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2 Chronicles 10:15

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So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from God, in order that the LORD might fulfill the word that He had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

So the king hearkened not unto the people; for it was brought about of God, that Jehovah might establish his word, which he spake by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

KJV

So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God, that the Lord might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

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Commentary

5 notes on this verse

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

His counsel was thereby fulfilled. With him are strength and wisdom; both the deceived and the deceiver (the fool and the knave) are his ( Job xii. 16 ), that is, are made use of by him to suit his purposes.

This site's exposition

this turn of events was from God

The verse gives the cause, the prophecy of 1 Kings 11:29-39, the torn garment and the ten pieces, spoken before Rehoboam faced the assembly. The king's refusal and God's purpose stand side by side in the one verse.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

When Solomon's iniquity is remembered, and for it his son loses ten tribes, David's piety is not forgotten, nor the promise made to him; but for the sake of that his grandson had two tribes preserved to him. The failings of the saints shall not frustrate any promise made to Christ their Head. They shall be chastised, but the covenant not broken, Ps. lxxxix.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

the king hearkened not unto the people, for the cause was of God--Rehoboam, in following an evil counsel, and the Hebrew people, in making a revolutionary movement, each acted as free agents, obeying their own will and passions.

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A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

For the cause was of God - “For there was an occasion Divinely given.” - Targum.

How the passage was read

What the Jewish commentators add

On the verses either side of this one

Each man to your homes, O Israel This refers back to, “What share do we have in David?” Why should we leave our homes and follow him? Not so, but all Israel, return each man to his home.
Rashi: France, 1040–1105 · Rashi on II Chronicles 10:16:1, via Sefaria, The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.

Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 6 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.

The words behind it

24 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וְלֹֽא־and not

    velo'-H3808 →5168 times

  • שָׁמַ֥עhe listened

    shama'H8085 →1159 times

  • הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe king

    hamelekhH4428 →2525 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • הָעָ֑םthe people

    haamH5971 →1873 times

  • כִּֽי־for

    ki-H3588 →4482 times

  • הָיְתָ֤הit was

    hayetahH1961 →3559 times

  • נְסִבָּה֙a turn

    nesibahH5252 →

  • מֵעִ֣םfrom with

    meimH5973 →1050 times

  • הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים<the> God

    haelohimH430 →2601 times

  • לְמַעַן֩so as

    lemaanH4616 →272 times

  • הָקִ֨יםto establish

    hakimH6965 →628 times

  • יְהוָ֜הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • דְּבָר֗וֹword his

    devaroH1697 →1440 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֤רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • דִּבֶּר֙he had spoken

    diberH1696 →1141 times

  • בְּיַד֙by [the] hand of

    beyadH3027 →1618 times

  • אֲחִיָּ֣הוּAhijah

    ʾachiyahuH281 →

  • הַשִּֽׁלוֹנִ֔יthe Shilonite

    hashiloniH7888 →

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • יָרָבְעָ֖םJeroboam

    yaraveamH3379 →104 times

  • בֶּן־[the] son of

    ben-H1121 →4930 times

  • נְבָֽט׃Nebat

    nevatH5028 →25 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

1 Kings 11:29–39During that time, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met Jeroboam on the road as he was going out of Jerusalem. Now Ahijah had wrapped himself in a new cloak, and the two of them were alone in the open field.11 works1 Samuel 2:25If a man sins against another man, God can intercede for him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to their father, since the LORD intended to put them to death.8 works2 Chronicles 25:16–20While he was still speaking, the king asked, “Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice.”5 works1 Kings 12:15So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from the LORD, to fulfill the word He had spoken to Jeroboam son of Nebat through Ahijah the Shilonite.5 worksActs 2:23He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.4 works2 Chronicles 22:7Ahaziah’s downfall came from God when he went to visit Joram. When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab.4 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
1 Kings 12:24that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you must return home, for this word is from Me.’” So they listened to the word of the LORD and turned back according to the word of the LORD.3 worksIsaiah 19:14The LORD has poured into her a spirit of confusion. Egypt has been led astray in all she does, as a drunkard staggers through his own vomit.3 works1 Kings 22:20And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and another that.3 worksJudges 14:4(Now his father and mother did not know this was from the LORD, who was seeking an occasion to move against the Philistines; for at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.)3 worksJohn 19:32–36So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and those of the other.2 worksJohn 19:24So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it. Instead, let us cast lots to see who will get it.” This was to fulfill the Scripture: “They divided My garments among them, and cast lots for My clothing.” So that is what the soldiers did.2 worksActs 4:28They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.2 worksJohn 12:37–39Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him.2 worksDeuteronomy 2:30But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as is the case this day.2 works2 Chronicles 9:29As for the rest of the acts of Solomon, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Records of Nathan the Prophet, in the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the Visions of Iddo the Seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat?2 worksIsaiah 30:12–13Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: “Because you have rejected this message, trusting in oppression and relying on deceit,2 works1 Kings 16:12So Zimri destroyed the entire household of Baasha, according to the word that the LORD had spoken against Baasha through Jehu the prophet.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Acts 2:23

    He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.

    it leads to

    • Acts 4:28

      They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.

    • Genesis 50:20

      As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.

    • Luke 22:22

      Indeed, the Son of Man will go as it has been determined, but woe to that man who betrays Him.”

    • Acts 3:18

      But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.

    • Isaiah 46:10–11

      I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’

  • Through

    1 Samuel 2:25

    If a man sins against another man, God can intercede for him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to their father, since…

    it leads to

    • Hebrews 10:26

      If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,

    • 1 Samuel 3:14

      Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, ‘The iniquity of Eli’s house shall never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.’”

    • Numbers 15:30

      But the person who sins defiantly, whether a native or foreigner, blasphemes the LORD. That person shall be cut off from among his people.

About 2 Chronicles

Saphan Reading the Book of the Law to Josiah, Philip Galle, engraving after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1569, Royal Library of Belgium. Public domain.
Saphan Reading the Book of the Law to Josiah, Philip Galle, engraving after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1569, Royal Library of Belgium. Public domain.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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