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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 11:13-23

See here, I. How Rehoboam was strengthened by the accession of the priests and Levites, and all the devout and pious Israelites, to him, even all that were true to their God and their religion. 1. Jeroboam cast them off, that is, he set up such a way of worship as he knew they could not in conscience comply with, which obliged them to withdraw from his altar, and at the same time he would not allow them to go up to Jerusalem to worship at the altar there; so that he totally cast them off from... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 11:20

And after he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom ,.... Thought by some to be Absalom the son of David, his father's brother, and his uncle, and so married his cousin; but Absalom seems to have had but one daughter, whose name was Tamar, 2 Samuel 14:27 , and the name of this man is different from his; he is called Abishalom, 1 Kings 15:2 . and Uriel of Gibeah ; 2 Chronicles 13:2 , of the tribe of Benjamin, whereas Absalom was of the tribe of Judah: which bare him Abijah, and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 11:20

Maachah the daughter of Absalom - See the note on 1 Kings 15:10 . She is called Michaiah, the daughter of Uriel, 2 Chronicles 13:2 . For this the Targum gives the following reason: "Abijah reigned three years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Michaiah, daughter of Uriel of Gibeatha. She is the same as Michah, the daughter of Absalom; but, because she was an upright woman, her name was changed into the more excellent name Michaiah, and her fathers name into that of Uriel of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 11:1-23

The discipline that resulted in obedience, accompanied with right and earnest endeavour. The homiletic treatment of this chapter centres round two suggestions. I. THE SIMPLE AND PROMPT OBEDIENCE OF REHOBOAM , IN CERTAIN RESPECTS , TO THE DIVINE MESSAGE OF PROHIBITION . Of which obedience on the part of Rehoboam we may notice: 1 . That it compared favourably with the conduct of those who, being bidden and encouraged in every way to go up to war, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 11:18-23

Spiritual admixture. After reading the first fourteen verses of the last chapter ( 2 Chronicles 10:1-19 .), we hardly expect to come across the words, concerning Rehoboam, and he dealt wisely ( 2 Chronicles 11:23 ). But this king, though he could certainly be very foolish, was not all folly; like most men, he was a spiritual admixture. We look at— I. THE SINGULAR SPIRITUAL ADMIXTURE WE FIND IN HIM . The account we have of him is not a long one; it is contained in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 11:18-23

A royal polygamist. I. REHOBOAM 'S WIVES . 1 . The number of them. In all eighteen wives and sixty concubines. Solomon had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines ( 1 Kings 11:3 ). David even had more wives and concubines than was good for him ( 2 Samuel 3:2-5 ; 2 Samuel 5:13 ; 2 Samuel 12:8 ). Oriental monarchs generally had well-filled harems. Rameses II . had a hundred and nineteen children (sixty sons and fifty-nine daughters), "which gives... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 11:20

Maachah was the granddaughter of Absalom by his daughter Tamar, wife of Uriel ( 2 Chronicles 13:2 ; 11Ki 2 Chronicles 15:2 ). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 11:20

Maachah the daughter of Absalom - Rather, “grand-daughter” (see the 1 Kings 15:2 note). read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 11:1-23

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

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