Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
2 Chronicles 11:12
In every several city, to wit, so fortified, as he said, 2 Chronicles 11:11
In every several city, to wit, so fortified, as he said, 2 Chronicles 11:11
III. THE HISTORY OF THE KINGS OF JUDAH:EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE CAPTIVITY 1. Decline and Apostasy under Rehoboam, Abijah and Asa CHAPTER 11 Rehoboam's Reign _ 1. The forbidden war (2 Chronicles 11:...
SHEMAIAH RESTRAINS REHOBOAM FROM ATTACKING JEROBOAM (see notes on 1 Kings 12:21). The variations between the two records are unimportant. 2 CHRONICLES 11:5. REHOBOAM ESTABLISHES HIMSELF IN JERUSALEM...
_having Judah and Benjamin on his side_ Render, AND SO JUDAH AND BENJAMIN BECAME HIS. Rehoboam's fortresses (which were scattered all over the country and were not placed on the borders only) were int...
The Prosperity of Rehoboam This section has no corresponding section in 1 Kin. On the other hand the Chronicler omits three important sections of 1 Kings 12:25-33 (the setting up of the golden calves...
2. THE REIGN OF REHOBOAM (11-12) TEXT 2 Chronicles 11:1. And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, that were...
_AND IN EVERY SEVERAL CITY HE PUT SHIELDS AND SPEARS, AND MADE THEM EXCEEDING STRONG, HAVING JUDAH AND BENJAMIN ON HIS SIDE._ No JFB commentary on this verse....
REIGN OF REHOBOAM (CONTINUED) This chapter repeats the substance of 1 Kings 12:21, and adds much information relating to Rehoboam's buildings, the withdrawal of the Levites from the kingdom of Jerobo...
2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE The *Kingdom called Judah 2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 11 *ISRAEL AND JUDAH ARE AT PEACE – 2 CHRONICLES 11:1-4 v1
SHIELDS. — The “targets” of 2 Chronicles 9:15. MADE THEM EXCEEDING STRONG. — _Strengthened them_ (the same word as “fortified” in 2 Chronicles 11:11) _very abundantly_ (_l’harbçh meôd_). A form of wor...
וּ בְ כָל ־עִ֤יר וָ עִיר֙ צִנֹּ֣ות
REHOBOAM AND ABIJAH: THE IMPORTANCE OF RITUAL 2 Chronicles 10:1; 2 Chronicles 11:1; 2 Chronicles 12:1;...
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 Rehoboam that the revolt was in the divine plan. Reho...
Those fenced cities were intended, no doubt, to act upon the defensive, after that he had received command from the Lord....
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10, 11, AND 12. Solomon's faults are not related here for reasons which we have already pointed out; but the history of Rehoboam shows us the immediate fall...
AND IN EVERY SEVERAL CITY HE PUT SHIELDS AND SPEARS,.... Furnished them with these and perhaps other pieces of armour, these being put for all, to defend themselves with against an enemy, and to annoy...
And in every several city [he put] shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side. Ver. 12. _And made them exceeding strong._] But sin was at the bottom, an...
1 Rehoboam raising an armie to subdue Israel, is forbidden by Shemaiah. 5 He strengtheneth his kingdome with forts and prouision. 13 The Priests and Leuites, and such as feared God, forsaken by Iero...
And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, able to withstand the offensive of a strong attacking force, HAVING JUDAH AND BENJAMIN ON HIS SIDE, these two tribe...
Rehoboam's Army and Forts...
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 warriors of Judah and Benjamin (for Benjamin remained wit...
1-12 A few good words might have prevented the rebellion of Rehoboam's subjects; but all the force of his kingdom cannot bring them back. And it is in vain to contend with the purpose of God, when it...
2 Chronicles 11:12 city H5892 shields H6793 spears H7420 very H7235 (H8687) H3966 strong H2388 (H8762)
Let us read, for our instruction, part of the story of Rehoboam, the son of Solomon. 2 Chronicles 11:1. And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hund...
CONTENTS: Rehoboam returns to Jerusalem. Jeroboam rejects the worship of God. CHARACTERS: God, Rehoboam, Jeroboam, Ahijah, Shamaiah. CONCLUSION: It is dangerous to undertake anything contrary to the...
2 Chronicles 11:15. _For the devils._ שׁעירים _sheîrim,_ the hairy ones. The goat was worshipped in Egypt as well as the calf....
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 11:5 This information comes from a source other than 1–2 Kings. It illustrates the blessings that come to the southern kingdom (Judah) as they obey the word of the Lo...
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 11:1 Rehoboam’s reign shows the themes of judgment and restoration (2 Chronicles 7:13) being acted out in the life of the kingdom....
CRITICAL NOTES.] Rehoboam forbidden to war (2 Chronicles 11:1). This section a repetition in abbreviated form of 1 Kings 12:21. Remainder of chapter new matter. Rehoboam fortifies many towns (2 Chroni...
EXPOSITION The first four verses of this chapter would have been better placed as the conclusion of the previous chapter. They correspond with 1 Kings 12:21-11; and they tell how Rehoboam was restrain...
2 Chronicles 11:1; 2 Chronicles 26:14; 2 Chronicles 26:15; 2 Chronicles 32:5;...