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Judah did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, above all that their fathers had done.
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The Harvest of Compromise
Commentators note that Judah's fall wasn't immediate. Following a three-year period of faithfulness, the nation plunged into idolatry. Scholars like Ellicott suggest this was the 'harvest' of the spiritual compromise sown during Solomon's reign, as the younger generation, influenced by his idolatry, led the people into sin even worse than that of their ancestors.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
This defection of Judah did not take place until Rehoboam’s fourth year.
They provoked him to jealousy - Compare Exodus 20:5. For the…
19th Century
Anglican
Judah did evil. —From the Chronicles (2 Chronicles 11:17) we gather that, as might have been expected, the judgment wh…
Baptist
Their fathers had been great sinners; but, in the days of David, they had not set up false gods. In the days of Solomon, after the temple had been …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord At the end of three years, from the beginning of the reign of Rehoboam:
Nothing good is said here of Rehoboam, and much is said to the disadvantage of his subjects. The prevalence of the worst crimes, those of the worst…
