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Now there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.
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An Inherited Conflict
Commentators explain that this verse repeats an earlier statement (1 Kings 14:30) to emphasize that the war between Judah and Israel was a continuous, generational conflict. Abijam did not start this war; he inherited it from his father, Rehoboam, highlighting the lasting consequences of the kingdom's division.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The writer repeats what he had said in 1 Kings 14:30 to remind the reader that Abijam inherited this war from his father.
The de…
19th Century
Anglican
And there was war. —In this verse (omitted in the Vatican manuscript of the Septuagint) the repetition of the notice of R…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days ofhis life . ] Not the d…
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