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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/10.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/10.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />But as for the Israelites who were living in the towns of Judah, Rehoboam still ruled over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But Rehoboam continued to rule over the Israelites who lived in the towns of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But Rehoboam reigned over the people of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But <i>as for</i> the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But Rehoboam reigned over the children of Israel who dwelt in the cities of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But as for the sons of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But as for the sons of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But as for the sons of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But as for the sons of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But as for the Israelites who lived in Judah’s cities, Rehoboam ruled over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But as for the Israelites living in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But as for the Israelites living in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But Rehoboam ruled the Israelites who lived in the cities of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />leaving Rehoboam as king only of the people who lived in the territory of Judah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />And so Rehoboam ruled over the Israelis who lived in the cities of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />(Rehoboam continued to rule over the Israelites who lived in the cities of Judah.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But as for the children of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But as for the children of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />As for the sons of Israel who are dwelling in the cities of Judah—Rehoboam reigns over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> As to the sons of Israel who are dwelling in the cities of Judah -- Rehoboam reigneth over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the sons of Israel dwelling in the cities of Judah, and Rehoboam will reign over them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But Roboam reigned over the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Juda. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But Rehoboam reigned over the sons of Israel who were living in the cities of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />but the Israelites who lived in the cities of Judah had Rehoboam as their king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But Rehoboam reigned over the people of Israel who were living in the cities of Judah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But as for the children of Israel who dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the children of Israel who were dwelling in the villages of Yehuda, Rekhabaam took counsel against them.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But the men of Israel, even those who dwelt in the cities of Juda, <i>remained</i> and made Roboam king over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/10-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=2543" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/10.htm">The Kingdom Divided</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16</span>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, <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><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.">but Rehoboam</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: way·yim·lōḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">still reigned</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·ḇə·nê (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: hay·yō·šə·ḇîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">living</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: bə·‘ā·rê (Prep-b:: N-fpc) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">in the cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/12-17.htm">1 Kings 12:17</a></span><br />but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-31.htm">1 Kings 11:31-35</a></span><br />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. / But one tribe will remain for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel. / For they have forsaken Me to worship Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the Ammonites. They have not walked in My ways, nor done what is right in My eyes, nor kept My statutes and judgments, as Solomon’s father David did. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/12-20.htm">1 Kings 12:20</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/12-21.htm">1 Kings 12:21-24</a></span><br />And when Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the whole house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin—180,000 chosen warriors—to fight against the house of Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon. / But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God: / “Tell Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah, all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and the rest of the people ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/11-1.htm">2 Chronicles 11:1-4</a></span><br />When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the house of Judah and Benjamin—180,000 chosen warriors—to fight against Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam. / But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God: / “Tell Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah and all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/11-13.htm">2 Chronicles 11:13-17</a></span><br />Moreover, the priests and Levites from all their districts throughout Israel stood with Rehoboam. / 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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-1.htm">2 Chronicles 12:1-5</a></span><br />After Rehoboam had established his sovereignty and royal power, he and all Israel with him forsook the Law of the LORD. / In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign, because they had been unfaithful to the LORD, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem / with 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen, and countless troops who came with him out of Egypt—Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-4.htm">2 Chronicles 13:4-7</a></span><br />Then Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim in the hill country of Ephraim and said, “Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel! / Do you not know that the LORD, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt? / Yet Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-9.htm">2 Chronicles 15:9</a></span><br />And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/16-1.htm">2 Chronicles 16:1</a></span><br />In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/17-1.htm">2 Chronicles 17:1-2</a></span><br />Asa’s son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place, and he strengthened himself against Israel. / He stationed troops in every fortified city of Judah and put garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-4.htm">2 Chronicles 21:4</a></span><br />When Jehoram had established himself over his father’s kingdom, he strengthened himself by putting to the sword all his brothers along with some of the princes of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-1.htm">2 Chronicles 30:1</a></span><br />Then Hezekiah sent word throughout all Israel and Judah, and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh inviting them to come to the house of the LORD in Jerusalem to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-9.htm">2 Chronicles 34:9</a></span><br />So they went to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the money that had been brought into the house of God, which the Levites who guarded the doors had collected from the people of Manasseh and Ephraim, from all the remnant of Israel, from all Judah and Benjamin, and from the people of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-4.htm">2 Chronicles 36:4</a></span><br />Then Neco king of Egypt made Eliakim brother of Jehoahaz king over Judah and Jerusalem, and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Eliakim’s brother Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But as for the children of Israel that dwelled in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.</p><p class="hdg">But as for</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/11-1.htm">2 Chronicles 11:1</a></b></br> And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen <i>men</i>, which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/11-36.htm">1 Kings 11:36</a></b></br> And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/12-17.htm">1 Kings 12:17</a></b></br> But <i>as for</i> the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/8-9.htm">Children</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-25.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-39.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-9.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-16.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-1.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-11.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-13.htm">Rehoboam</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-14.htm">Rehobo'am</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-31.htm">Reigned</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-30.htm">Reigneth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-26.htm">Ruled</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-6.htm">Towns</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/10-18.htm">Children</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-5.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-2.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-5.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-18.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-3.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-1.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-18.htm">Rehoboam</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-3.htm">Rehobo'am</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-13.htm">Reigned</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-1.htm">Reigneth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-12.htm">Ruled</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-5.htm">Towns</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/10-1.htm">The Israelites, assembled at Shechem to crown Rehoboam, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/10-3.htm">by Jeroboam make a suit of relaxation unto him,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/10-6.htm">Rehoboam, refusing the old mens' counsel, answers them roughly,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/10-16.htm">Ten tribes revolting, kill Hadoram, and make Rehoboam flee</a></span><br></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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>but Rehoboam still reigned</b><br>Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, became king after Solomon's death. His reign marks a significant turning point in Israel's history, as it led to the division of the united kingdom. Despite the rebellion of the northern tribes, Rehoboam retained control over the southern kingdom. This phrase highlights the continuation of Davidic rule in Judah, fulfilling God's promise to David that his descendants would remain on the throne (<a href="/2_samuel/7-16.htm">2 Samuel 7:16</a>). Rehoboam's reign is a reminder of the enduring nature of God's covenants, even amidst human failure and division.<p><b>over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah.</b><br>The term "Israelites" here refers to the people of the southern kingdom, Judah, which included the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. The cities of Judah were the heartland of the Davidic dynasty, with Jerusalem as its capital. This region was historically significant, as it housed the Temple, the center of Jewish worship. The division of the kingdom into Israel (the northern kingdom) and Judah (the southern kingdom) was a fulfillment of the prophecy given to Jeroboam by the prophet Ahijah (<a href="/1_kings/11-29.htm">1 Kings 11:29-31</a>). This division also set the stage for future conflicts and the eventual Babylonian exile. The phrase underscores the geographical and political realities of the time, as well as the spiritual implications of the divided kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/r/rehoboam.htm">Rehoboam</a></b><br>The son of Solomon and the king of Judah. His reign marks the division of the united kingdom of Israel into two separate kingdoms: Israel and Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The descendants of Jacob, also known as Israel. In this context, it refers to those living in the southern kingdom of Judah after the division.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom that remained under the rule of Rehoboam. It consisted of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/division_of_the_kingdom.htm">Division of the Kingdom</a></b><br>A significant event in Israel's history where the united kingdom split into the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah due to Rehoboam's harsh policies.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_wisdom.htm">Leadership and Wisdom</a></b><br>Rehoboam's failure to heed wise counsel led to the division of the kingdom. This highlights the importance of seeking and valuing godly wisdom in leadership.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_pride.htm">Consequences of Pride</a></b><br>Rehoboam's pride and harshness resulted in the loss of unity among the tribes. Pride can lead to division and strife in our personal and communal lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite human failures, God's sovereign plan unfolds. The division of the kingdom was part of God's larger redemptive history, reminding us that God is in control even in times of turmoil.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_the_body_of_christ.htm">Unity in the Body of Christ</a></b><br>The division of Israel serves as a cautionary tale for the Church today. We are called to maintain unity and peace within the body of Christ, avoiding divisions that can weaken our witness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_the_tribe_of_judah_important.htm">What is the significance of the Tribe of Judah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_extrabiblical_record_of_fear.htm">(2 Chronicles 17:10) If surrounding nations truly feared the Lord due to Jehoshaphat, why is there no clear extrabiblical historical record of this widespread fear?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_levites'_lands_align_biblically.htm">In Joshua 14:3-4, how does the Levites' lack of a territorial inheritance align with other biblical passages that mention Levitical cities and lands?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_claim_levite_migration_to_judah.htm">Why does 2 Chronicles 11:13-17 claim a Levite migration to Judah when there is minimal historical or archaeological support for such a major priestly exodus?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - To the tribe of Judah the family of David belonged. There was less inclination on <span class="accented">this</span> ground, to begin with, among them to go to the length of revolting. Though they too are pressed with burden and taxation, yet royal expenditure, residence, magnificence, are all near them, and are some <span class="accented">solarium</span> doubtless to them. God said that this tribe and (as is abundantly evident from Ahijah's forcibly dramatic parable of the rent garment) Benjamin also should be saved to Rehoboam and for ever to David's line, and again it is evident that he works in the midst of human event, and moral cause and effect. Israel would not have revolted but that Jeroboam was of Ephraim, and Judah would not have remained steadfast but that, with other determining influences also, to Judah belonged Rehoboam and Solomon and David. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/10-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">but Rehoboam</span><br /><span class="heb">רְחַבְעָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7346.htm">Strong's 7346: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rehoboam -- 'a people are enlarged', a king of Judah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">still reigned</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yim·lōḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Israelites</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">living</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיֹּֽשְׁבִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·šə·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the cities</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעָרֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘ā·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Judah.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/10-17.htm">2 Chronicles 10:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/10-17.htm">2 Chronicles 10:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/10-17.htm">2 Chronicles 10:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/10-17.htm">2 Chronicles 10:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/10-17.htm">2 Chronicles 10:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/10-17.htm">2 Chronicles 10:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/10-17.htm">2 Chronicles 10:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/10-17.htm">2 Chronicles 10:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/10-17.htm">2 Chronicles 10:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/10-17.htm">2 Chronicles 10:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/10-17.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 10:17 But as for the children of Israel (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/10-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 10:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 10:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/10-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 10:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 10:18" /></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>