6<\/strong>. And<\/em> [R.V. Now<\/strong> ] there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam<\/em> &c.] The whole of this verse is omitted by the LXX. and it seems altogether out of place in a notice of the reign of Abijam, and has been already inserted [1Ki 14:30<\/span> ] in the history of Rehoboam, while the parallel statement in reference to Abijam comes in the next verse.<\/p>\n The writer repeats what he had said in 1Ki 14:30<\/span>, in order to remind the reader that Abijam inherited this war from his father. Abijams war is described in marginal reference That the author of Kings gives none of its details is agreeable to his common practice in mere military matters. Thus he gives no details of Shishaks expedition, and omits Zerahs expedition altogether.<\/P> <\/p>\n Verse 6<\/span>. There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam<\/B><\/I>] This was mentioned in the preceding chapter, 1Kg 14:30<\/span>, and it can mean no more than this: there was a continual spirit of hostility<\/I> kept up between the two kingdoms, and no doubt frequent skirmishing<\/I> between bordering parties; but it never broke out into open war<\/I>, for this was particularly forbidden. See 1Kg 12:24<\/span>. Hostility did exist, and no doubt frequent skirmishes; but open war<\/I> and pitched<\/I> battles there were none.<\/P> <\/P> But why is this circumstance repeated<\/I>, and the history of Abijam interrupted by the repetition? There is some reason to believe that Rehoboam<\/I> is not the true reading, and that it should be Abijam<\/I>: “Now there was war between Abijam<\/I> and Jeroboam all the days of his life.” And this is the reading of fourteen<\/I> of Kennicott’s<\/I> and De Rossi’s<\/I> MSS. The Syriac<\/I> has Abia the son of<\/I> Rehoboam<\/I>; the Arabic<\/I> has Abijam<\/I>. In the Septuagint<\/I> the whole verse is omitted in the London Polyglot, but it is extant in those of Complutum<\/I> and Antwerp<\/I>. Some copies of the Targum<\/I> have Abijam<\/I> also, and the Editio Princeps<\/I> of the Vulgate<\/I> has Abia<\/I>. This is doubtless the true reading, as we know there was a very memorable war between Abia and Jeroboam; see it particularly described 2Ch 13:3<\/span>, &c.<\/P> <\/p>\n Which was said 1Ki 14:30<\/span>, and may be here repeated, to signify the cause and original of the war between Abijam and Jeroboam, which is implied here, and particularly described 2Ch 13<\/span>. Abijam continued the war which Rehoboam had begun, and pushed it on to a decisive battle. But the place may be thus rendered, Yet there was war, &c., i.e. although God was pleased to show so much respect to David, as for his sake to continue the succession to the kingdom in his posterity, yet he thought fit to manifest his displeasure against Davids successors for their sins, and to mix their honour and happiness with wars and troubles. <\/P> <\/p>\n And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.<\/strong> Not the days of Rehoboam, though that was true, and is observed, 1Ki 14:30<\/span>, but all the days of Abijam, before he came to the throne, and in which, when a young man, he was concerned, and which still continued between him and Jeroboam; though some think he is called by his father’s name, as Rehoboam is called David, 1Ki 12:16<\/span>.<\/p>\n “And there was war between Rehoboam<\/em> and Jeroboam all his life;” i.e., the state of hostility which had already existed between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continued “all the days of his life,” or so long as Abijam lived and reigned. If we take in this manner (not , 1Ki 15:16<\/span>), the statement loses the strangeness which it has at first sight, and harmonizes very well with that in 1Ki 15:7<\/span>, that there was also war between Abijam and Jeroboam. Under Abijam it assumed the form of a serious war, in which Jeroboam sustained a great defeat (see 2 Chron 13:3-20). – The other notices concerning Abijam in 1Ki 15:7<\/span>, 1Ki 15:8<\/span> are the same as in the case of Rehoboam in 1Ki 14:29<\/span>, 1Ki 14:31<\/span>.<\/p>\n (6) And there was war.<\/strong>In this verse (omitted in the Vatican MS. of the LXX.) the repetition of the notice of Rehoboam, in spite of some artificial explanations, seems inexplicable. Probably there is error in the text.<\/p>\n 6<\/strong>. <\/strong> War between Rehoboam and Jeroboam <\/strong> This statement, repeated from 1Ki 14:30<\/span>, is thought by some to be an interpolation here, others think, instead of Rehoboam <\/em> we should read Abijam; <\/em> but in that case the like statement in the next verse would be superfluous. The repetition is only in keeping with other similar repetitions common in Old Testament writers, and in connexion with the next verse is equivalent to saying that the wars and hostility of Rehoboam against Jeroboam were continued by his son Abijam.<\/p>\n (6) And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life. (7) Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam. (8) And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n What is the whole history of man, and every man, from the fallen stock of a fallen race, when the sum total of his life is added together, more than what is here said! Oh! how precious, in the midst of such dying views, to look to Jesus, and contemplate him who is always the same, and whose years shall have no end. Psa 102:27<\/span> .<\/p>\n 1Ki 15:6 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.<\/p>\n Ver. 6. And there was war.<\/strong> ] See 1Ki 14:30<\/span> .<\/p>\n And, &c. This is repeated (from 1Ki 14:30) to complete Structure above. <\/p>\n there was war: Instead of Rehoboam fourteen manuscripts, the Arabic, and some copies of the Targum, read Abijam. The Syriac has “Abia, the son of Rehoboam;” and the Editio Princeps of the Vulgate has Abia. This is doubtless the true reading, as otherwise it would be an unnecessary repetition of 1Ki 14:30, and a repetition which interrupts the history of Abijah. (See note on 2Ch 13:3, etc). 1Ki 14:30 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: 1Ki 15:16 – General 1Ch 3:10 – Rehoboam 2Ch 13:2 – And there was<\/p>\n 1Ki 15:6. This was mentioned before, (1Ki 14:30,) and therefore may seem to come in here improperly, because the historian is not speaking of Rehoboam, but of his son Abijam. Bochart thinks that Rehoboam stands here for the son of Rehoboam. But the meaning of these words seems rather to be, that though God was pleased, for Davids sake, to continue a lamp, that is, a successor, to him in Jerusalem; yet these successors were vexed with continual wars, as appeared both in the reign of Rehoboam and of Abijam, and did not enjoy their kingdom peaceably.<\/p>\n And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life. 6. And [R.V. Now ] there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam &c.] The whole of this verse is omitted by the LXX. and it seems altogether out of place in a notice of the reign of Abijam, and has been … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 15:6”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9267\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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