2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER 12 Rehoboam, forsaking the Lord, is punished by Shishak, 2 CHRONICLES 12:1. Shemaiah reproveth him: he with the princes repenteth; is preserved in his kingdom; but is spoiled of the treasures of the temple, and of his royal palace, 2 CHRONICLES 12:5. His reign and death, and Abi... [ Continue Reading ]
IN THE FIFTH YEAR; presently after the apostacy of the king and people, which was in his fourth year, by comparing this with 2 CHRONICLES 11:17.... [ Continue Reading ]
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; e... [ Continue Reading ]
No text from Poole on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
No text from Poole on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
No text from Poole on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
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.... [ Continue Reading ]
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.... [ Continue Reading ]
Upon which condition, and Rehoboam's submission to him, he delivered up to him the fenced cities of Judah, which he had taken, 2 CHRONICLES 12:4. But of this and the two next verses, SEE POOLE ON "1 KINGS 14:26", &c.... [ Continue Reading ]
No text from Poole on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
No text from Poole on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
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... [ Continue Reading ]
No text from Poole on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
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 ri... [ Continue Reading ]
CONCERNING GENEALOGIES; in an historical account written by him of the genealogies and actions of the kings of Judah.... [ Continue Reading ]
No text from Poole on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]