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.
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Gill's Exposition
And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem,.... After he had been at Shechem, and had given his answer to the request of the men of Israel, upon which they revolted from him: this and the three following…
Adam Clarke
Gathered of the house of Judah - See this account Kg1 12:21-24 (note), and the notes there.
How the ten tribes deserted the house of David we read in the foregoing chapter. They had formerly sat loose to that family (Sa2 20:1, Sa2 20:2), and now they quite threw it off, not considering how…
2Ch 11:1-4 (1Ki 12:21-24). Shemaiah forbids Civil War
The Chronicler here omits the elevation of Jeroboam to be king over Israel (1Ki 12:20).
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