1 Kings 12:20 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 12:20

When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David.

BSB

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ASV

And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was returned, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

KJV

And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Made him king over all Israel - What is called Israel here, was ten-twelfths of the whole nation; and had they a right to call another person to the throne? They had not, - they had neither legal nor constitutional right. Jeroboam was not of the blood royal; he had no affinity to the kingdom. Nothing could justify this act, but the just judgment of God. God thus punished a disobedient and gainsaying people; and especially Solomon’s family, whose sins against the Lord were of no ordinary magnitude.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Was come - From Egypt; which was known to them before who met at Shechem, and now by all the people. Was none - That is, no entire tribe.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Rehoboam determined to assert his authority by leading a large force into the disaffected provinces. But the revolt of the ten tribes was completed when the prophet Shemaiah ordered, in the Lord's name, an abandonment of any hostile measures against the revolutionists. The army, overawed by the divine prohibition, dispersed, and the king was obliged to submit.

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Original language & word study

26 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְהִ֞י	vay.Hi	and it was	H1961 →
כִּשְׁמֹ֤עַ	kish.Mo.a'	when heard	H8085 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	that	H3588 →
שָׁ֣ב	shav	he had returned	H7725 →
יָרָבְעָ֔ם	ya.ra.ve.'Am	Jeroboam	H3379 →
וַֽיִּשְׁלְח֗וּ	vai.yish.le.Chu	and they sent	H7971 →
וַיִּקְרְא֤וּ	vai.yik.re.'U	and they called	H7121 →
אֹתוֹ֙	'o.To	<obj.> him	H853 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה	ha.'e.Dah	the congregation	H5712 →
וַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּ	vai.yam.Li.khu	and they made king	H4427 →
אֹת֖וֹ	'o.To	<obj.> him	H853 →
עַל־	'al-	over	H5921 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
לֹ֤א	lo'	not	H3808 →
הָיָה֙	ha.Yah	anyone was	H1961 →
אַחֲרֵ֣י	'a.cha.Rei	after	H310 →
בֵית־	veit-	[the] house of	H1004 →
דָּוִ֔ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
זוּלָתִ֥י	zu.la.Ti	except	H2108 →
שֵֽׁבֶט־	she.vet-	[the] tribe of	H7626 →
יְהוּדָ֖ה	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →
לְבַדּֽוֹ׃	le.va.Do	to only it	H905 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Kings 12:17
but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah.
leads to
- 1 Kings 11:13
  Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Kings 11:36
  I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put My Name.
Through
1 Kings 11:13
Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I…
leads to
- Deuteronomy 12:11
  then the LORD your God will choose a dwelling for His Name. And there you are to bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, and all…
- 1 Kings 11:32
  But one tribe will remain for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.
- Luke 1:32–33
  He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
Through
1 Samuel 10:24
Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”
leads to
- 2 Samuel 21:6
  let seven of his male descendants be delivered to us so that we may hang them before the LORD at Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of the LORD.” “I will give them to you,”…
- 1 Kings 1:39
  Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the ram’s horn, and all the people proclaimed, “Long live King Solomon!”
- 1 Kings 1:25
  For today he has gone down and sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the sons of the king, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest.…

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06About 1 Kings

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

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The walk

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About 1 Kings