond Egypt, or the Arabians.

  • 2 Chronicles 12:7 open_in_new

    They humbled themselves; which though they did but forcedly, yet God was pleased so far to regard it, as to mitigate their calamity. My wrath shall not be poured out; I will give some stop to the course of my wrath, which was ready to be poured forth upon them to their utter destruction.

  • 2 Chronicles 12:8 open_in_new

    That they may experimentally know and feel the difference between my yoke and the yoke of a foreign and idolatrous prince, and what mischief they have done to themselves by forsaking me and my service.

  • 2 Chronicles 12:12 open_in_new

    Heb. There were good things. The meaning is either,

    1. Though there were many corruptions in Judah, yet there were also divers good things there, which were not in Israel, as the word and ordinances, and pure worship of God, prophets and ministers of God's institution, and divers truly religious people. And so this is an additional reason why God would not destroy them. Or,

    2. Notwithstanding this loss, they began to recruit themselves, and to regain some degree of their former prosperity; whence it follows, 2 Chronicles 12:13, So, there being some respite given, and peace being restored, Rehoboam strengthened himself, &c.

  • 2 Chronicles 12:14 open_in_new

    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 relapsed into his former sins, because he was not sincere nor serious in his actions, and his heart was not right with God.