This thing is from me; this event is from my counsel and providence, to punish Solomon's apostacy, though they procured it by sinful means; and therefore, if you proceed, you must fight with me as well as them. They hearkened therefore to the word of the Lord; either from conscience of their duty, or because they durst not oppose so potent an adversary.
Verse 24. _FOR THIS THING IS FROM ME._] That is, the _separation_ of the ten tribes from the house of David. _THEY - RETURNED TO DEPART_] This was great deference, both in Rehoboam and his officers,...
III. THE DIVIDED KINGDOM 1. Rehoboam and the Revolt of the Ten Tribes CHAPTER 12 _ 1. The revolt of the northern tribes (1 Kings 12:1)_ 2. The threatening war averted (1 Kings 12:21) 3. Jeroboam'...
THE REVOLT OF THE NORTHERN TRIBES. It is doubtful whether this section is Judæ an or not. It bears some resemblance to 2 Samuel 9-20, and the parts of 1 K. which seem to be a continuation of that hist...
THIS THING: i.e. the division of the kingdom. Not the rebellion of Jeroboam. Compare 2 Chronicles 13:4....
On the addition in the LXX. after 1 Kings 12:24 This long passage has many peculiarities not only in the arrangement, which differs considerably from that of the narrative of the Hebrew text, but als...
_for this thing is from me_ See above on 1 Kings 12:15. _and returned to depart_ This is the literal rendering of the original, but is Hebrew rather than English. In R.V. the sense is given by - AND...
DISCOURSE: 338 REVOLT OF THE TEN TRIBES 1 Kings 12:24._ This thing is from me._ IN histories written by men, events are always traced to human efforts and sagacity; but in the inspired history every...
D. THE RESPONSE OF REHOBOAM 12:21-24 TRANSLATION (21) Now Rehoboam came to Jerusalem and assembled the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors...
_BUT THE WORD OF GOD CAME UNTO SHEMAIAH THE MAN OF GOD, SAYING,_ No JFB commentary on these verses....
THE REVOLT OF THE TEN TRIBES. REHOBOAM AND JEROBOAM The revolt of the Ten Tribes against the rule of Rehoboam had its origin partly in the discontent which the burdens laid on the people by Solomon ha...
GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY 1 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 12 THE *KINGDOM DIVIDES V1 Rehoboam went to Shechem. All the *Israelites had gone there to make him king. V2 Jeroboam the son of Nebat w...
כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֡ה לֹֽא ־תַעֲלוּ֩ וְ לֹא
BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS 1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
THE KINGDOM RENT IN TWAIN 1 Kings 12:12 Rehoboam richly deserved his fate. He was forty-one years old, 2 Chronicles 12:13, and ought to have known better. His speech betrayed the _despot_. He had no...
In this and the four following Chapter s we have the central section of this Book recording the tragedy of the break-up of the nation and the degradation of the people. It covers a period of about six...
Thus saith the (k) LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of t...
Them. This shews the great authority of Semeias. He wrote the history of Roboam, 2 Paralipomenon xii. 15. He also foretold the irruption of Sesac, to punish the house of Israel; but not to destroy it....
(21) And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the h...
Solomon was now at the height of his glory, a vivid type of a greater than Solomon. And it is only when we see that he really does thus prefigure the Lord Jesus as King that we can understand the impo...
_A FUTILE ENDEAVOUR_ ‘And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, … to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.’ 1 Kings...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 11 AND 12. Till now we have had the beautiful picture of God's blessing resting upon the son of David, whose only desire it had been to possess wisdom from Go...
THUS SAITH THE LORD,.... A common preface the prophets used when they spoke in the name of the Lord: YE SHALL NOT GO UP, NOR FIGHT AGAINST YOUR BRETHREN THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL; and that because they...
Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the L...
_The word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God_ The prophet so called, partly to distinguish him from others of that name, (see Nehemiah 6:10; Jeremiah 29:31,) and partly to add more weight to his w...
1 The Israelites assembled at Shechem to crowne Rehoboam, by Ieroboam make a suite of relaxation vnto him. 6 Rehoboam refusing the olde mens counsell, by the aduice of young men, answereth them rough...
Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not go up, not undertake the proposed campaign, NOR FIGHT AGAINST YOUR BRETHREN, THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL. RETURN EVERY MAN TO HIS HOUSE; FOR THIS THING IS FROM ME, the eve...
JEROBOAM KING OVER ISRAEL...
THE TEN TRIBES REBEL (vs.1-24) Rehoboam went to Shechem for his inauguration as king of Israel (v.1). Jereboam, in Egypt, received word quickly of Solomon's death, and his friends in Israel sent to...
16-24 The people speak unbecomingly of David. How soon are good men, and their good services to the public, forgotten ! These considerations should reconcile us to our losses and troubles, that God is...
1 Kings 12:24 says H559 (H8804) LORD H3068 up H5927 (H8799) fight H3898 (H8735) brethren H251
THE KINGDOM IN CRISIS AND THE COLLAPSE OF AN EMPIRE (1 KINGS 12:1 TO 1 KINGS 14:31). The death of Solomon, as always with the death of a king who had ruled powerfully for a long time and had been some...
REHOBOAM SEEKS TO WHIP ISRAEL INTO LINE BUT IS PREVENTED BY YHWH WHILST JEROBOAM IS MADE KING OVER ALL ISRAEL (1 KINGS 12:17). Rehoboam still had total control over all who dwelt in the cities of Jud...
CONTENTS: Accession and folly of Rehoboam. Kingdom divided. CHARACTERS: God, Rehoboam, Jeroboam, Adoram, Shemiah. CONCLUSION: Taking the counsel of unspiritual men always spells blunder and a rough...
1 Kings 12:1. _Shechem._ This city was famed for mischief. Here Dinah was ruined, and the men slaughtered. Here Joseph was sold, and now the ten tribes revolted. 1 Kings 12:4. _Thy father made our yok...
_This thing is from me._ THIS THING IS FROM ME I. Some events are specially from God. God is in events which are produced by the sin and the stupidity of men. This breaking up of the kingdom of Solom...
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 12:1 The Kingdom Is Divided. Two kingdoms emerge. Judah is made up of two tribes (Judah and Benjamin) in the south and is ruled by Rehoboam. Israel is made up of the ten northe...
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 12:24 THEY LISTENED TO THE WORD OF THE LORD AND WENT HOME. War is avoided, at least for now. But the peace does not last long....
THE DISRUPTION OF THE KINGDOM CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 12:1. REHOBOAM WENT TO SHECHEM—Instead of remaining in _Jerusalem_, whither Israel should have come to him, as they did to David...
EXPOSITION THE REVOLT OF THE TEN TRIBES.—With the reign of Rehoboam, on which our historian now enters, we begin the second great period in the history of the Hebrew monarchy, so far as it is related...
Now Rehoboam came to Shechem: and all Israel gathered to Shechem (1 Kings 12:1) Which is just about the center of the land, just about the heart of the country. And they gathered to make him king. An...
1 Kings 11:29; 1 Kings 12:15; 2 Chronicles 11:4; 2 Chronicles 25:10;...
From me — This event is from my counsel and providence, to punish Solomon's apostasy....