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2 Chronicles 11

Clinging to a Counterfeit Cross
Introduction

1  Rehoboam raising an army to subdue Israel, is forbidden by Shemaiah.
5  He strengthens his kingdom with forts and provisions.
13  The priests and Levites, and such as feared God, forsaken by Jeroboam, strengthen the kingdom of Judah.
18  The wives and children of Rehoboam.
Verse 1

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.
when Rehoboam
1 Kings 12:21
an hundred
Psalms 33:10,16, Proverbs 21:30,31
Verse 2

But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
to Shemaiah
12:5,7,15, 1 Kings 12:22-24
the man
8:14, Deuteronomy 33:1, 1 Samuel 2:27, 1 Timothy 6:11
Verse 3

Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
to all Israel
Genesis 49:28, Exodus 24:4, 2 Kings 17:34, Philippians 3:5, Revelation 7:4-8
Verse 4

Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
against
Genesis 13:8, 2 Samuel 2:26, Acts 7:26, 1 Corinthians 6:5-8, Hebrews 13:1, 1 Peter 3:8, 1 John 3:11-13
return
10:16, 1 Kings 22:36
for this thing
10:15, Genesis 50:20, 1 Kings 11:29-38, Psalms 33:11, Hosea 8:4
they obeyed
25:7-10, 28:9-15
Verse 5

And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
A. M. 3029-3032. B.C. 975-972. built
8:2-6, 14:6,7, 16:6, 17:12, 26:6, 27:4, Isaiah 22:8-11
Verse 6

He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
Beth-lehem
Bethlehem, called Bethlehem Judah (Jud 17:7,) to distinguish it from another Bethlehem in Zebulun, (Jos 19:15,) and also Ephratah, (i.e., fruitful,) and by the Arabs, Bait-el-lahm, is situated on a rising ground on the southern side of a deep and extensive valley, and reclining from E. to W. not quite six miles S. of Jerusalem.
Genesis 35:19, 1 Samuel 17:12, Matthew 2:5,6
Etam
Judges 15:8, 1 Chronicles 4:32
Tekoa
20:20, 2 Samuel 14:2, Nehemiah 3:5,27, Jeremiah 6:1, Amos 1:1
Verse 7

And Bethzur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
Beth-zur
Joshua 15:58
Shoco
Joshua 15:35
Socoh
Adullam.
Joshua 12:15, 15:35, 1 Samuel 22:1, 2 Samuel 23:13, Micah 1:15
Verse 8

And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
Gath
1 Chronicles 18:1
Mareshah
Joshua 15:44
Ziph
Joshua 15:24, 1 Samuel 23:14,19, Psalms 54:1; *title
Verse 9

And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
Lachish
32:9, Joshua 10:5,11, 15:35,39
Verse 10

And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities.
Zorah
Joshua 15:33
Zoreah
Joshua 19:41,42
Ajalon
Hebron.
Genesis 23:2, Numbers 13:22, Joshua 14:14, 20:7, 2 Samuel 2:11
Verse 11

And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.
he fortified
Isaiah 22:10,11
captains
23, 17:19
Verse 12

And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
he put shields
26:14,15, 32:5, 2 Samuel 13:19,22
having Judah
Verse 13

And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts.
A. M. 3030. B.C. 974. resorted to him. Heb. presented themselves to him
Verse 14

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:
suburbs
Numbers 35:2-5, Joshua 21:20-42, 1 Chronicles 6:66-81
their possession
Leviticus 27:30-34, Numbers 18:21-28
Jeroboam
13:9, 1 Kings 12:28-33, 13:33
Verse 15

And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.
for the devils
The word, seïrim literally signifies hairy ones, or goats: see Note on Le 17:7.
Deuteronomy 32:17, 1 Corinthians 10:20,21, 1 Timothy 4:1, Revelation 16:14
for the calves
Exodus 32:4-8,31, 1 Kings 12:28, 14:9, Psalms 106:19,20, Hosea 8:5,6, 13:2
Verse 16

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.
And after
15:9, 30:11,18,19, Joshua 22:19, Psalms 84:5-7
set
Exodus 9:21; *marg:; Deuteronomy 32:46, 1 Samuel 7:3,4, 1 Chronicles 22:19, Job 34:14, Psalms 62:10, 108:1, Daniel 6:14, Hosea 4:8, Haggai 1:5; *marg:; Acts 11:23
to sacrifice
Deuteronomy 12:5,6,11,13,14, 1 Chronicles 16:29, 22:1
Verse 17

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.
A. M. 3029-3032. B.C. 975-972. strengthened
12:1
three years
1:1-12, 7:17-19, 8:13-16, Hosea 6:4, Matthew 13:20,21
Verse 18

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;
A. M. 3029-3046. B.C. 975-958. daughter. Eliab was David's eldest brother; and more than eighty years had elapsed since David, at the age of thirty, began to reign: Abigail must therefore have been grand-daughter to Eliab; and this shows the latitude in which the words son and daughter are used in Scripture
Eliab
1 Samuel 16:6, 17:13,28, 1 Chronicles 2:13, 27:18
Elihu
Verse 20

And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
Maachah
21, 13:2
Michaiah the daughter of Uriel
Absalom.
1 Kings 15:2
Abishalom
Abijah.
12:16, 1 Kings 15:1
Abijam
Matthew 1:7
Abia
Verse 21

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.)
eighteen wives
23, Deuteronomy 17:17, Judges 8:30, 2 Samuel 3:2-5, 5:13, 1 Kings 11:3, 1 Chronicles 3:1-9, Song of Solomon 6:8,9
Verse 22

And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.
made Abijah
Deuteronomy 21:15-17, 1 Chronicles 5:1,2, 29:1
Verse 23

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.
he dealt
10:8-15, Luke 16:8
dispersed
21:3, Genesis 25:6, 1 Kings 1:5,6
every fenced city
many wives
Heb. a multitude of wives.

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