2 Chronicles 13:6
in 2 Chronicles 13Yet Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master.
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ASV
Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up, and rebelled against his lord.
KJV
Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, is risen up, and hath rebelled against his lord.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 13
Commentary
4 notes on this verseYet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, is risen up,.... Notwithstanding it was well known the kingdom was entailed on the posterity of David by an everlasting covenant; Abijah calls Jeroboam Solomon's servant, by way of great contempt, as Jarchi observes, he being the general receiver of his tax in the tribe of Ephraim, 1Ki 11:28. and hath rebelled against his lord; his rightful king and sovereign; the charge is no less than high treason.
This site's exposition
is risen up, and hath rebelled
on 2 Chronicles 13:6-7
Abijah names Jeroboam Solomon's servant before naming him king, Gill notes, a title chosen to shame a man he still calls a rebel against his lord. The charge against the men who backed Jeroboam, vain men, the children of Belial, falls on the moment Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted and could not withstand them, a phrase Clarke reads as evidence Rehoboam was younger at his accession than some had reckoned. Abijah's speech lays the schism on Jeroboam's opportunism and Rehoboam's inexperience together, not on any fault of Judah's own.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
For, (1.) Whatever he was otherwise, it should seem that he was no idolator, or, if he connived at the high places and images ( ch. xiv. 3, 5 ), yet he constantly kept up the temple-service. (2.) Whatever corruptions there were in the kingdom of Judah, the state of religion among them was better than in the kingdom of Israel, with which they were now contending.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Abijah stood up upon Mount Zemaraim--He had entered the enemy's territory and was encamped on an eminence near Beth-el (Jos 18:22). Jeroboam's army lay at the foot of the hill, and as a pitched battle was expected, Abijah, according to the singular usage of ancient times, harangued the enemy.
The words behind it
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּ֙קָם֙ | vaiyakom | and he arose | H6965 → | 628 times |
| יָרָבְעָ֣ם | yaraveam | Jeroboam | H3379 → | 104 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| נְבָ֔ט | nevat | Nebat | H5028 → | 25 times |
| עֶ֖בֶד | ʾeved | [the] servant of | H5650 → | 799 times |
| שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה | shelomoh | Solomon | H8010 → | 291 times |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| דָּוִ֑יד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| וַיִּמְרֹ֖ד | vaiyimrod | and he rebelled | H4775 → | |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אֲדֹנָֽיו׃ | ʾadonav | master<s> his | H113 → | 333 times |
וַיָּ֙קָם֙and he arose
vaiyakomH6965 →628 times
יָרָבְעָ֣םJeroboam
yaraveamH3379 →104 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
נְבָ֔טNebat
nevatH5028 →25 times
עֶ֖בֶד[the] servant of
ʾevedH5650 →799 times
שְׁלֹמֹ֣הSolomon
shelomohH8010 →291 times
בֶן־[the] son of
ven-H1121 →4930 times
דָּוִ֑ידDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
וַיִּמְרֹ֖דand he rebelled
vaiyimrodH4775 →
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
אֲדֹנָֽיו׃master<s> his
ʾadonavH113 →333 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 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 12:20When 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.
it leads to
- 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.
- 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 11:32
Through
1 Kings 11:26Now Jeroboam son of Nebat was an Ephraimite from Zeredah whose mother was a widow named Zeruah. Jeroboam was a servant of Solomon, but he rebelled against the king,
it leads to
- 1 Kings 12:2
When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this, he was still in Egypt where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since.
- Ruth 1:2
The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of…
- 1 Kings 12:2
Through
1 Kings 12:27If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, their hearts will return to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah; then they will kill me and return…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 12:5–7
Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.
- Deuteronomy 16:6
You must only offer the Passover sacrifice at the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for His Name. Do this in the evening as the sun sets, at the same…
- Proverbs 29:25
The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.
- Deuteronomy 12:14
you must offer them only in the place the LORD will choose in one of your tribal territories, and there you shall do all that I command you.
- Deuteronomy 12:5–7
About 2 Chronicles
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; 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.