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Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
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A Legitimate Kingdom
Commentators point out the significance of God's specific address to 'Rehoboam... king of Judah' and 'all Israel in Judah and Benjamin.' This language serves as a divine seal, legitimizing the southern kingdom. It suggests that the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, who remained loyal to David's line, were now considered the faithful remnant of Israel.
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2 Chronicles
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19th Century
Anglican
King of Judah. —By this significant expression, accomplished facts receive at the outset the seal of Divine assent.
Baptist
And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which wer…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 1 Kings 12:23).
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Presbyterian
A few good words might have prevented the rebellion of Rehoboam's subjects; but all the force of his kingdom cannot bring them back. And it is in v…
