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

After Rehoboam’s rule was established and solidified, he and all Israel rejected the law of the Lord. 2Because they were unfaithful to the Lord, in King Rehoboam’s fifth year, King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem. 3He had 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen, and an innumerable number of soldiers who accompanied him from Egypt, including Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites.

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 solidified his rule in Jerusalem; he was forty-one years old when he became king and he ruled for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord chose from all the tribes of Israel to be his home. Rehoboam’s mother was an Ammonite named Naamah.
• 2 Chronicles 11:17They supported the kingdom of Judah and were loyal to Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years; they followed the edicts of David and Solomon for three years.
• 2 Chronicles 26:13They commanded an army of 307,500 skilled and able warriors who were ready to defend the king against his enemies.
• Deuteronomy 6:10Then when the Lord your God brings you to the land he promised your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to give you – a land with large, fine cities you did not build,
• Deuteronomy 8:10You will eat your fill and then praise the Lord your God because of the good land he has given you.
• Deuteronomy 32:15But Jeshurun became fat and kicked, you got fat, thick, and stuffed! Then he deserted the God who made him, and treated the Rock who saved him with contempt.
• 1 Kings 9:9Others will then answer, ‘Because they abandoned the Lord their God, who led their ancestors out of Egypt. They embraced other gods whom they worshiped and served. That is why the Lord has brought all this disaster down on them.’”
• Jeremiah 2:31You people of this generation, listen to what the Lord says. “Have I been like a wilderness to you, Israel? Have I been like a dark and dangerous land to you? Why then do you say, ‘We are free to wander. We will not come to you any more?’
• Hosea 13:1When Ephraim spoke, there was terror; he was exalted in Israel, but he became guilty by worshiping Baal and died.
• Hosea 13:6When they were fed, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, they became proud; as a result, they forgot me!
• 2 Chronicles 11:3“Say this to King Rehoboam son of Solomon of Judah and to all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin,
• 1 Kings 12:17(Rehoboam continued to rule over the Israelites who lived in the cities of Judah.)
• 1 Kings 14:22Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord. They made him more jealous by their sins than their ancestors had done.
• 2 Kings 17:19Judah also failed to keep the commandments of the Lord their God; they followed Israel’s example.
• Hosea 5:10The princes of Judah are like those who move boundary markers. I will pour out my rage on them like a torrential flood!
• Micah 6:16You implement the regulations of Omri, and all the practices of Ahab’s dynasty; you follow their policies. Therefore I will make you an appalling sight, the city’s inhabitants will be taunted derisively, and nations will mock all of you.”

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