2 Chronicles 11:18

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 11:1-23

10:1-36:23 THE KINGS OF JUDAHDivision and its consequences (10:1-13:22)The Chronicler records the division of the kingdom (10:1-11:4; see notes on 1 Kings 12:1-24), but omits the statement in 1 Kings 12:20 that Jeroboam was made king of the northern tribes. He does not even mention Jeroboam’s reign (1 Kings 12:25-14:20). He considers that because the northerners broke away from the dynasty of David and from the true worship of God, they had no right to be called a kingdom, and certainly not the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 11:18

REHOBOAM'S SIXTY CONCUBINES AND EIGHTEEN WIVES"And Rehoboam took him a wife, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse; and she bare him sons: Jeush, and Shemariah, and Zaham. And after her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and she bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Zizi, and Shelomith. And Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines (for he took eighteen wives and threescore concubines),... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 11:18

18. Rehoboam took Mahalath—The names of her father and mother are given. Jerimoth, the father, must have been the son of one of David's concubines ( :-). Abihail was, of course, his cousin, previous to their marriage. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 11:1-23

2. Rehoboam’s kingdom ch. 11This chapter is unique to Chronicles. It contains an evaluation of both Northern and Southern Kingdoms. Israel set up a humanly devised form of worship (2 Chronicles 11:15). This resulted in many of the faithful followers of Yahweh traveling from Israel to Judah so they could continue to worship God as He had specified (2 Chronicles 11:16). Many faithful worshippers of Yahweh thus populated Judah. The true Israel was now in Judah (cf. 2 Chronicles 11:3; 2 Chronicles... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 11:1-23

Reign of Rehoboam (continued)This chapter repeats the substance of 1 Kings 12:21-24, and adds much information relating to Rehoboam’s buildings, the withdrawal of the Levites from the kingdom of Jeroboam, and Rehoboam’s marriages.5. Built cities] Of the towns named in the following vv. Beth-lehem, Tekoa, Beth-zur, Adoraim, Ziph, and Hebron, were in the hill-country of Judah; Etam, Shoco, Adullam, Mareshah, Azekah, Zorah and Aijalon, were in the lowlands, whilst Gath (a Philistine city, which in... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 11:18

PARTICULAES CONCERNING REHOBOAM’S FAMILY(2 Chronicles 11:18-23).This record also is wanting in the Book of Kings. It appears to have been derived from the sources designated in 2 Chronicles 12:15.(18) The daughter.—So rightly, LXX., Vulg., and many Hebrew MSS. for the ordinary reading son.Of Jerimoth the son of David—Jerimoth does not occur in the list of David’s sons (1 Chronicles 3:1-8), unless we suppose the name to be a corruption of “Ithream.” Probably he was one of “the sons of the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 11:1-23

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 11:1-23

III. THE HISTORY OF THE KINGS OF JUDAH:EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE CAPTIVITY 1. Decline and Apostasy under Rehoboam, Abijah and Asa CHAPTER 11 Rehoboam’s Reign 1. The forbidden war (2 Chronicles 11:1-4 ) 2. The national defence (2 Chronicles 11:5-12 ) 3. Jeroboam’s wickedness and Rehoboam’s strength (2 Chronicles 11:13-17 ) 4. Rehoboam’s family (2 Chronicles 11:18-23 ) The provocation to go to war with the tribes which had revolted was great. Rehoboam was ready to start the civil war.... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 11:1-23

GOD FORBIDS REHOBOAM TO ATTACK ISRAEL (vv.1-4) When Rehoboam saw his kingdom so largely torn away from him, he assembled an army of 180,000 warriors of Judah and Benjamin (for Benjamin remained with Judah) with the object of forcing the ten tribes back into subjection to him (v.1). What suffering and desolation this would cause, with no good result! But Rehoboam was spared the humiliation of a great defeat, for God intervened by sending the prophet Shemiah to tell the people, "Thus says... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 11:1-23

REHOBOAM AND JEHOSHAPHAT REHOBOAM (2 Chronicles 10-12) The story of the rejected counsel of the older men and what came of it (chap. 10) is practically as in 1 Kings 12:0 , and furnishes an illustration of the relation of divine sovereignty to human free agency. The fortification of Judah’s cities against Israel (chap. 11) was dwelt upon in the earlier books, as well as the return of the priests and Levites to Jerusalem. Rehoboam’s “wise” action (2 Chronicles 11:23 ) is to be taken in the... read more

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