And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam. ROBOAM ... RASSEMBLÉ DE LA MAISON DE JUDA ET DE BENJAMIN ... POUR... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_BUT THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME TO SHEMAIAH THE MAN OF GOD, SAYING,_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah. CONSTRUIRE DES VILLES POUR LA DÉFENSE EN JUDA , [ wayiben (H1129) `aariym (H5892) lªmaatsowr (H4692)] - et les villes fortifiées (voir 2 Chroniques 11:6 , où baanaah (H1129) est utilisé seul dans ce sens). Ce verbe est fréque... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_HE BUILT EVEN BETHLEHEM, AND ETAM, AND TEKOA,_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine. RÉSERVE DE VICTUAILLES, D'HUILE ET DE VIN. L'huile odorante et le vin doux étaient utilisés par les anciens Juifs autant que par les Arabes et les Orientaux modernes en général (cf. Psaume 104... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_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.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts. LES PRÊTRES ET LES LÉVITES ... L'ONT RECOURU DE TOUTES LEURS CÔTES. C'était une accession au pouvoir moral, car le maintien de la vraie religion est le meilleur soutien et sauvegarde de toute nation;... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_FOR THE LEVITES LEFT THEIR SUBURBS AND THEIR POSSESSION, AND CAME TO JUDAH AND JERUSALEM: FOR JEROBOAM AND HIS SONS HAD CAST THEM OFF FROM EXECUTING THE PRIEST'S OFFICE UNTO THE LORD:_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made. IL L'A ORDONNÉ PRÊTRES. Les personnes qu'il a nommées à la prêtrise étaient des créatures basses et sans valeur (voir les notes à 1 Rois 12:31; 1 Rois 13:33); tous ont été consacrés qui ont... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND AFTER THEM OUT OF ALL THE TRIBES OF ISRAEL SUCH AS SET THEIR HEARTS TO SEEK THE LORD GOD OF ISRAEL CAME TO JERUSALEM, TO SACRIFICE UNTO THE LORD GOD OF THEIR FATHERS._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon. ILS ONT RENFORCÉ LE ROYAUME DE JUDA. Les mesures innovantes de Jéroboam n'ont pas été introduites d'un seul coup. Mais à mesure qu'ils... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse; ROBOAM L'A EMMENÉ MAHALATH. Les noms de son père et de sa mère sont donnés. Jerimoth, le père, devait être le fils d'une des concubines de David (1 Chroniques 3:9... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_WHICH BARE HIM CHILDREN; JEUSH, AND SHAMARIAH, AND ZAHAM._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith. APRÈS ELLE, IL A PRIS MAACHAH LA FILLE - i: e., petite-fille (2 Samuel 14:27) de Absalom, Tamar étant, selon Josèphe, sa mère (cf. 2 Samuel 18:18).... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.) IL A PRIS DIX-HUIT FEMMES ET SOIXANTE CONCUBINES. Ce harem royal, bien que bien inférieur... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king. A FAIT ABIJAH ... CHEF ... SOUVERAIN PARMI SES FRÈRES. Cette préférence semble avoir été donnée à Abijah uniquement du fait de l'affection du roi pour sa mère, et grâce à son i... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives. IL A TRAITÉ AVEC SAGESSE - i: e., avec une politique profonde et calculatrice (Exode 1:10). ET DIS... [ Continuer la lecture ]