Tree of Life Version
2 Chronicles 13:7
7Riffraff and scoundrels gathered around him and pressed hard on Rehoboam son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted and could not stand up to 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 Adonai, God of Israel, has given kingship over Israel to David forever—to him and his sons by a covenant of salt? 6Yet Jeroboam son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master. Riffraff and scoundrels gathered around him and pressed hard on Rehoboam son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted and could not stand up to them. 8“So now, do you intend to oppose the kingdom of Adonai, which is in the hand of David’s descendants? Are you indeed a great multitude—and with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods? 9Have you not banished the kohanim of Adonai, the sons of Aaron, as well as the Levites, and then appointed your own priests—just as the peoples of the lands do? Can whoever comes to consecrate himself with a bull from a young cow and seven rams become a priest—for gods of nothing?
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 70 pieces of silver from the temple of Baal-berith. Abimelech then hired idle and reckless fellows, who followed him.
- Judges 11:3Then Jephthah fled from his brothers and lived in the land of Tob. Some worthless fellows joined with Jephthah and went out with him.
- 1 Samuel 22:2Anyone who was in distress, anyone in debt, and anyone embittered rallied around him, and he became their leader. There were about 400 men with him.
- Job 30:8A senseless and nameless brood, they were cast out from the land.
- Psalms 26:4I have not sat with men of falsehood, nor do I consort with hypocrites.
- Proverbs 12:11The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases daydreams lacks sense.
- Proverbs 28:19Whoever works his land will be satisfied with food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
- Acts 17:5But some of the Jewish people became jealous. Taking some wicked fellows of the marketplace and gathering a crowd, they stirred the city into an uproar. They attacked Jason’s house, trying to bring Paul and Silas out to the mob.
- Deuteronomy 13:13“Suppose you hear it said in one of your cities, which Adonai your God is giving you to dwell in,
- 1 Kings 21:10Then seat two sons of Belial before him, and let them testify against him saying, ‘You cursed God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”
- 2 Chronicles 10:16When all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king saying, “What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse! To your tents, O Israel! Now look after your own house, David!” So all Israel departed to their tents.
- 2 Chronicles 12:13So King Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem and reigned as king. Rehoboam was 41 years old when he began to reign and he reigned 17 years in Jerusalem—the city that Adonai had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put His Name there. His mother’s name was Naamah, the Ammonite.
- Ecclesiastes 10:16Oy to you, O land, when your king is a youth and your princes feast in the morning.
- Isaiah 3:4I will set children as their rulers. Capricious ones will govern them.
- 1 Corinthians 14:20Brothers and sisters, stop being children in your thinking—rather, be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.
- Hebrews 5:12For although you ought to be teachers by this time, again you need someone to teach you the basics of God’s sayings. You have come to 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
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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
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