Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 11:1-23
2 Chronicles 11:1-Numbers : . Shemaiah Restrains Rehoboam from Attacking Jeroboam (see notes on 1 Kings 12:21-Jeremiah :).— The variations between the two records are unimportant. 2 Chronicles 11:5-Isaiah : . Rehoboam Establishes himself in Jerusalem.— There is nothing corresponding to this section in 1 K. 2 Chronicles 11:5-2 Kings : . Rehoboam’ s cities of defence. Although these are not enumerated in 1 K. there is no reason to doubt that the Chronicler got the list of them from an authentic... read more
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 11:1-23
Then God interfered. No human folly has even been permitted to continue long enough to thwart His purpose. Shemaiah, a prophet of God, declared to Rehoboam that the revolt was in the divine plan. Rehoboam immediately obeyed, and the period of the two kingdoms commenced. This section of the book contains the story of the reign of Rehoboam in Judah. Jeroboam as king of Israel turned the people from Jehovah by his idolatrous practices. The result was that the Levites and those who set their... read more