And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
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Gill's Exposition
He built even Bethlehem,.... The place of our Lord's birth, about six miles from Jerusalem:
and Etam; another city in the tribe of Judah; see Ch1 4:32, there was a rock of this name, Jdg 15:8 and a…
Barnes' Notes
Rehoboam was between two dangers: on the north he might be attacked by Jeroboam, on the south by Jeroboam’s ally, Egypt. From this side was the greater peril, and therefore out of the 15 cities…
Adam Clarke
And built cities for defense in Judah - He was obliged to strengthen his frontiers against the encroachments of the men of Israel; and Jeroboam did the same thing on his part to prevent the inroads of…
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…
The Prosperity of Rehoboam
This section has no corresponding section in 1 Kin. On the other hand the Chronicler omits three important sections of 1Ki 12:25-33 (the setting up of the golden calves),…
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