2 Chronicles 10:8

Contextual Overview

¹Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all the Israelites had gone there to make him king. ¹ Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king. ¹Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. ¹ Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. ¹ And Rehoboam went to Sichem: for to Sichem were all Israel come together to make him king. ¹ And Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. ¹ 1 Kings 12:1-19">[xr] And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king. ¹ And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. ¹Jeroboam son of Nebat was still in Egypt where he had run away from Solomon. When he heard about Solomon's death, he returned to his city, Zeredah, in the hills of Ephraim. Rehoboam and all the Israelites went to Shechem to make Rehoboam the king. The people said to Rehoboam, ¹ Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.

Bible Verse Review
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he forsook: 2 Chronicles 25:15, 2 Chronicles 25:16, 2 Samuel 17:14, Proverbs 1:25, Proverbs 9:9, Proverbs 19:20, Proverbs 25:12, Ecclesiastes 10:2, Ecclesiastes 10:3, Ecclesiastes 10:16, Isaiah 30:1

the young men: It was a custom in different countries to educate with the heir to the throne, young noblemen of nearly the same age. This, as Calmet observes, answered two great and important ends:

1. It excited the prince to emulation; that he might, as far as possible, surpass in all manly exercises, and in all acts of prudence and virtue, those whom one day he was to surpass in the elevation and dignity of his station.

2. That he might acquire a correct knowledge of the disposition and views of those who were likely to be, under him, the highest officers of the state, and consequently know the better how to trust and employ them.

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 12:8 - General 2 Chronicles 10:13 - forsook 2 Chronicles 11:23 - he dealt 2 Chronicles 24:17 - the princes of Judah

Cross-References

Micah 5:6
They will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, the land of Nimrod with drawn sword. He will deliver us from the Assyrian when he invades our land and marches into our borders.

Micah 5:6
who will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, the land of Nimrod with drawn sword. He will deliver us from the Assyrians when they invade our land and march across our borders.

Micah 5:6
And they will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,The land of Nimrod at its entrances;And He will deliver us from the AssyrianWhen he enters our landAnd when he treads within our borders.

Micah 5:6
They will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, The land of Nimrod at its entrances; And He will deliver us from the Assyrian When he attacks our land And when he tramples our territory.

Micah 5:6
And they will make waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the edge of the sword: he will give us salvation from the Assyrian when he comes into our country, when his feet come inside the limit of our land.

Micah 5:6
And they shall waste the land of Asshur with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof; and he shall deliver [us] from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.

Micah 5:6
They shall waste with the sword the land of Assyria, And the land of Nimrod at its entrances; Thus He shall deliver us from the Assyrian, When he comes into our land And when he treads within our borders.

Micah 5:6
And they shall depasture the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod at her entrances. And He shall deliver us from Assyria, when he comes into our land, and when he treads within our border.

Micah 5:6
They will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, And the land of Nimrod in its gates. He will deliver us from the Assyrian, When he invades our land, And when he marches within our border.

Micah 5:6
And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples, as dew from the LORD, as showers upon the grass, that are not looked for from man, nor awaited at the hands of the sons of men.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The narrative of Kings (marginal reference) is repeated with only slight verbal differences.