2 Chronicles 10:17
וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים בְּעָרֵי יְהוּדָה וַיִּמְלֹךְ עֲלֵיהֶם רְחַבְעָֽם ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
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Cross References
1 Kings 11:36וְלִבְנוֹ אֶתֵּן שֵֽׁבֶט ־ אֶחָד לְמַעַן הֱיֽוֹת ־ נִיר לְדָֽוִיד ־ עַבְדִּי כָּֽל ־ הַיָּמִים ׀ לְפָנַי בִּירוּשָׁלִַם הָעִיר אֲשֶׁר בָּחַרְתִּי לִי לָשׂוּם שְׁמִי שָֽׁם ׃
2 Chronicles 11:1וַיָּבֹא רְחַבְעָם יְרוּשָׁלִַם וַיַּקְהֵל אֶת ־ בֵּית יְהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִן מֵאָה וּשְׁמוֹנִים אֶלֶף בָּחוּר עֹשֵׂה מִלְחָמָה לְהִלָּחֵם עִם ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל לְהָשִׁיב אֶת ־ הַמַּמְלָכָה לִרְחַבְעָֽם ׃ פ
2 Chronicles 11:12וּבְכָל ־ עִיר וָעִיר צִנּוֹת וּרְמָחִים וַֽיְחַזְּקֵם לְהַרְבֵּה מְאֹד וַיְהִי ־ לוֹ יְהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִֽן ׃ ס
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 10:13-19
Rehoboam's Folly. ( b. c. 975.) 12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come again to me on the third day. 13 And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men, 14 And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. 15 So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of… Read the whole commentary →