Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
1 Kings 12:29
Which two places he chose for his people's conveniency; Beth-el being in the southern, and Dan in the northern parts of his kingdom.
Which two places he chose for his people's conveniency; Beth-el being in the southern, and Dan in the northern parts of his kingdom.
Verse 29. _ONE IN BETH-EL, AND THE OTHER - IN DAN._] One at the _southern_ and the other at the _northern_ extremity of the land. Solomon's idolatry had prepared the people for Jeroboam's abominations...
In the first place, Jeroboam consulted the convenience of his subjects, who would thus in no case have very far to go in order to reach one or the other sanctuary. Further, he avoided the danger of re...
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'...
1 Kings 12:25 to 1 Kings 13:34. THE SIN OF JEROBOAM. THE PROPHET AT BETHEL. The sources cannot be exactly determined. Some (see Cent.B) may belong to the annals of the northern kingdom, but the tone i...
ONE IN BETH-EL: was desecrated by Josiah (2 Kings 23:15). IN DAN. See note on Genesis 49:17. Carried away by Tiglath-pileser (2 Kings 15:29). The sons of Jonathan, the grandson of Moses (see note on...
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...
_in Beth-el_ The well-known city in the extreme south of the tribe of Ephraim, and so just on the southern border of the new kingdom of Israel. _in Dan_ The town, formerly called Laish, in the very no...
II. THE GREAT APOSTASY 12:25-33 TRANSLATION (25) And Jeroboam built Shechem in Mt. Ephraim, and dwelt in it. And he went out from there and built Penuel. (26) And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now the...
_IF THIS PEOPLE GO UP TO DO SACRIFICE IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD AT JERUSALEM, THEN SHALL THE HEART OF THIS PEOPLE TURN AGAIN UNTO THEIR LORD, EVEN UNTO REHOBOAM KING OF JUDAH, AND THEY SHALL KILL ME, A...
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...
BETH-EL.. DAN] on the S. border of Ephraim and in the N. of Naphtali respectively, and so at the two extremities of the kingdom to meet the convenience of the people. Both places had previously been t...
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...
BETHEL AND DAN, chosen as the frontier towns of the kingdom, had, however, associations of their own, which lent themselves naturally to Jeroboam’s design. Bethel — preserving in its name the memory o...
וַ יָּ֥שֶׂם אֶת ־הָ אֶחָ֖ד בְּ בֵֽית־אֵ֑ל
BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS 1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
MAN-MADE RELIGION 1 Kings 12:25 Jeroboam knew better than to make these two calves. The prophet had clearly told him that the stability of his throne was contingent upon his obedience, 1 Kings 11:38....
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...
Bethel and Dan. Bethel was a city of the tribe of Ephraim, in the southern parts of the dominions of Jeroboam, about six leagues from Jerusalem: Dan was in the extremity of his dominions, to the north...
(25) В¶ Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel. (26) And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of D...
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...
_THE GOLDEN CALVES_ ‘He set the one in Beth-el, and the other put he in Dan.’ 1 Kings 12:29 Jeroboam had the courage and capabilities of the ruler, but he lacked confidence in the Providence of God...
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...
AND HE SET THE ONE IN BETHEL,.... In the southern part of the land, on the border of Ephraim and Benjamin; and the rather he chose this place, because its name signifies the house of God, and had been...
_And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan._ Ver. 29. _And he set the one in Bethel._] At both ends of the land....
_He set the one in Beth-el_, &c. Which two places he chose for the people's convenience, _Beth-el_ being in the southern, and _Dan_ in the northern part of his kingdom. Add to this, that as Bethel was...
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...
JEROBOAM KING OVER ISRAEL...
And he set the one in Bethel, near the southern boundary of the northern tribes, AND THE OTHER PUT HE IN DAN, in the extreme northern part of Israel's territory....
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...
25-33 Jeroboam distrusted the providence of God; he would contrive ways and means, and sinful ones too, for his own safety. A practical disbelief of God's all-sufficiency is at the bottom of all our...
1 Kings 12:29 set H7760 (H8799) one H259 Bethel H1008 other H259 put H5414 (H8804) Dan H1835 Bethel
INSTEAD OF CHOOSING WHOLLY TO FOLLOW YHWH ON THE BASIS OF THE COVENANT MADE WITH HIM, JEROBOAM THE NEW KING OF ISRAEL CHOOSES THE WAY OF DISASTER (1 KINGS 12:25). But things were not going well in Isr...
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...
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...
_And Jeroboam said in his heart._ IDOLATRY IN ISRAEL “History is God teaching by example.” All history is that. But the annals of the Hebrew race possess a peculiar interest, because in them the divi...
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 12:29 Jeroboam builds centers of worship within his own territory to rival Jerusalem, one in the far north (DAN) and one in the far south (BETHEL). He appoints pr
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 12:26. NOW SHALL THE KINGDOM RETURN TO THE HOUSE OF DAVID—Recognizing the immediate peril of Israel’s visits to the temple, he sought to alienate their hearts...
EXPOSITION THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL, AND THE SCHISM IN THE CHURCH.—The historian, after describing the great rebellion of the Jewish people, proceeds, in the rest of this chapter, to...
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...
2 Kings 10:29; Amos 8:14; Deuteronomy 34:1; Genesis 12:8; Genesis 14:14
Beth — el, &c. — Which two places he chose for his peoples conveniency; Beth — el being in the southern, and Dan in the northern parts of his kingdom....