2 Chronicles 12:1

2 Chronicles 12:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the Lord, and all Israel with him.
• New International Version (NIV)After Rehoboam’s position as king was established and he had become strong, he and all Israel with him abandoned the law of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom and had strengthened himself, that he forsook the law of the Lord, and all Israel along with him.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But when Rehoboam was firmly established and strong, he abandoned the Law of the Lord, and all Israel followed him in this sin.

Context of 2 Chronicles 12:1

When the rule of Rehoboam was established and he was strong, he abandoned the law of the Lord, and all Israel with him. 2In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, because they had been unfaithful to the Lord, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem 3with 1,200 chariots and 60,000 horsemen. And the people were without number who came with him from Egypt—Libyans, Sukkiim, and Ethiopians.

2 Chronicles 12:1 word by word

וַיְהִ֗י כְּהָכִ֞ין מַלְכ֤וּת רְחַבְעָם֙ וּכְחֶזְקָת֔וֹ עָזַ֖ב אֶת־תּוֹרַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עִמּֽוֹ׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass, when Rehoboamרְחַבְעָםrechab‛âm · RehoboamH7346
• had establishedכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• the kingdomמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
• and had strengthenedחֶזְקָהchezqâh · strengthH2393
• himself, he forsookעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• the lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 12:1

• 2 Chronicles 12:13So King Rehoboam grew strong in Jerusalem and reigned. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city that the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there. His mother's name was Naamah the Ammonite.
• 2 Chronicles 11:17They strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and for three years they made Rehoboam the son of Solomon secure, for they walked for three years in the way of David and Solomon.
• 2 Chronicles 26:13Under their command was an army of 307,500, who could make war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.
• Deuteronomy 6:10"And when the Lord your God brings you into the land that he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you—with great and good cities that you did not build,
• Deuteronomy 8:10And you shall eat and be full, and you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land he has given you.
• Deuteronomy 32:15"But Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked; you grew fat, stout, and sleek; then he forsook God who made him and scoffed at the Rock of his salvation.
• 1 Kings 9:9Then they will say, 'Because they abandoned the Lord their God who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt and laid hold on other gods and worshiped them and served them. Therefore the Lord has brought all this disaster on them.'"
• Jeremiah 2:31And you, O generation, behold the word of the Lord. Have I been a wilderness to Israel, or a land of thick darkness? Why then do my people say, 'We are free, we will come no more to you'?
• Hosea 13:1When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; he was exalted in Israel, but he incurred guilt through Baal and died.
• Hosea 13:6but when they had grazed, they became full, they were filled, and their heart was lifted up; therefore they forgot me.
• 2 Chronicles 11:3"Say to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin,
• 1 Kings 12:17But Rehoboam reigned over the people of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah.
• 1 Kings 14:22And Judah did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins that they committed, more than all that their fathers had done.
• 2 Kings 17:19Judah also did not keep the commandments of the Lord their God, but walked in the customs that Israel had introduced.
• Hosea 5:10The princes of Judah have become like those who move the landmark; upon them I will pour out my wrath like water.
• Micah 6:16For you have kept the statutes of Omri, and all the works of the house of Ahab; and you have walked in their counsels, that I may make you a desolation, and your inhabitants a hissing; so you shall bear the scorn of my people."

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 12:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1He forsook the law of the Lord - This was after the three years mentioned 2 Chronicles 11:17.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1All Israel with him - i. e., “all Judah and Benjamin” - all the Israelites of those two tribes.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Rehoboam, forsaking the Lord, is punished. --When Rehoboam was so strong that he supposed he had nothing to fear from Jeroboam, he cast off his outward profession of godliness. It is very common, but very lamentable, that men, who in distress or danger, or near death, seem much engaged in seeking and serving God, throw aside all their religion when they have received a merciful deliverance. God quickly brought troubles upon Judah, to awaken the people to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2The book of Kings does not give a religious reason for Egypt's invasion. However, the Chronicler explains that the Egyptians attacked Jerusalem because Rehoboam broke the covenant and defied the Lord.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-122Ch 12:1-12. Rehoboam, Forsaking God, Is Punished by Shishak. 1. when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself--(See on 2Ch 11:17). During the first three years of his reign his royal influence was exerted in the encouragement of the true religion. Security and ease led to religious decline, which, in the fourth year, ended in open apostasy. The example of the court was speedily followed by his subjects, for "all Israel was with…Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Rehoboam
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Abijah
• Apostasy; Apostate
• Shishak

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 12

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings