1 Kings 12:16 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 12:16-24

We have here the rending of the kingdom of the ten tribes from the house of David, to effect which, I. The people were hold and resolute in their revolt. They highly resented the provocation that Rehoboam had given them, were incensed at his menaces, concluded that that government would in the progress of it be intolerably grievous which in the beginning of it was so very haughty, and therefore immediately came to this resolve, one and all: What portion have we in David? 1 Kgs. 12:16. They... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 12:16

So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them ,.... To grant their requests: the people answered the king, saying, what portion have we in David ? or in his posterity, which are not of our tribes, nor are we obliged to have a king of that family; nor can we expect any benefit or advantage from thence, as may be easily concluded from the rough answer of Rehoboam: neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse ; so they called David by way of contempt; which was great... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 12:16

So Israel departed unto their tents - That is, the ten tribes withdrew their allegiance from Rehoboam; only Judah and Benjamin, frequently reckoned one tribe, remaining with him. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:1-20

The accomplishment of the predicted judgment. I. DANGERS OFTEN COME DISGUISED . 1 . It was a time of joyous expectation . Nothing betokened the nearness of rebellion and disaster. All Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. There was no dispute about the succession, and no unwillingness to own the sway of the house of David. All was hopeful. Danger may lurk in joy like a venomous insect in a flower. 2 . The people's request was reasonable . Rehoboam could... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:12-16

The rending of the kingdom. The name of Rehoboam is remarkable as seen in the light of the facts of his history. The "enlarger of the kingdom" becomes the chief instrument in its disruption. The one strong nation, the throne of which he inherited from his father, is changed by his folly into two comparatively weak and distracted kingdoms, which maintain towards each other an attitude of perpetual jealousy and strife. The revolt of the ten tribes was a calamity from the ill effects of which... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:16

So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered [Heb. brought back word to ; probably after some consultation amongst themselves] the king, saying, What portion have we in David? [Same expression as 2 Samuel 20:1 . The words, interpreted by this passage and 2 Samuel 19:43 , mean, "Since we have no kindness or fairness from David's seed, what is his house to us? Why render homage to his son? We receive nought from him, why yield aught to him?"] ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:16

The Revolt. This was the song of the insurrection. It is the Marseillaise of Israelitish history. We heard it first after the revolt of Absalom ( 2 Samuel 20:1 ). It appears to have originated with "Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite." The revolt described in our text was more serious, beginning as it did the ruin of Solomon's splendid kingdom. All such national events are worthy of study. Moral causes lie at the root of them all, and the hand of God is over them all. The moral and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:16-20

The Revolution. The unconciliatory, insulting, insane conduct of Rehoboam in rejecting the Bill of Rights of the people of Israel provoked a revolution in the state. This is recorded in the text, in which we learn that— I. IT COMMENCED WITH THE REJECTION OF THE KING . 1 . This act was done in haste. 2 . It was done in anger . 3 . But their anger carried them too far . II. IT WAS COMPLETED IN THE CROWNING OF JEROBOAM . 1 . ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 12:16

See the marginal reference. The words breathe unmistakeably the spirit of tribal jealousy and dislike (1 Kings 11:40 note).Now see to thine own house, David - i. e., “Henceforth, house of David, look after thine own tribe, Judah, only.” It is not a threat of war, but a warning against interference. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 12:16

1 Kings 12:16. So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, &c. Here we see the divine threatening to Solomon by Ahijah beginning to take effect, and the important event of rending the kingdom of the ten tribes from the house of David, foretold by that prophet, on the point of being fulfilled. The people show themselves bold and resolute in the cause they had undertaken, and highly resent the provocation which Rehoboam had given them, concluding that a government, which... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 12:16-24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 12:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 12:16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:12-16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:16-20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 12:16

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 12:16

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