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 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

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. 2And it happened in the fifth year of King Rehoboam that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the Lord, 3with twelve hundred chariots, sixty thousand horsemen, and people without number who came with him out of Egypt—the Lubim and the Sukkiim and the 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 12:13Thus King Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem and reigned. Now Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king; and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put His name there. His mother’s name was Naamah, an Ammonitess.
• 2 Chronicles 11:17So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong for three years, because they walked in the way of David and Solomon for three years.
• 2 Chronicles 26:13And under their authority was an army of three hundred and seven thousand five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.
• Deuteronomy 6:10“So it shall be, when the Lord your God brings you into the land of which He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give you large and beautiful cities which you did not build,
• Deuteronomy 8:10When you have eaten and are full, then you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you.
• Deuteronomy 32:15“But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked; You grew fat, you grew thick, You are obese! Then he forsook God who made him, And scornfully esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
• 1 Kings 9:9Then they will answer, ‘Because they forsook the Lord their God, who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, and worshiped them and served them; therefore the Lord has brought all this calamity on them.’ ”
• Jeremiah 2:31“O generation, see the word of the Lord! Have I been a wilderness to Israel, Or a land of darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are lords; We will come no more to You’?
• Hosea 13:1When Ephraim spoke, trembling, He exalted himself in Israel; But when he offended through Baal worship, he died.
• Hosea 13:6When they had pasture, they were filled; They were filled and their heart was exalted; Therefore they forgot Me.
• 2 Chronicles 11:3“Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
• 1 Kings 12:17But Rehoboam reigned over the children of Israel who dwelt in the cities of Judah.
• 1 Kings 14:22Now Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they provoked Him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, more than all that their fathers had done.
• 2 Kings 17:19Also Judah did not keep the commandments of the Lord their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.
• Hosea 5:10“The princes of Judah are like those who remove a landmark; I will pour out My wrath on them like water.
• Micah 6:16For the statutes of Omri are kept; All the works of Ahab’s house are done; And you walk in their counsels, That I may make you a desolation, And your inhabitants a hissing. Therefore you shall bear the reproach 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

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 12:1

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In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Rehoboam
• 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