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he was young and timid and could not exert his strength before them. <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> and worthless (unprincipled, unethical) men gathered around him, useless and wicked men, who proved too strong for Rehoboam the son of Solomon when Rehoboam was young and timid, and could not assert himself against them. <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when Rehoboam was young, inexperienced, and unable to assert himself against them. <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when Rehoboam was young, inexperienced, and unable to assert himself against them. <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> And there were gathered unto him worthless men, base fellows, that strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tender-hearted, and could not withstand them. <a href="/cev/2_chronicles/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Then right after Rehoboam became king, you and your bunch of worthless followers challenged Rehoboam, who was too young to know how to stop you. <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> And there were gathered unto him vain men, sons of Belial, which strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tender-hearted, and could not withstand them. <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Worthless, good-for-nothing men gathered around him. They opposed Rehoboam, son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was too young and inexperienced to challenge them. <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> Later he gathered together a group of worthless scoundrels, and they forced their will on Rehoboam son of Solomon, who was too young and inexperienced to resist them. <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> Useless troublemakers soon gathered around him, who turned out to be too strong for Rehoboam, because he was young, timid, and unable to withstand them. <a href="/msb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young, inexperienced, and unable to resist them. <a href="/net/2_chronicles/13.htm">NET Bible</a> Lawless good-for-nothing men gathered around him and conspired against Rehoboam son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was an inexperienced young man and could not resist them. <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> There were gathered to him worthless men, base fellows, who strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them. <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And there are gathered to him vain men, the children of Belial, and they have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tender-hearted, and could not withstand them. <a href="/web/2_chronicles/13.htm">World English Bible</a> Worthless men were gathered to him, wicked fellows who strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tender hearted, and could not withstand them. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And vain men are gathered to him, sons of worthlessness, and they strengthen themselves against Rehoboam son of Solomon, and Rehoboam was a youth, and tender of heart, and has not strengthened himself against them. <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'And there are gathered unto him vain men, sons of worthlessness, and they strengthen themselves against Rehoboam son of Solomon, and Rehoboam was a youth, and tender of heart, and hath not strengthened himself against them. <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And vain men will gather together to him, sons of Belial; and they will strengthen themselves against Rehoboam son of Solomon; and Rehoboam being young and tender of heart, and he was not strong before them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And there were gathered to him vain men, and children of Belial: and they prevailed against Roboam the son of Solomon: for Roboam was unexperienced, and of a fearful heart, and could not resist them. <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And there were gathered to him very vain men, and sons of Belial. And they prevailed against Rehoboam, the son of Solomon. For Rehoboam was inexperienced, and he had a fearful heart, and so he was unable to resist them. <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/13.htm">New American Bible</a> Worthless men, scoundrels, joined him and overcame Rehoboam, son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and inexperienced, and no match for them. <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and certain worthless scoundrels gathered around him and defied Rehoboam son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and irresolute and could not withstand them.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he gathered to him certain wicked men, the children of iniquity, and he prevailed against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and not advanced in years and did not know what to say, and did not comfort the people concerning the heavy yoke which Solomon his father had laid upon them. <a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he gathered to himself wicked men, sons of evil, and he prevailed against Rekhabaam the son of Solomon, and Rekhabaam was a boy and a child of days and did not know what to say, and he did not comfort the people about the bondage to which Solomon his father had subjected them.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And there were gathered unto him vain men, base fellows that strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and faint-hearted, and could not withstand them. <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> and there are gathered to him pestilent men, transgressors, and he has risen up against Roboam the son of Solomon, while Roboam was young and fearful in heart, and he withstood him not. <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/13-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=3045" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Civil War Against Jeroboam</a> …6Yet Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master. 7<a href="/hebrew/7386.htm" title="7386: rê·qîm (Adj-mp) -- Empty, vain. Or req; from ruwq; empty; figuratively, worthless.">Then worthless</a> <a href="/hebrew/1100.htm" title="1100: ḇə·lî·ya·‘al (N-ms) -- Worthlessness. From bliy and ya'al; without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness.">and wicked</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">men</a> <a href="/hebrew/6908.htm" title="6908: way·yiq·qā·ḇə·ṣū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To gather, collect. A primitive root; to grasp, i.e. Collect.">gathered</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">around him</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’ă·nā·šîm (N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general."></a> <a href="/hebrew/553.htm" title="553: way·yiṯ·’am·mə·ṣū (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To be stout, strong, bold, alert. A primitive root; to be alert, physically or mentally.">to resist</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7346.htm" title="7346: rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām (N-proper-ms) -- A people are enlarged, a king of Judah. From rachab and am; a people has enlarged; Rechabam, an Israelite king.">Rehoboam</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/8010.htm" title="8010: šə·lō·mōh (N-proper-ms) -- David's son and successor to his throne. From shalowm; peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor.">of Solomon</a> <a href="/hebrew/7346.htm" title="7346: ū·rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- A people are enlarged, a king of Judah. From rachab and am; a people has enlarged; Rechabam, an Israelite king.">when he</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">was</a> <a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="5288: na·‘ar (N-ms) -- A boy, lad, youth, retainer. From na'ar; a boy, from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also, a girl.">young,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7390.htm" title="7390: wə·raḵ- (Conj-w:: Adj-msc) -- Tender, delicate, soft. From rakak; tender; by implication, weak.">inexperienced,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: lê·ḇāḇ (N-ms) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and unable</a> <a href="/hebrew/2388.htm" title="2388: hiṯ·ḥaz·zaq (V-Hitpael-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong, obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer.">to resist</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê·hem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">them.</a> 8And now you think you can resist the kingdom of the LORD, which is in the hands of David’s descendants. You are indeed a vast army, and you have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_kings/12-20.htm">1 Kings 12:20</a> When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David. <a href="/1_kings/12-16.htm">1 Kings 12:16-19</a> When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So the Israelites went home, / but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah. / Then King Rehoboam sent out Adoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem. ... <a href="/1_kings/14-25.htm">1 Kings 14:25-27</a> In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem. / He seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields that Solomon had made. / Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them to the care of the captains of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace. <a href="/1_kings/11-11.htm">1 Kings 11:11-13</a> Then the LORD said to Solomon, “Because you have done this and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant. / Nevertheless, for the sake of your father David, I will not do it during your lifetime; I will tear it out of the hand of your son. / Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.” <a href="/1_kings/11-29.htm">1 Kings 11:29-31</a> During that time, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met Jeroboam on the road as he was going out of Jerusalem. Now Ahijah had wrapped himself in a new cloak, and the two of them were alone in the open field. / And Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing, tore it into twelve pieces, / and said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and I will give you ten tribes. <a href="/1_kings/12-26.htm">1 Kings 12:26-30</a> Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom might revert to the house of David. / If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, their hearts will return to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah; then they will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.” / After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” ... <a href="/1_kings/14-21.htm">1 Kings 14:21</a> Meanwhile, Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. <a href="/1_samuel/8-7.htm">1 Samuel 8:7</a> And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king. <a href="/1_samuel/10-27.htm">1 Samuel 10:27</a> But some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it. <a href="/1_samuel/15-23.htm">1 Samuel 15:23</a> For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.” <a href="/2_samuel/20-1.htm">2 Samuel 20:1</a> Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!” <a href="/2_samuel/15-10.htm">2 Samuel 15:10-12</a> Then Absalom sent spies throughout the tribes of Israel with this message: “When you hear the sound of the horn, you are to say, ‘Absalom reigns in Hebron!’” / Two hundred men from Jerusalem accompanied Absalom. They had been invited as guests and they went along innocently, for they knew nothing about the matter. / While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from his hometown of Giloh. So the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing. <a href="/2_chronicles/10-16.htm">2 Chronicles 10:16-19</a> When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So all the Israelites went home, / but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah. / Then King Rehoboam sent out Hadoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but the Israelites stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/11-14.htm">2 Chronicles 11:14-17</a> For the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and went to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as priests of the LORD. / And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made. / Those from every tribe of Israel who had set their hearts to seek the LORD their God followed the Levites to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers. ... <a href="/matthew/12-25.htm">Matthew 12:25</a> Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And there are gathered to 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.vain men<a href="/judges/9-4.htm">Judges 9:4</a> And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.<a href="/judges/11-3.htm">Judges 11:3</a> Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him.<a href="/1_samuel/22-2.htm">1 Samuel 22:2</a> And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.the children of Belial<a href="/deuteronomy/13-13.htm">Deuteronomy 13:13</a> Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known;<a href="/1_kings/21-10.htm">1 Kings 21:10,13</a> And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die… young<a href="/2_chronicles/10-16.htm">2 Chronicles 10:16</a> And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? and we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: and now, David, see to thine own house. So all Israel went to their tents.<a href="/2_chronicles/12-13.htm">2 Chronicles 12:13</a> So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.<a href="/ecclesiastes/10-16.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:16</a> Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!could not<a href="/2_chronicles/11-1.htm">2 Chronicles 11:1-4</a> 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… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/7-7.htm">Able</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-16.htm">Base</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-13.htm">Belial</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-23.htm">Children</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/20-7.htm">Defied</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-18.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-8.htm">Faint-Hearted</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-2.htm">Fellows</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-8.htm">Foolish</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-5.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-10.htm">Good-For-Nothing</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-14.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-3.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-3.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-1.htm">ng</a> <a href="/numbers/30-5.htm">Opposed</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-22.htm">Proved</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-16.htm">Rehoboam</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-16.htm">Rehobo'am</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-10.htm">Scoundrels</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-13.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-6.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-17.htm">Strengthen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-13.htm">Strengthened</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-1.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-1.htm">Tender</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-8.htm">Tenderhearted</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-32.htm">Tender-Hearted</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-7.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-14.htm">Timid</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-20.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/judges/2-14.htm">Withstand</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-10.htm">Worthless</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-10.htm">Worthlessness</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-14.htm">Young</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-35.htm">Youth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/18-21.htm">Able</a> <a href="/ezra/2-68.htm">Base</a> <a href="/job/34-18.htm">Belial</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-12.htm">Children</a> <a href="/job/9-4.htm">Defied</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-3.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-4.htm">Faint-Hearted</a> <a href="/psalms/45-7.htm">Fellows</a> <a href="/job/1-22.htm">Foolish</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-9.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-12.htm">Good-For-Nothing</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-12.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-9.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-1.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">ng</a> <a href="/ezra/10-15.htm">Opposed</a> <a href="/job/6-21.htm">Proved</a> <a href="/matthew/1-7.htm">Rehoboam</a> <a href="/matthew/1-7.htm">Rehobo'am</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-10.htm">Scoundrels</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-8.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-26.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/27-6.htm">Strengthen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-18.htm">Strengthened</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-8.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-27.htm">Tender</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-32.htm">Tenderhearted</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-32.htm">Tender-Hearted</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-13.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-4.htm">Timid</a> <a href="/job/3-9.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-8.htm">Withstand</a> <a href="/job/11-11.htm">Worthless</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-12.htm">Worthlessness</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-9.htm">Young</a> <a href="/job/13-26.htm">Youth</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 13</div>1. <a href="/2_chronicles/13-1.htm">Abijah succeeding makes war against Jeroboam</a> 4. <a href="/2_chronicles/13-4.htm">he declares the right of his cause</a> 13. <a href="/2_chronicles/13-13.htm">Trusting in God, he overcomes Jeroboam</a> 21. <a href="/2_chronicles/13-21.htm">The wives and children of Abijah</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The term "worthless and wicked" is often used in the Old Testament to describe individuals who act against God's will, such as in <a href="/1_samuel/2-12.htm">1 Samuel 2:12</a> regarding Eli's sons. These men likely sought personal gain and power, exploiting the political instability following Solomon's death. Their gathering around Jeroboam suggests a deliberate and organized rebellion, reminiscent of other biblical accounts where leaders are surrounded by corrupt advisors, such as Absalom's rebellion against David.to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, inherited the throne of Judah. His reign marked the division of the united monarchy into the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah. The resistance against Rehoboam was a significant event, as it fulfilled the prophecy given to Jeroboam by the prophet Ahijah in <a href="/1_kings/11-29.htm">1 Kings 11:29-31</a>, where the kingdom would be torn from Solomon's line due to idolatry. This resistance was not merely political but also spiritual, as it reflected the people's turning away from the Davidic covenant.when he was young, inexperienced, and unable to resist them Rehoboam's youth and inexperience are critical factors in understanding his failure to maintain the unity of the kingdom. His inability to resist the rebellion is contrasted with the wisdom and strength of his father, Solomon. This situation underscores the importance of wise counsel and leadership, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/11-14.htm">Proverbs 11:14</a>, which states that victory is found in an abundance of counselors. Rehoboam's failure to heed the advice of the elders, opting instead for the counsel of his peers, led to the division of the kingdom, illustrating the consequences of poor leadership and decision-making.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/r/rehoboam.htm">Rehoboam</a> The son of Solomon and king of Judah, whose reign was marked by division and conflict. His inexperience and poor decision-making led to the fracturing of the united kingdom of Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/w/worthless_men_and_wicked_scoundrels.htm">Worthless Men and Wicked Scoundrels</a> These individuals are described as morally corrupt and rebellious, taking advantage of Rehoboam's inexperience to oppose him. The Hebrew term used here, (bene beliyaal), often refers to individuals who are lawless or without value. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_division_of_the_kingdom.htm">The Division of the Kingdom</a> This event refers to the split of the united kingdom of Israel into the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah, largely due to Rehoboam's failure to heed wise counsel. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jeroboam.htm">Jeroboam</a> The first king of the northern kingdom of Israel, who led the rebellion against Rehoboam. His leadership was marked by idolatry and a departure from the worship of Yahweh. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_kingdom_of_judah.htm">The Kingdom of Judah</a> The southern kingdom, consisting of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, which remained under the rule of Rehoboam after the division.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_godly_counsel.htm">The Importance of Godly Counsel</a> Rehoboam's failure to seek and heed godly advice led to the division of the kingdom. As believers, we should prioritize seeking wisdom from God and godly advisors in our decision-making processes. <a href="/topical/t/the_dangers_of_inexperience_and_pride.htm">The Dangers of Inexperience and Pride</a> Rehoboam's inexperience and pride made him vulnerable to manipulation by wicked individuals. We must remain humble and teachable, recognizing our need for growth and guidance. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_rebellion.htm">The Consequences of Rebellion</a> The actions of the "worthless men" serve as a warning against rebellion and lawlessness. Aligning ourselves with God's will and authority is crucial for maintaining unity and peace. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a> Leaders bear a significant responsibility to lead with wisdom and integrity. Rehoboam's account reminds us of the impact leadership decisions can have on others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 13</a> <a href="/q/israel_and_judah's_kings.htm">Who were the kings of Israel and Judah?</a> <a href="/q/why_can_solomon_build_the_temple,_not_david.htm">Why does God prohibit David from building the temple in 2 Samuel 7 yet allow Solomon to do so, raising questions of consistency in divine commands?</a> <a href="/q/how_many_baths_did_solomon_build.htm">Solomon built a facility containing how many baths? Two thousand (1 Kings 7:26) Over three thousand (2 Chronicles 4:5)</a> <a href="/q/how_does_forced_labor_fit_solomon's_wisdom.htm">How does the forced labor mentioned in 2 Chronicles 8:7-8 reconcile with biblical portrayals of Solomon's wisdom and godly leadership?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) And there are gathered.--Omit are.Vain men (r?qim, <a href="/judges/9-4.htm" title="And they gave him three score and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, with which Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.">Judges 9:4</a>; <a href="/judges/11-3.htm" title="Then Jephthah fled from his brothers, and dwelled in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him.">Judges 11:3</a>).--Said of the followers of Abimelech and the freebooter Jephthah. Neither this nor the following phrase, "the children of Belial" (literally, sons of worthlessness, i.e., men of low character and estimation) occurs again in the Chronicles. (See <a href="/judges/19-22.htm" title="Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into your house, that we may know him.">Judges 19:22</a>; <a href="/judges/20-13.htm" title="Now therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial, which are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not listen to the voice of their brothers the children of Israel.">Judges 20:13</a>; <a href="/1_kings/21-10.htm" title="And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, You did blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.">1Kings 21:10</a>; <a href="/1_kings/21-13.htm" title="And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.">1Kings 21:13</a>, for the latter.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 7. - Are gathered... have strengthened themselves. The aorist tense is needed for the rendering in both these cases; e.g. "And vain men gathered to him, and strengthened themselves against him." Vain men; Hebrew, רֵקִים. This word, and one very slightly different in form, and their adverb, occur in all forty-one times; rendered in the Authorized Version "empty" nineteen times, "vain" eighteen times, and "without cause," "to no purpose," and "void" the remaining four times. It is the word that is used of the "empty" pit of Joseph (<a href="/genesis/37-24.htm">Genesis 37:24</a>); of the "empty ears" of corn (<a href="/genesis/41-27.htm">Genesis 41:27</a>); of "empty" pitchers and other vessels (<a href="/judges/7-16.htm">Judges 7:16</a>; <a href="/2_kings/4-3.htm">2 Kings 4:3</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/14-3.htm">Jeremiah 14:3</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/51-34.htm">Jeremiah 51:34</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/24-11.htm">Ezekiel 24:11</a>). And in all the other cases expresses metaphorically the emptiness of head, of heart, or of reason, with the same simple force of language appropriate, it appears, then as now. Children of Belial; Hebrew, בְלִיַּעַל. This word is found twenty-seven times, and, including seven marginal options, is rendered in the Authorized Version "Belial" twenty-three times; the four exceptions being "wicked" three times, and "naughty" once. The derivation of it marks the one expressive meaning of "without profit." Young and tender-hearted. Hard as it is to put these objections to the credit of a man forty-one years of age (see our note, <a href="/2_chronicles/10-8.htm">2 Chronicles 10:8</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/12-13.htm">2 Chronicles 12:13</a>) at all, yet, if so, they can only be explained as some do explain them, of a blamable ignorance, inexperience, and instability. <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/13-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then worthless רֵקִים֙ (rê·qîm) Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7386.htm">Strong's 7386: </a> Empty, worthless and wicked בְלִיַּ֔עַל (ḇə·lî·ya·‘al) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1100.htm">Strong's 1100: </a> Without profit, worthlessness, destruction, wickedness men בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son gathered וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ (way·yiq·qā·ḇə·ṣū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6908.htm">Strong's 6908: </a> To gather, collect around him עָלָ֗יו (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against to resist וַיִּֽתְאַמְּצ֖וּ (way·yiṯ·’am·mə·ṣū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_553.htm">Strong's 553: </a> To be stout, strong, bold, alert Rehoboam רְחַבְעָ֣ם (rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7346.htm">Strong's 7346: </a> Rehoboam -- 'a people are enlarged', a king of Judah son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of Solomon שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה (šə·lō·mōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8010.htm">Strong's 8010: </a> Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne when [he] וּרְחַבְעָ֗ם (ū·rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7346.htm">Strong's 7346: </a> Rehoboam -- 'a people are enlarged', a king of Judah was הָ֤יָה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be young, נַ֙עַר֙ (na·‘ar) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5288.htm">Strong's 5288: </a> A boy, lad, youth, retainer inexperienced, וְרַךְ־ (wə·raḵ-) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7390.htm">Strong's 7390: </a> Tender, delicate, soft and unable וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no to resist הִתְחַזַּ֖ק (hiṯ·ḥaz·zaq) Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2388.htm">Strong's 2388: </a> To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer them. לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ (lip̄·nê·hem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/13-7.htm">2 Chronicles 13:7 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/13-7.htm">2 Chronicles 13:7 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/13-7.htm">2 Chronicles 13:7 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/13-7.htm">2 Chronicles 13:7 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/13-7.htm">2 Chronicles 13:7 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/13-7.htm">2 Chronicles 13:7 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/13-7.htm">2 Chronicles 13:7 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/13-7.htm">2 Chronicles 13:7 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/13-7.htm">2 Chronicles 13:7 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/13-7.htm">2 Chronicles 13:7 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-7.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 13:7 There were gathered to him worthless men (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 13:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 13:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 13:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 13:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>