2 Chronicles 11:22

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 11:22

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

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 11:1-23

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 11:22

Cancel in this verse the italics "to be." Rehoboam again offends against the "Law" (see Deuteronomy 21:15-17 ). He cannot justly plead as a precedent the instance of David and Solomon, as in 1 Chronicles 23:1 ; for this was only justified by the express Divine ordinance, as in 1 Chronicles 23:9 ; 1 Chronicles 29:1 . read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 11:22

Jeush was probably the oldest of Rehoboam’s sons, and should naturally and according to the provisions of the Law Deuteronomy 21:15-17 have been his heir. But Rehoboam’s affection for Maachah led him to transgress the Law. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 11:22

2 Chronicles 11:22. Rehoboam made Abijah ruler among his brethren He declared him his successor, and gave him the dominion over his brethren. read more

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