2 Chronicles 11:20-23 NIV

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 11:21

And Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines , &c.; Who is called Michaiah, the daughter of Uriel, 2 Chronicles 13:2 , for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines ; led thereunto by the example of his father Solomon, contrary to the command of God, Deuteronomy 17:17 . and begat twenty eight sons and sixty daughters ; to have many children was reckoned a great blessing, but it was not honourable to have them in such a way. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 11:22

And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maacah the chief ,.... The chief of all his sons, head over them, being the son of his most beloved wife, and her firstborn however, and perhaps might be of a greater capacity than the rest of his children: to be ruler among his brethren ; or over them; gave him greater authority, and intrusted him with more power, set him above them, and treated him as heir apparent to the crown: for he thought to make him king ; either to take him into... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 11:23

And he dealt wisely ,.... Acted a prudent part, in order to execute his scheme, and particularly by disposing of his other sons in different parts of his kingdom, as follows: or "he made him his son Abijah to understand" F5 ותבן "erudire faciebat", Pagninus, Grotius; "docuit", Vatablus. ; he taught and instructed him in the art of government, took a particular care of his education, that he might be fitted for it; and he might instruct him how to behave towards his brethren, for the... 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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 11:21

Eighteen wives and threescore concubines - Bad enough, but not so abandoned as his father. Of these marriages and concubinage the issue was twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters; eighty-eight children in the whole, to the education of the whole of whom he could pay but little attention. Numerous families are often neglected; and children by different women, must be yet in a worse state. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 11:22

Made Abijah - the chief - Abijah certainly was not the first-born of Rehoboam; but as he loved Maachah more than any of his wives, so he preferred her son, probably through his mother's influence. In Deuteronomy 21:16 , this sort of preference is forbidden; but Rehoboam had a sort of precedent in the preference shown by David to Solomon. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 11:23

He dealt wisely - It was true policy to disperse his own sons through the different provinces who were not likely to form any league with Jeroboam against their father. He desired many wives - He was much addicted to women; yet we do not find that he formed any heathenish alliances of this nature. And as no particulars are given, we do not know how far he indulged himself in this propensity. He probably strengthened his political connections by these means. read more

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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 11:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 11:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 11:23

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 11:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 11:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 11:23

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 11:1-23

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