2 Chronicles 10:15

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Chronicles 10:1-19

CHAP. X. All Israel intreat Reboboam to lighten the yoke laid upon them by Solomon. Rehoboam, despising the court of the old men, follows that of the young ones. Ten tribes separate themselves from him. Before Christ 975. REFLECTIONS.—1st, After what has been said on this chapter in 1 Kings 12:0 we have only to add, (1.) That men are readier to complain of the least expence which the wants of government call for, than to acknowledge how much indebted they are for the mercies and protection that... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 10:15

15-17. the king hearkened not unto the people, for the cause was of God—Rehoboam, in following an evil counsel, and the Hebrew people, in making a revolutionary movement, each acted as free agents, obeying their own will and passions. But God, who permitted the revolt of the northern tribes, intended it as a punishment of the house of David for Solomon's apostasy. That event demonstrates the immediate superintendence of His providence over the revolutions of kingdoms; and thus it affords an... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 10:1-16

A. Rehoboam chs. 10-12This writer selected three things to stress in regard to Rehoboam’s reign: the division of the kingdom (ch. 10), characteristics of both the northern and southern kingdoms, but especially Rehoboam’s (ch. 11), and Egypt’s invasion of Rehoboam’s kingdom (ch. 12). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 10:1-19

1. The division of the nation ch. 10This account is very similar to the one in 1 Kings 12. Solomon’s son Rehoboam did not act wisely and therefore lost his kingdom. The Chronicler added that a prophet had foretold this situation (2 Chronicles 10:15; cf. 2 Chronicles 11:1-4). The division of the kingdom looked like a tragedy, but it was part of God’s plan for His people. That would have given hope to the original readers since the captivity looked like a tragedy, but prophets had foretold it... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 10:1-23

IV. THE REIGNS OF SOLOMON’S SUCCESSORS CHS. 10-36"With the close of Solomon’s reign we embark upon a new phase in Chr.’s account of Israel’s history. That account can be broadly divided . . . into the pre-Davidic era, the time of David and Solomon, and the period of the divided monarchy up until the Babylonian exile." [Note: McConville, p. 150.] ". . . the Chronicler never regarded the northern monarchy as anything but illegitimate and a rebellion against God’s chosen dynasty. As far as he was... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 10:1-19

Reign of RehoboamThis chapter is a repetition of 1 Kings 12:1-19 with slight differences.2. Returned out of Egypt] Preferable to 1 Kings 12:2, ’Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt.’4. Thy father made, etc.] The passages in 1 Kings 5:13-14; 1 Kings 11:28, which throw light upon the oppressiveness of Solomon, are omitted by the Chronicler. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 10:15

(15) The cause was of God.—It was brought about by God. Literally, it was a turn or turning-point (of events) from with God. The word n’sibbah is equivalent to sibbah of Kings. Both are isolated in the Old Testament. The latter is the common word for “cause” in Rabbinic, as sibbath sibbôth—causa causarum.That the Lord might perform his word.—The chronicler does not deviate from the text of Kings here, although he has not mentioned Ahijah’s prophecy to Jeroboam before. (Comp. 2 Chronicles 9:29. ) read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 10:1-19

REHOBOAM AND ABIJAH: THE IMPORTANCE OF RITUAL2 Chronicles 10:1-19; 2 Chronicles 11:1-23; 2 Chronicles 12:1-16; 2 Chronicles 13:1-22THE transition from Solomon to Rehoboam brings to light a serious drawback of the chronicler’s principle of selection. In the history of Solomon we read of nothing but wealth, splendor, unchallenged dominion, and superhuman wisdom; and yet the breath is hardly out of the body of the wisest and greatest king of Israel before his empire falls to pieces. We are told,... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Chronicles 10:1-19

II. THE REBELLION OF THE TEN TRIBES CHAPTER 10 1. Rehoboam made king (2 Chronicles 10:1 ) 2. Jeroboam’s return from Egypt and his request (2 Chronicles 10:2-5 ) 3. Rehoboam’s answer (2 Chronicles 10:6-15 ) 4. The revolt and Rehoboam’s flight (2 Chronicles 10:16-19 ) What followed Solomon’s fall when he turned away from the Lord, who so graciously had appeared unto him twice, is unrecorded in the Chronicles. 1 Kings 11:9-43 contains these events. Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, had lifted... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 2 Chronicles 10:15

10:15 So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the {e} cause was of God, that the LORD might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.(e) God’s will overrides all so that nothing can be done but according to the same, and yet man’s will works by itself, so that he cannot use the excuse that his deed was of God’s ordinance. read more

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