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2 Chronicles 12:15

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Now the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the Prophet and of Iddo the Seer concerning the genealogies? There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the histories of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, after the manner of genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.

KJV

Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.

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This verse in 2 Chronicles 12

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Israel was very much disgraced and weakened by being divided into two kingdoms; yet the kingdom of Judah, having both the temple and the royal city, both the house of David and the house of Aaron, might have done very well if they had continued in the way of their duty; but here we have all out of order there.

This site's exposition

the records of Shemaiah the Prophet and of Iddo the Seer

on 2 Chronicles 12:15-16

The chapter names its sources, “the records of Shemaiah the Prophet and of Iddo the Seer concerning the genealogies”. Iddo's writing is named again at 13:22 for Abijah's reign. War between Rehoboam and Jeroboam “throughout their days” is stated without a battle described, as at 1 Kings 14:30.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Now the acts of Rehoboam,.... Of these two verses; see Gill on 1Ki 14:29. 1Ki 14:30. 1Ki 14:31.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

Concerning genealogies - “In the book of the genealogy of the family of David.” - Targum.

How the passage was read

What the Jewish commentators add

in the words of Shemaiah the prophet Every prophet would write his book, containing that which he prophesied, and this is the Shemaiah who was mentioned above (11:2,:5).
Rashi: France, 1040–1105 · Rashi on II Chronicles 12:15:1, 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. 3 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

18 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.

  • וְדִבְרֵ֣יand [the] matters of

    vedivreiH1697 →1440 times

  • רְחַבְעָ֗םRehoboam

    rechavamH7346 →50 times

  • הָרִאשֹׁנִים֙<the> former

    harishonimH7223 →182 times

  • וְהָאֲ֣חַרוֹנִ֔יםand <the> latter

    vehaacharonimH314 →51 times

  • הֲלֹא־¿ not

    halo'-H3808 →5168 times

  • הֵ֨ם[are] they

    hemH1992 →553 times

  • כְּתוּבִ֜יםwritten

    ketuvimH3789 →224 times

  • בְּדִבְרֵ֨יin [the] words of

    bedivreiH1697 →1440 times

  • שְׁמַֽעְיָ֧הShemaiah

    shema'yahH8098 →41 times

  • הַנָּבִ֛יאthe prophet

    hanavi'H5030 →314 times

  • וְעִדּ֥וֹand Iddo

    veidoH5714 →

  • הַחֹזֶ֖הthe seer

    hachozehH2374 →17 times

  • לְהִתְיַחֵ֑שׂfor genealogical enrollment

    lehityachesH3187 →18 times

  • וּמִלְחֲמ֧וֹתand [the] wars of

    umilchamotH4421 →320 times

  • רְחַבְעָ֛םRehoboam

    rechavamH7346 →50 times

  • וְיָרָבְעָ֖םand Jeroboam

    veyaraveamH3379 →104 times

  • כָּל־[were] all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • הַיָּמִֽים׃the days

    haiyamimH3117 →2304 times

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

Related verses

11 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.

2 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?8 works2 Chronicles 11:2But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God:5 works2 Chronicles 12:5Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and he said to them, “This is what the LORD says: ‘You have forsaken Me; therefore, I have forsaken you into the hand of Shishak.’”4 works1 Kings 12:22But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God:3 works2 Chronicles 13:22Now the rest of the acts of Abijah, along with his ways and his words, are written in the Treatise of the Prophet Iddo.3 works1 Kings 14:29–30As for the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, along with all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?2 works
The other 5 cross-references, with their words ▾
2 Chronicles 20:34As for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, from beginning to end, they are indeed written in the Chronicles of Jehu son of Hanani, which are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel.2 works2 Chronicles 26:22As for the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from beginning to end, they are recorded by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.2 works2 Chronicles 16:11Now the rest of the acts of Asa, from beginning to end, are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.2 works2 Chronicles 15:6Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God afflicted them with all kinds of adversity.2 works1 Kings 14:30There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days.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

    2 Chronicles 12:5

    Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and he said to them, “This is what the LORD says: ‘You have forsaken…

    it leads to

    • 2 Chronicles 11:2

      But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God:

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • 2 Chronicles 15:2

      So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him,…

  • Through

    2 Chronicles 9:29

    As 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…

    it leads to

    • 1 Chronicles 29:29

      Now the acts of King David, from first to last, are indeed written in the Chronicles of Samuel the Seer, the Chronicles of Nathan the Prophet, and the Chronicles of Gad the Seer,

    • 1 Kings 11:29

      During 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…

    • 1 Kings 11:41–43

      As for the rest of the acts of Solomon—all that he did, as well as his wisdom—are they not written in the Book of the Acts of Solomon?

    • 2 Chronicles 13:22

      Now the rest of the acts of Abijah, along with his ways and his words, are written in the Treatise of the Prophet Iddo.

    • 2 Samuel 12:1

      Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.

  • Through

    2 Chronicles 13:22

    Now the rest of the acts of Abijah, along with his ways and his words, are written in the Treatise of the Prophet Iddo.

    it leads to

    • 2 Chronicles 9:29

      As 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…

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; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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