2 Chronicles 12:1

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2 Chronicles 12:1

When Rehoboam had established his sovereignty and royal power, he abandoned the law of the Lord—he and all Israel with him.

2 Chronicles 11:17

So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years, because they walked in the way of David and Solomon for three years.

King Rehoboam established his royal power in Jerusalem. Rehoboam was 41 years old when he became king and reigned 17 years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord had chosen from all the tribes of Israel to put His name. Rehoboam’s mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.

1 Kings 14:22-24

Judah did what was evil in the Lord’s eyes. They provoked Him to jealous anger more than all that their ancestors had done with the sins they committed.

2 Chronicles 26:13-16

Under their authority was an army of 307,500 equipped for combat, a powerful force to help the king against the enemy.

Deuteronomy 6:10-12

“When the Lord your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that He would give you—a land with large and beautiful cities that you did not build,

Deuteronomy 8:10-14

When you eat and are full, you will praise the Lord your God for the good land He has given you.

Deuteronomy 32:15

Then Jeshurun became fat and rebelled—
you became fat, bloated, and gorged.
He abandoned the God who made him
and scorned the Rock of his salvation.

Deuteronomy 32:18

You ignored the Rock who gave you birth;
you forgot the God who gave birth to you.

1 Kings 9:9

Then they will say: Because they abandoned the Lord their God who brought their ancestors out of the land of Egypt. They clung to other gods and worshiped and served them. Because of this, the Lord brought all this ruin on them.

1 Kings 12:17

but Rehoboam reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah.

2 Kings 17:19

Even Judah did not keep the commands of the Lord their God but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced.

2 Chronicles 11:3

“Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people:

Jeremiah 2:31

Evil generation,
pay attention to the word of the Lord!
Have I been a wilderness to Israel
or a land of dense darkness?
Why do My people claim,
“We will go where we want;
we will no longer come to You”?

Hosea 5:10-11

The princes of Judah are like those
who move boundary markers;
I will pour out My fury on them like water.

Hosea 13:1

When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling;
he was exalted in Israel.
But he incurred guilt through Baal and died.

Hosea 13:6-8

When they had pasture,
they became satisfied;
they were satisfied,
and their hearts became proud.
Therefore they forgot Me.

Micah 6:16

The statutes of Omri
and all the practices of Ahab’s house
have been observed;
you have followed their policies.
Therefore, I will make you a desolate place
and the city’s residents an object of contempt;
you will bear the scorn of My people.”

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Summary

2 Chronicles 12:1

And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.

When rehoboam

2 Chronicles 12:13

2 Chronicles 11:17

He forsook

Hosea 13:1

All israel

Bible References

When rehoboam

So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years, because they walked in the way of David and Solomon for three years.

He forsook

Under their authority was an army of 307,500 equipped for combat, a powerful force to help the king against the enemy.

“When the Lord your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that He would give you—a land with large and beautiful cities that you did not build,

When you eat and are full, you will praise the Lord your God for the good land He has given you.

Then Jeshurun

became fat and rebelled—

you became fat, bloated, and gorged.
He abandoned the God who made him
and scorned the Rock of his salvation.

When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling;
he was exalted in Israel.
But he incurred guilt through Baal and died.

All israel

“Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people:

but Rehoboam reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah.

Judah did what was evil in the Lord’s eyes. They provoked Him to jealous anger more than all that their ancestors had done with the sins they committed.

Even Judah did not keep the commands of the Lord their God but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced.

The princes of Judah are like those
who move boundary markers;
I will pour out My fury on them like water.

you will bear the scorn of My people.”