1 Kings 14:29

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 14:29

Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam and all that he did ,.... In the course of his reign, that was memorable: are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah ? who had annalists or historiographers to write for them, as the kings of Israel had, 1 Kings 14:19 , in the writing of which, especially with respect to genealogies, Shemaiah the prophet, and Iddo the seer, were concerned, 2 Chronicles 12:15 . 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 14:29

Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? [See on 1 Kings 14:19 .] read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 14:29-30

1 Kings 14:29-30. Are they not written, &c. A register was kept of the acts of the kings of Judah, as well as of those of the kings of Israel. And there was war, &c. But how does this agree with 1 Kings 12:23, &c., where God forbids Rehoboam and his people to go up and fight against their brethren? We must observe, that though the Jews were forbidden to make war upon the Israelites, they were not forbidden to defend themselves, in case the Israelites should make war on them.... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 14:21-31

Rehoboam’s reign in the south (14:21-31)The story returns to the kingdom of Judah. After the division of the kingdom, Rehoboam quickly strengthened the defences on his southern border, for he knew that Egypt was likely to support Jeroboam (cf. 11:40; see 2 Chronicles 11:5-12). For three years Rehoboam carried on the true worship of Yahweh. This was mainly because of the help he received from a large number of priests and Levites from the north who fled to Judah rather than participate in the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Kings 14:29

"Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually. And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and his mother's name was Naamah the Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead."This is the type of summary that God will write after each of the kings of divided Israel as their tragic records are... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 14:29

29. Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam . . ., are they not written in the book of the chronicles?—not the book so called and comprehended in the sacred canon, but the national archives of Judah. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 14:21-31

3. Rehoboam’s evil reign in Judah 14:21-31"The narrator introduces a new format and style at this point that enables him to state the essence of a king’s reign with an economy of words. The introduction and conclusion of the account of each reign conform to a fixed pattern with only slight variations. The following information is regularly given in the introduction to the reigns of the kings of Judah: (1) date of beginning of reign, (2) age at beginning of reign (not noted consistently at... read more

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