1 Kings 12:23
in 1 Kings 12“Tell Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah, all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and the rest of the people
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, saying,
KJV
Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying,
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This verse in 1 Kings 12
Commentary
5 notes on this verseSpeak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon king of Judah,.... He is called king before, but of what tribe or tribes is not expressly said, only it is implied in 1Ki 12:17 and he is only acknowledged king of Judah by the Lord himself: and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin; which made but one house, as before but one tribe, 1Ki 11:36. and to the remnant of the people; of the other tribes that might dwell among them at Jerusalem, and especially Simeon, whose inheritance was within the tribe of Judah, Jos 19:1. saying: as follows.
This site's exposition
180,000 chosen warriors
on 1 Kings 12:21-24
Rehoboam raises 180,000 warriors from Judah and Benjamin to win back the ten tribes. Shemaiah the man of God stops him with the word announced at verse 15: “You are not to go up and fight against your brothers”. Rehoboam obeys, and the army turns for home without a battle.
This site's exposition
the rest of the people
The word of the LORD names Rehoboam king of Judah, the title verse 17 had already made true. John Gill takes the rest of the people as members of other tribes living in Judah, above all Simeon. Simeon's inheritance lay within Judah's portion, at Joshua 19:9.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
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.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
The remnant - i. e., “the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah” (1Ki 12:17 note).
The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֱמֹ֗ר | ʾemor | say | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| רְחַבְעָ֤ם | rechavam | Rehoboam | H7346 → | 50 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| שְׁלֹמֹה֙ | shelomoh | Solomon | H8010 → | 291 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יְהוּדָ֔ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וְאֶל־ | veel- | and to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| בֵּ֥ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוּדָ֖ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וּבִנְיָמִ֑ין | uvinyamin | and Benjamin | H1144 → | 166 times |
| וְיֶ֥תֶר | veyeter | and [the] rest of | H3499 → | 102 times |
| הָעָ֖ם | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| לֵאמֹֽר׃ | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
אֱמֹ֗רsay
ʾemorH559 →5305 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
רְחַבְעָ֤םRehoboam
rechavamH7346 →50 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
שְׁלֹמֹה֙Solomon
shelomohH8010 →291 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
יְהוּדָ֔הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
וְאֶל־and to
veel-H413 →5510 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
בֵּ֥ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
יְהוּדָ֖הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
וּבִנְיָמִ֑יןand Benjamin
uvinyaminH1144 →166 times
וְיֶ֥תֶרand [the] rest of
veyeterH3499 →102 times
הָעָ֖םthe people
haamH5971 →1873 times
לֵאמֹֽר׃<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
4 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Kings 12:17but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah.
it 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…
- 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.
- 2 Chronicles 11:13–17
Moreover, the priests and Levites from all their districts throughout Israel stood with Rehoboam.
- 2 Chronicles 10:17
but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah.
- 1 Kings 11:13
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Kings
Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PersonSolomonDavid's son and the third king of Israel; the temple-builder and wisdom-king, to whom Psalms 72 and 127 are ascribed.
- PersonDivided kingdomRehoboamSolomon's son whose refusal of the elders' counsel at Shechem — answering the people with scorpions — tore ten tribes from the hou…
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.