2 Chronicles 12:1-4 Niv
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 12:1-16
A model instance of Divine goodness and opportunity prolonged to one who annulled all, and vitiated every highest privilege vouchsafed to him, by the one fact of his own infidelity of heart. We are strikingly taught, and we vividly recall from the contents of this chapter, the following lessons and facts. I. HOW VERY PRONE FORGETFULNESS OF OUR PAST SINS IS TO FOLLOW WITH SWIFT RAPIDITY ON PRESENT RESPITE FROM FEAR , RELIEF FROM SUFFERING , ... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 12:2
Shishak ; Hebrew, שִׁישַׁק ; Septuagint, σουσάκιμ ; Shishak, Sheshonk, Sesonchis, the Sheshenk I. or Shashank I. of the monuments, son of an Assyrian king called Nimrod or Nemaruth, became King of Egypt as first of six kings who lasted in all a hundred and seventy years, of the twenty-second dynasty of Manetho, reigning in Bubastis. To him Jeroboam had fled for refuge from Solomon ( 1 Kings 11:40 ). He reigned An. Sac. 3830 to 3851 or 3863. This makes Solomon's reign A.S. 3799 to... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 12:2-4
Shishak's invasion. I. THE INVADER . Shishak King of Egypt, the Sesonchis of Manetho, the Shashanq I. of the monuments. Originally the son of an Assyrian king named Nimrod, "who had met his death in Egypt and been buried at Abydos," Shashanq I. of the twenty-second dynasty established his seat of royalty at Bubastis, in Lower Egypt. His mother's name was Tentespeh, his wife's Tahpenes ( 1 Kings 11:19 ). One of his wife's sisters married Hadad the Edomite; another became the wife of... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 12:2-12
Penalty, penitence, and forgiveness. It was not many months before Rehoboam found out the heinousness of his offence, the magnitude of his mistake; for in the path of sin comes penalty, and behind penalty steals shame. Happily for him there was mercy behind that. We look at this succession— I. AS EXPERIENCED BY THE KING OF JUDAH . First of all, following fast on his transgression, came: 1 . Divine displeasure and humiliating defeat. There came in to his palace-gates... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 12:3
Twelve hundred chariots . The parallel does not give the numbers. These are large, but not inconsistent with those mentioned in other connections, whether those of Solomon, or, going further back, of Pharaoh. Lubims . The letter s is orthographically redundant in this, as also in the following names, the forms being already plural. The Lubim mean the Libyans, west of Egypt. They are probably the people represented on the Egyptian monuments as Lebu, of Semitic type, subjugated by... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 12:1
All Israel with him - i. e., “all Judah and Benjamin” - all the Israelites of those two tribes. read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 12:2
Shishak ... came up ... because they had transgressed - The writer speaks from a divine, not a human, point of view. Shishak’s motive in coming up was to help Jeroboam, and to extend his own influence. read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 12:3
twelve hundred chariots - This number is not unusnal (compare Exodus 14:7; 1 Kings 10:26). Benhadad brought 1,200 chariots into the field against Shalmaneser II; and Ahabhad at the same time a force of 2,000 chariots (compare the 1 Kings 20:1 note).The Lubims or “Libyans” Daniel 11:43, were a people of Africa, distinct from the Egyptians and the Ethiopians dwelling in their immediate neighborhood. They were called Ribu or Libu by the Egyptians. See Genesis 10:13.Sukkiims - This name does not... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 12:1-2
The apostasy of Rehoboam. I. EARLY IN ITS COMMENCEMENT . After the three years already mentioned ( 2 Chronicles 11:17 ). Rehoboam's piety was short-lived, like the morning cloud and early dew ( Hosea 6:4 ), and like the seed upon stony ground ( Matthew 13:5 ). Want of stability and permanence is a chief defect in man's goodness. Many begin well who neither continue long nor end aright. II. PRESUMPTUOUS IN ITS SPIRIT . Rehoboam's declension began after he had... read more