2 Chronicles 11:5

And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah. And built cities for defense in Judah - He was obliged to strengthen his frontiers against the encroachments of the men of Israel; and Jeroboam did the same thing on his part to prevent the inroads of Judah. See 1 Kings 12:25.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Rehoboam was between two dangers: on the north he might be attacked by Jeroboam, on the south by Jeroboam’s ally, Egypt. From this side was the gre...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and (c) built cities for defence in Judah. (c) Or, repaired them and made them strong to be more able to resist Jer...
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....
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

(5-12) These particulars are complementary. App-56. built . rebuilt. for defence. Evidently these fifteen cities were for defence against Egyp...
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And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah. Built cities for defense in Judah, х wayiben ( H1129 ) `aariym...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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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 Re...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Those fenced cities were intended, no doubt, to act upon the defensive, after that he had received command from the Lord.
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem ,.... The metropolis of Judah, and the capital city of his kingdom: and built cities for defence in Judah ; that i...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah. Ver. 5. And Rehoboam dwelt, &c. ] See 1 Kings 12:18 .
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Rehoboam built cities for defence in Judah That is, repaired, enlarged, and fortified them: for these cities, or divers of them, were built before,...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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 warr...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Rehoboam Forbidden to Make War. B. C. 975. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Built cities, i.e. repaired, and enlarged, and fortified them; as building is oft used in Scripture, as hath been formerly proved; for these cities...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Let us read, for our instruction, part of the story of Rehoboam, the son of Solomon. 2 Chronicles 11:1-4 . And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Chronicles 11:15 . For the devils. שׁעירים sheîrim, the hairy ones. The goat was worshipped in Egypt as well as the calf.
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

And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, which continued to be the capital of the southern nation, and built cities for defense in Judah, since he, in the...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Built — Repaired, enlarged, and fortified them. They were built before.

⁵ And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.

Related Commentaries of 2 Chronicles 11:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the 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

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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 11:5