And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted , and could not withstand them.
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Gill's Exposition
And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the Lord in the hand of the sons of David,.... To oppose them, prevail over them, and get it out of their hands, which is delivered to them by the Lord, as…
Adam Clarke
When Rehoboam was young and tender-hearted - Therefore he could not be forty-one when he came to the throne; see the note on Ch2 13:3. Children of Belial here signifies men of the most abandoned…
Abijah's mother was called Maachah, the daughter of Absalom, Ch2 11:20; here she is called Michaiah, the daughter of Uriel. It is most probable that she was a grand-daughter of Absalom, by his…
Cambridge Bible
are gathered R.V. were gathered.
children of Belial R.V. sons of Belial (mg. sons of worthlessness). The general sense "worthless persons" is clear, but the precise meaning of Belial, and whether the…
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