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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When the rule of Rehoboam was established and he was strong, he abandoned the law of the Lord, and all Israel with him.
• 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.

Context of 2 Chronicles 12:1

When Rehoboam had established his kingdom and made himself strong, he and all Israel abandoned the Lord’s teachings. 2In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign, King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem. This happened because all Israel was not loyal to the Lord. 3Shishak had 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horses, and an army of countless Libyans, Sukkites, and Sudanese from Egypt.

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 12:13King Rehoboam strengthened his position in Jerusalem and ruled. He was 41 years old when he began to rule. He ruled for 17 years in Jerusalem, the city that the Lord chose from all the tribes of Israel, the city where the Lord put his name. (Rehoboam’s mother was an Ammonite woman named Naamah.)
• 2 Chronicles 11:17So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah by supporting Rehoboam, son of Solomon, for three years. During ⌞those⌟ three years they lived the way David and Solomon had lived.
• 2 Chronicles 26:13Under them was an army of 307,500 soldiers. They were a powerful force that could support the king against the enemy.
• Deuteronomy 6:10The Lord your God will bring you into the land and give it to you, as he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This land will have large, prosperous cities that you didn’t build.
• Deuteronomy 8:10When you have eaten all you want, thank the Lord your God for the good land he has given you.
• Deuteronomy 32:15Jeshurun got fat and disrespectful. (You got fat! You were stuffed! You were gorged!) They abandoned the God who made them and treated the rock of their salvation like a fool.
• 1 Kings 9:9They will answer ⌞themselves⌟, ‘They abandoned the Lord their God, who brought their ancestors out of Egypt. They adopted other gods, worshiped, and served them. That is why the Lord brought this disaster on them.’ ”
• Jeremiah 2:31“Consider the Lord’s word, people of this generation. Haven’t I been a desert, a land of thick darkness, for Israel? Why do my people say that they are free to wander around and no longer come to me?
• Hosea 13:1When the tribe of Ephraim spoke, people trembled. The people of Ephraim were important in Israel. Then they became guilty of worshiping Baal, so they must die.
• Hosea 13:6When I fed you, you were full. When you were full, you became arrogant. That is why you forgot me.
• 2 Chronicles 11:3“Speak to Judah’s King Rehoboam, son of Solomon, and all Israel in Judah and Benjamin.
• 1 Kings 12:17But Rehoboam ruled the Israelites who lived in the cities of Judah.
• 1 Kings 14:22The people of Judah did what the Lord considered evil. Their sins made him more angry than anything their ancestors had done.
• 2 Kings 17:19Even Judah didn’t obey the commands of the Lord their God but lived according to Israel’s customs.
• Hosea 5:10The leaders of Judah are like those who move boundary markers. I will pour my fury on them like water.
• Micah 6:16You have kept Omri’s laws and all the practices of the descendants of Ahab, and you have followed their advice. That is why I will ruin you. Your people will be ridiculed. You will bear the disgrace 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