Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying,
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Gill's Exposition
Then Jeroboam built Shechem in Mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein,.... Not that this city had lain in ruins from the times of Abimelech, Jdg 9:45 for then it would not have been a proper place for the…
Barnes' Notes
The remnant - i. e., “the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah” (1Ki 12:17 note).
We have here the rending of the kingdom of the ten tribes from the house of David, to effect which,
I. The people were hold and resolute in their revolt. They highly resented the provocation that…
Cambridge Bible
andto the remnant of the people (R.V. the rest). We see from 1Ki 12:17 above that there were some people belonging to the ten tribes who were dwelling in the cities of Judah. These would have their…