2 Chronicles 12:2 NIV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 12:2

2 Chronicles 12:2. In the fifth year Shishak came up against Jerusalem Presently after the apostacy of the king and people, which was in the fourth year. As this great calamity came upon them so soon after they began to desert the worship of God, and by a hand they had so little reason to suspect, having had a great deal of friendly correspondence with Egypt in the last reign; and as it came with so much violence, that all the fenced cities of Judah, which Rehoboam had lately fortified... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 12:1-16

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

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Chronicles 12:2

fifth year. If the 390 years of Ezekiel 4:5 date back from the 5th year of Jehoiakin's captivity, they end 874, the close of Shishak's invasion. Shisliak. There is an inscription by Shishak on the outside of the south wall of the temple of Ammon at Karnac, in which he names the "king of Judah", and gives a list of 120 fortified cities he took. against Jerusalem. See App-53 . transgressed. Hebrew. ma'al. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 12:2

2. Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem—He was the first king of the twenty-second or Bubastic Dynasty. What was the immediate cause of this invasion? Whether it was in resentment for some provocation from the king of Judah, or in pursuance of ambitious views of conquest, is not said. But the invading army was a vast horde, for Shishak brought along with his native Egyptians an immense number of foreign auxiliaries. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 12:1-16

3. The invasion by Egypt ch. 12The writer pointed out clearly the connection between Shishak’s invasion and Rehoboam’s unfaithfulness (2 Chronicles 12:1-5; cf. Proverbs 3:12)."The passage makes use of terms that are characteristic of the Chronicler’s theology of divine retribution, namely, ’forsake’ or ’abandon’ (2 Chronicles 12:1; 2 Chronicles 12:5), ’be unfaithful’ (2 Chronicles 12:2), and ’humble oneself’ (2 Chronicles 12:6-7; 2 Chronicles 12:12). The Shishak incident provided a model of the... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 12:1-16

Reign of Rehoboam (concluded)This chapter is parallel to 1 Kings 14:21-31, but supplies additional particulars respecting Shishak’s army and the prophet Shemaiah.3. The Lubims, the Sukkiims] The Lubims were probably Libyans; the Sukkiims, who are not mentioned elsewhere, are called in LXX ’Troglodytes,’ i.e. ’cave-dwellers.’6. The princes of Israel] The term ’Israel’ is often applied in Chronicles to the people of Judah, as more nearly realising the ideal of the true Israel than the sister... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 12:2

(2) And it came to pass.—See 1 Kings 14:25, with which this verse literally coincides, except that the last clause, “because they had transgressed,” is added by the chronicler.In the fifth year of king Rehoboam.—The order of events is thus given: For three years Rehoboam and his people continued faithful to the Lord (2 Chronicles 11:17); in the fourth year they fell away; and in the fifth their apostacy was punished.Shishak.—The Sesonchis of Manetho, and the sh-sh-nk of the hieroglyphs, was the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 12:1-16

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 12:1-16

CHAPTER 12 Rehoboam’s Apostasy, Punishment, and Death 1. Rehoboam’s apostasy (2 Chronicles 12:1 ) 2. Punishment through Shishak (2 Chronicles 12:2-12 ) 3. Death of Rehoboam (2 Chronicles 12:13-16 ) The kingdom had been established; Rehoboam had strengthened himself and lived in the indulgence of the flesh. Then followed the awful plunge into apostasy. “He forsook the law of the Lord and all Israel with him.” Idolatry in the high places and under every green tree was established and... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 12:1-16

EGYPT ATTACKS JUDAH (vv.1-9) Rehoboam's prosperity however became his downfall. When he strengthened himself in his kingdom sufficiently to think himself secure, he gave up any regard he had for the law of the Lord, and the people willingly followed in his steps. How often this kind of folly has been repeated in the history of the people of God! Prominence and popularity can be a dreadful snare, for we dare to think more of our reputation than of the Lord's honour! But God was not merely a... read more