Bible Commentary

Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from the LORD, that he might perform his saying, which the LORD spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat. 15. Wherefore the king ] Better, as R.V., ‘ So the king.’ The original has merely the ordinary copulative , … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 12:15”

And spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father [also] chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. And spake to them after the counsel of the young men,…. And in the very language … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 12:14”

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him; And the king answered the people roughly,…. In a blustering manner, gave them hard words and severe menaces, being worked up to such a spirit by his young counsellors: and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 12:13”

So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day. 12. So Jeroboam and all the people ] The LXX. here, as in 1Ki 12:3, omits ‘Jeroboam.’ as the king had appointed ] R.V. has ‘as the king bade.’ Fuente: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 12:12”

And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. 11. with whips ] We have no record of such an act on the part of Solomon, and it may be the phrase … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 12:11”

And the young men that were grown up with him spoke unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spoke unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou [it] lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little [finger] shall be thicker than my father’s loins. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 12:10”

And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter? 9. that we may answer ] Better, ‘may return answer’ as the words are precisely those of 1Ki 12:6. It is noteworthy that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 12:9”

But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, [and] which stood before him: 8. young men that were grown up with him ] i.e. Who were about the same age. It is not needful to suppose that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 12:8”

And they spoke unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants forever. 7. If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day ] Here the words of 2 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 12:7”

And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people? 6. And king Rehoboam consulted ] That the close similarity between the narrative here and 2 Chron. may be as apparent as possible to the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 12:6”