Christian Standard Bible
2 Chronicles 13:7
7Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when Rehoboam was young, inexperienced, and unable to assert himself against them.
2 Chronicles 13:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.
- New International Version (NIV)Some worthless scoundrels gathered around him and opposed Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young and indecisive and not strong enough to resist them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and certain worthless scoundrels gathered about him and defied Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and irresolute and could not withstand them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then worthless rogues gathered to him, and strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and inexperienced and could not withstand them.
Context of 2 Chronicles 13:7
5Don’t you know that the Lord God of Israel gave the kingship over Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt? 6But Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his lord. Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when Rehoboam was young, inexperienced, and unable to assert himself against them. 8“And now you are saying you can assert yourselves against the Lord’s kingdom, which is in the hand of one of David’s sons. You are a vast number and have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods. 9Didn’t you banish the priests of the Lord, the descendants of Aaron and the Levites, and make your own priests like the peoples of other lands do? Whoever comes to ordain himself with a young bull and seven rams may become a priest of what are not gods.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 132 Chronicles 13:7 word by word
וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ עָלָ֗יו אֲנָשִׁ֤ים רֵקִים֙ בְּנֵ֣י בְלִיַּ֔עַל וַיִּֽתְאַמְּצ֖וּ עַל־רְחַבְעָ֣ם בֶּן־שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה וּרְחַבְעָ֗ם הָ֤יָה נַ֙עַר֙ וְרַךְ־לֵבָ֔ב וְלֹ֥א הִתְחַזַּ֖ק לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And there are gatheredקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908
- unto him vainרֵיקrêyq rêq · worthlessH7386
- menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
- the childrenבֵּןbên · son: type ofH1121
- of Belialבְּלִיַּ֫עַלbelîya‛al · BelialH1100
- and have strengthenedאָמֵץ'âmats · to strengthenH553
- themselves against Rehoboamרְחַבְעָםrechab‛âm · RehoboamH7346
- the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
- was youngנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
- and tenderheartedלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
- and tenderheartedרַךְrak · tenderH7390
- and could not withstandחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: prevail overH2388
- themפָּנֶהpânîym · face ofH6440
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 13:7
- Judges 9:4So they gave him seventy pieces of silver from the temple of Baal-berith. Abimelech used it to hire worthless and reckless men, and they followed him.
- Judges 11:3So Jephthah fled from his brothers and lived in the land of Tob. Then some worthless men joined Jephthah and went on raids with him.
- 1 Samuel 22:2In addition, every man who was desperate, in debt, or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him.
- Job 30:8Foolish men, without even a name. They were forced to leave the land.
- Psalms 26:4I do not sit with the worthless or associate with hypocrites.
- Proverbs 12:11The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks sense.
- Proverbs 28:19The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
- Acts 17:5But the Jews became jealous, and they brought together some wicked men from the marketplace, formed a mob, and started a riot in the city. Attacking Jason’s house, they searched for them to bring them out to the public assembly.
- Deuteronomy 13:13that wicked men have sprung up among you, led the inhabitants of their city astray, and said, ‘Let’s go and worship other gods,’ which you have not known,
- 1 Kings 21:10Then seat two wicked men opposite him and have them testify against him, saying, “You have cursed God and the king!” Then take him out and stone him to death.
- 2 Chronicles 10:16When all Israel saw that the king had not listened to them, the people answered the king: What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Israel, each to your tent; David, look after your own house now! So all Israel went to their tents.
- 2 Chronicles 12:13King Rehoboam established his royal power in Jerusalem. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord had chosen from all the tribes of Israel to put his name. Rehoboam’s mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.
- Ecclesiastes 10:16Woe to you, land, when your king is a youth and your princes feast in the morning.
- Isaiah 3:4“I will make youths their leaders, and unstable rulers will govern them.”
- 1 Corinthians 14:20Brothers and sisters, don’t be childish in your thinking, but be infants in regard to evil and adult in your thinking.
- Hebrews 5:12Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the basic principles of God’s revelation again. You need milk, not solid food.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 13:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7When Rehoboam was young and tender-hearted - Therefore he could not be forty-one when he came to the throne; see the note on 2 Chronicles 13:3. Children of Belial here signifies men of the most abandoned principles and characters; or men without consideration, education, or brains.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7Abijah's speech criticized the northerners for not supporting David's kingdom.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-124-12. Abijah stood up upon Mount Zemaraim--He had entered the enemy's territory and was encamped on an eminence near Beth-el (Jos 18:22). Jeroboam's army lay at the foot of the hill, and as a pitched battle was expected, Abijah, according to the singular usage of ancient times, harangued the enemy. The speakers in such circumstances, while always extolling their own merits, poured out torrents of invective and virulent abuse upon the adversary. So did…Read the comment
Topics related to 2 Chronicles 13:7
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
Christian Standard Bible — © 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
Commentaries