But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
Ver. 22. But the word of God came.] God is said to have come to Balaam, to Laban, and to other profane wretches; but his "word" came only to "his holy prophets, which have been since the world began."
Shemaiah was the chief prophet in Judah during the reign of Rehoboam, as Ahijah was in Israel. See the marginal references....
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...
SHEMAIAH. Compare 2 Chronicles 11:2; 2 Chronicles 12:5. THE MAN OF GOD. prophet. See the first occurrence, Deuteronomy 33:1, and App-49....
_the word of God_ How Shemaiah and other prophets received their commission is not always explained. Sometimes it is said -the Lord sent" (cf. 2 Samuel 12:1; 2 Samuel 12:25). The prompting by a vision...
SHEMAIAH THE MAN OF GOD— This prophet was very well known in the reign of Rehoboam. He is supposed to have written the annals of that prince; and of what authority he was in Judah we may gather from t...
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....
SHEMAIAH] mentioned again in 2 Chronicles 12:5; 2 Chronicles 12:7; 2 Chronicles 12:15....
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...
SHEMAIAH THE MAN OF GOD. — From the notices in 2 Chronicles 12:5; 2 Chronicles 12:15, it would seem that, while Ahijah belonged to Shiloh in Ephraim, and continued to dwell there, Shemaiah was rather...
וַ יְהִי֙ דְּבַ֣ר הָֽ אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶל ־שְׁמַעְי
"JEROBOAM THE SON OF NEBAT, WHO MADE ISRAEL TO SIN" 1 Kings 12:21. "For from Israel is even this; the workman made it and it is no god: yea, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces." - Hosea...
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...
BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS 1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
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...
But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the (i) man of God, saying, (i) That is, the Prophet....
(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...
BUT THE WORD OF GOD CAME UNTO SHEMAIAH THE MAN OF GOD,.... A prophet in those days, see 2 Chronicles 12:15 and the word that came to him, as in the Targum, is called the word of prophecy: SAYING; as...
_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...
But the word of God came unto Shemaiah, the man of God, saying,...
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...
THE MAN OF GOD, i.e. the prophet, so called, partly to distinguish him from others of that name; see NEHEMIAH 6:10 JEREMIAH 29:31; and partly to add the more weight to his words....
1 Kings 12:22 word H1697 God H430 Shemaiah H8098 man H376 God H430 saying H559 (H8800) Shemaiah -...
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...
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...
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 13:1; 1 Kings 13:11; 1 Kings 13:4; 1 Kings 13:5; 1 Kings 17:18