Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 10:15
So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God, that the LORD might perform his word, which he spoke by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
15. the cause was of God ] R.V. it was brought about of God.
might perform ] R.V. might establish.
Ahijah ] Cp. 1Ki 11:29-39. The incident referred to is not narrated in Chron., being assumed to be known.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 15. For the cause was of God] “For there was an occasion Divinely given.” – Targum.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
15-17. the king hearkened not untothe people, for the cause was of GodRehoboam, in following anevil counsel, and the Hebrew people, in making a revolutionarymovement, each acted as free agents, obeying their own will andpassions. But God, who permitted the revolt of the northern tribes,intended it as a punishment of the house of David for Solomon’sapostasy. That event demonstrates the immediate superintendence ofHis providence over the revolutions of kingdoms; and thus it affordsan instance, similar to many other striking instances that are foundin Scripture, of divine predictions, uttered long before, beingaccomplished by the operation of human passions, and in the naturalcourse of events.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
[See comments on 1Ki 12:15].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(15) The cause was of God.It was brought about by God. Literally, it was a turn or turning-point (of events) from with God. The word nsibbah is equivalent to sibbah of Kings. Both are isolated in the Old Testament. The latter is the common word for cause in Rabbinic, as sibbath sibbthcausa causarum.
That the Lord might perform his word.The chronicler does not deviate from the text of Kings here, although he has not mentioned Ahijahs prophecy to Jeroboam before. (Comp. 2Ch. 9:29. )
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
word, which He spake. Our acquaintance with 1Ki 11:29-39 is taken for granted.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
the king: Isa 30:12, Isa 30:13
the cause: 2Ch 25:16-20, Deu 2:30, Jdg 14:4, 1Sa 2:25, 1Ki 12:15, 1Ki 12:24, 1Ki 22:20, Isa 19:14, Act 2:23, Act 4:28
that the Lord: 1Ki 11:29-39, Joh 12:37-39, Joh 19:24, Joh 19:32-36
Ahijah: 2Ch 9:29, 1Ki 11:31
Reciprocal: Jdg 9:23 – God 1Sa 25:38 – the Lord 1Ki 11:35 – will give 1Ki 16:12 – by Jehu the prophet 2Ki 17:21 – they made 2Ch 11:4 – for this thing 2Ch 22:7 – was of God
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
10:15 So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the {e} 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.
(e) God’s will overrides all so that nothing can be done but according to the same, and yet man’s will works by itself, so that he cannot use the excuse that his deed was of God’s ordinance.