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God's Sovereign Purpose
Commentators emphasize God's declaration, "this thing is of me." The division of the kingdom was not a political accident but a direct result of God's sovereign will. Therefore, for Rehoboam to fight against the northern tribes would have been to fight against God's own revealed purpose.
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2 Chronicles
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Charles Ellicott
On 2 Chronicles 11:4
19th Century
Bishop
Thus says the Lord.—The words of the prophecy are reported as in 1 Kings 12:24, omitting “the sons of Israel”…
Charles Spurgeon
On 2 Chronicles 11:1–4
19th Century
Preacher
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…
John Gill
On 2 Chronicles 11:4
17th Century
Pastor
(See Gill on 1 Kings 12:24).
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Chronicles 11:1–12
17th Century
Minister
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…