1 Kings 14:26-27

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 14:21-31

Judah's story and Israel's are intermixed in this book. Jeroboam out-lived Rehoboam, four or five years, yet his history is despatched first, that the account of Rehoboam's reign may be laid together; and a sad account it is. I. Here is no good said of the king. All the account we have of him here is, 1. That he was forty-one years old when he began to reign, by which reckoning he was born in the last year of David, and had his education, and the forming of his mind, in the best days of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 14:26

And he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord ,.... Which perhaps Jeroboam had informed him of, and for the sake of which he came, as well as to make a diversion in favour of Jeroboam, who had contracted an intimacy with him when in Egypt; and who might have no regard for Rehoboam, who was not a son of Pharaoh's daughter, and so no relation to him: these were the treasures which David had left to his son Solomon, and had dedicated for the temple, even gold, silver, and vessels,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 14:27

And King Rehoboam made in their stead brazen shields ,.... For the king of Egypt had so stripped him of his gold, that he was not able to replace golden ones: and committed them into the hands of the chief of the guard ; or "runners" F16 הרצים "cursorum", Pagninus, Montanus, &c.; , that went before the king, or attended him as his bodyguard when he went abroad: which kept the door of the king's house ; which kept guard night and day in their turns. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 14:26

He took away the treasures - All the treasures which Solomon had amassed, both in the temple and in his own houses; a booty the most immense ever acquired in one place. All the shields of gold which Solomon had made - These were three hundred in number, and were all made of beaten gold. See a computation of their value in the note on 1 Kings 10:17 ; (note). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 14:21-31

Unfaithfulness and its rebuke. I. JUDAH 'S SIN . 1 . The nature of the transgression . The grossest idolatry was set side by side with the pure worship of God. The temple and its services were still HIS ( 1 Kings 14:28 ), but on every high hill and under every green tree were the images and altars of the false gods. The preservation of the pure worship of God is no proof that all is yielded which God demands. The heart may be full of the world's idolatries, of its... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 14:25-31

The Entailments of Sin. During the three first years of his reign in Judah, Rehoboam walked in the steps of Solomon and David, enjoyed peace, and became established in his throne. Afterwards he gave himself up to idolatrous abominations, and brought evil upon himself and upon his people. The entailments of their sin were— I. TROUBLE . 1 . There was continual war between the kingdoms . (3) Thus sinners become God's instruments to punish one another. So it is seen to this day... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 14:26

And he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord [The historian omits to mention the interposition of Shemaiah ( 2 Chronicles 12:5-8 ). The account of the Chronicles is altogether much fuller], and the treasures of the king's house; he even took away all [rather, " and everything ( sc . that he could lay his hands on) he took away ." The spoil must have been enormous]: and he took away all the shields of gold [cf. 1 Kings 10:17 ] which Solomon had made. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 14:27

And king Rehoboam made in their stead brazen shields [lit; shields of brass or copper; a striking token of the decadence of the kingdom; cf. 1 Kings 9:28 ; 1 Kings 10:22 . "He changed his father's religion, as his shields, from gold to brass" (Hall) I, and comttted [Heb. appointed ] them unto the hands of the chief of the guard [Heb. commanders of the runners (see on 1 Kings 1:38 )], which kept the door of the king's house . [Cf. 2 Kings 11:6 . The functions of the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 14:26

The circumstances of Shishak’s invasion, related here with extreme brevity, are given with some fulness by the author of Chronicles (marginal reference). It is still a question whether the submission of the Jewish king is or is not expressly recorded in the Karnak inscription. Midway in the list of cities and tribes occurs the entry “YUDeH-MALK” which it has been proposed to translate “Judah, king.” Others regard it as the name of a Palestinian town not otherwise known to us. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 14:26

1 Kings 14:26. And he took, &c. Rehoboam, according to Josephus, delivered up the city to him without striking a stroke; which may seem strange, considering the great strength of it, and how much time it took Nebuchadnezzar and Titus to become masters of it. But it is probable that David and Solomon, in their building and altering the city, had more respect to state and magnificence than to its defence, as having no great cause to fear the invasion of any enemies: and it is certain that... read more

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