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2018 January 25

Image 1: Portrait of Marechale Lannes, Duchesse de Montebello with Her Children (1814)
Marguerite Gerard (1761-1837)
Romanticism Style; Troubadour Sub-Style
Private Collection
Image Credit: Web Gallery of Art

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Image 2: The Family of Niccolo d'Este (1474-1479)
Italian Miniaturist (fl. Late 15^th Century)
Renaissance Style
Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Roma, Rome, Italy
Image Credit: Web Gallery of Art

[ Illustration: The First Painting is of a highly favored wife, suggestive of Rehoboam's favorite wife, Maachah. The Second Painting suggests another aspect of Rehoboam's family life -- multiple wives and concubines and multiple children. ]

SPECIAL NOTE:

[ I will again be working through the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation. I will be adding links, resources, images, and the like, upgrading the former work-through which began with the 2013-10-12 posting which can be found, along with the full Genesis to Revelation postings, in the Archive Page. Postings will be at midnight Eastern Time, as I am able. However, no chapters will be skipped, even though a posting may be late. And all postings will be housed in the Archive Page. ]

Explanation: 2 Chronicles 11 describes how Rehoboam consolidated his power and increased the size of his family.

[Traditional Patriarchal Timeline. Judges. Judges Period Chronology. Kings of Judah and Israel #1. Kings of Judah and Israel #2].

     After Jeroboam's rebellion, Rehoboam (who was now King of Judah) gathered an army out of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin and prepared to fight to bring the Kingdom of Israel back to himself. But God sent Shemaiah, a prophet, to command them to return home because the division of the kingdom was from the LORD. So they obeyed and returned home (1-4).
     Afterward, Rehoboam fortified 15 cities as a defense against the Northern Kingdom (Israel) and others (5-12).
     Many priests and Levites gathered to Rehoboam, because Jeroboam had put them out of their office and ordained pagan priests for idolatrous worship. Among other idols, Jeroboam erected golden calves and claimed that these gods brought the people out of Egypt (1 Kings 12:20-33). An unnamed prophet rebuked Jeroboam while he and others were worshiping one of these calves in Bethel; and the LORD withered the hand of Jeroboam when he lifted it against the prophet; and He split the altar apart (1 Kings 13:1-10). But the prophet who spoke against Jeroboam died for staying in the land overnight, when the LORD told him to depart immediately (1 Kings 13:11-32). In the face of these signs from the LORD, and, repelled by this kind of evil by Jeroboam and his followers, the priests and Levites left their towns and possessions and came to Rehoboam in Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD in the Temple. Others who sought the LORD came also. These refugees strengthened Rehoboam; and for three years they walked in the ways of David and Solomon (13-17).
     And Rehoboam took 18 wives and 60 concubines. His favorite wife was Maachah the daughter of Absalom. And he prepared their son Abijah (sometimes called Abijam) to be king after he died; and Abijah succeeded him (18-23).
     However, a son of Jeroboam (who, like Rehoboam's son, was called Abijah) died prematurely, but peacefully, 1 Kings 14:1-18), unlike the rest of Jeroboam's family, many of whom died horrible deaths. A different son (Nadab) succeeded Jeroboam.

     [ Sermons: G I Williamson. Various. ]

RESOURCES

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          [ THEMATICALLY AND CHRONOLOGICALLY RELATED SCRIPTURES2 Chronicles 11: 1 Kings 12:20-33; 1 Kings 13; 1 Kings 14:1-21].
     [1] 1 Kings 12:20-21.
     [2] 2 Chronicles 10:15.
     [3] 2 Chronicles 10:17.
     [4] 1 Kings 12:24; 2 Chronicles 10:15; 1 Samuel 15:1; 1 Kings 12:25-30; 1 Kings 13:34; 1 Kings 14:1-9.
     [5] 2 Chronicles 8:5.
     [6] Genesis 35:19; Micah 5:2; Matthew 2:6; 1 Chronicles 4:32; Judges 15:8; Joshua 15:59.
     [7]Joshua 15:58; Joshua 15:35; 1 Samuel 17:1; Joshua 15:35.
     [8] 1 Kings 2:39; 1 Chronicles 18:1; Joshua 15:44; 2 Chronicles 14:9; Joshua 15:55; 1 Samuel 23:14; Joshua 15:24.
     [9] Joshua 10:3; Joshua 15:39; 1 Samuel 17:1; Joshua 10:10; Joshua 15:35.
     [10] Joshua 19:41-42; Joshua 15:33; Joshua 10:12; Genesis 23:2; 2 Chronicles 12:4.
     [11] 1 Chronicles 9:11.
     [12] 2 Chronicles 16:8; Nehemiah 6:18; 2 Chronicles 10:17.
     [13] 1 Kings 12:31; 1 Kings 13:33; Job 1:6; Job 2:1.
     [14] 1 Kings 12:26-31; 1 Chronicles 3:16; 1 Kings 15:25.
     [15] 1 Chronicles 15:16-17; 1 Chronicles 22:2; 1 Kings 12:31; 2 Kings 17:9; Isaiah 13:21; Leviticus 17:7; 1 Kings 12:28.
     [16] 1 Chronicles 22:19; 2 Chronicles 15:9; 2 Chronicles 30:11.
     [18] 2 Chronicles 12:15; 1 Chronicles 3:1-9; 1 Samuel 17:13; 1 Chronicles 2:13.
     [20] 2 Samuel 14:27; 2 Samuel 18:18; 2 Chronicles 13:2; 1 Kings 15:10.
     [21] 2 Chronicles 13:21.
     [22] Deuteronomy 21:15-17; 1 Kings 1:35.
     [23] Genesis 25:6; 2 Chronicles 21:2-3.
     -- From Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers ]

          [ CHRONOLOGY: GENERAL. Patriarchs (Traditional). Judges # 1. Judges # 2. Kings # 1. Kings # 2. Prophets # 1. Prophets # 2. NT # 1. NT # 2. NT # 3. ]

          [ MAPS: Maps # 1. Maps # 2. Maps # 3. Maps # 4. Maps # 5. ]

          [ COMMENTARIES, ETC: GENERAL: Bible Study Tools; Bible Hub: Study Light; Blue Letter Bible // PSALMS: Monergism: Precept Austin: The Treasury of David; John Gill; John Calvin - Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

          [ MUSIC: GENERAL: The Cyber Hymnal // PSALMS: Genevan Psalter (Instrumental). VARIOUS ARTISTS: Micha'el Ben David. Sons of Korah. Fernando Ortega. Janet Isaac Morrison. Music of the Bible Revealed - Suzanne Haik-Vantoura. Dr. David Erb. Gregorian Chants. ]

HARMONY OF THE LAW

John Calvin - CCEL | Analytical Chart - BLB

GOSPEL HARMONIES

Gospel Harmony - Summary | The Harmony of the Gospels - Augustine | Gospel Harmony Chart - Online Bible

Greek Harmony of the Gospels - Robertson - (Downloadable PDF) | Gospel Harmony in English - Robertson - (Downloadable PDF)

HEBREW AND GREEK INTERLINEAR BIBLES

Hebrew and Greek Interlinear Download - Scripture 4 All

Bible Hub Interlinear Hebrew and Greek Bible

Bible Hub Hebrew Interlinear | Scripture 4 All Hebrew Interlinear

Mounce Interlinear | Bible Hub Greek Interlinear | Scripture 4 All Greek Interlinear Bible

2 Chronicles Detailed Outline

2 Chronicles 11

Notes: In the Hebrew Bible 1 & 2 Chronicles are one Book. The author may have been Ezra.

2. The Kings: The Kings from the Tribes of Benjamin and Judah (1 Chronicles 10:1 - 2 Chronicles 36:14)

B. From the Tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 11:1 - 2 Chronicles 36:14)

3. Rehoboam, Begins as King of Israel [12 Tribes], then Becomes King of Judah and Benjamin (2 Chronicles 10:1 - 12:16) - {931-913}

Map 1: Bible Nations | Map 2: Empire of David and Solomon Map 3: Kingdoms of Judah and Israel | Time Line

     ¹ And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam. ² But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, ³ Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying, ⁴ Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
     ⁵ And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah. ⁶ He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa, ⁷ And Bethzur, and Shoco, and Adullam, ⁸ And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph, ⁹ And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah, ¹⁰ And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities. ¹¹ And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine. ¹² And in every several city [city and city] he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong [and he strengthened them abundantly, exceedingly ], having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
     ¹³ And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts. ¹⁴ For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest's office unto the LORD: ¹⁵ And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made. ¹⁶ And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the LORD God of their fathers. ¹⁷ So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.

¹⁸ And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse; ¹⁹ Which bare him children; Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham. ²⁰ And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith. ²¹ And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.) ²² And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king. ²³ And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.

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