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Author: Elmslie, W. A. L. (William Alexander Leslie)

Elmslie, W. A. L. (William Alexander Leslie)

Bible. Chronicles -- Commentaries

_with scorpions_] The expression may be proverbial and metaphorical,
but some authorities (e.g. Peshitṭa) take “scorpion” to be the name
of a particular kind of scourge, the lash of which was provided with
thorns or hooks.

  ¹³And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook
  the counsel of the old men, and spake to them after the counsel
  of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but
  I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I
  _will chastise you_ with scorpions.

=13.= _answered them roughly_] It was difficult for the son of so
powerful a king as Solomon to realise that there was any necessity for
a soft answer. Solomon had put down Israelite discontent by driving
Jeroboam into exile in Egypt, and David had put down somewhat easily
the movement under Sheba son of Bichri (2 Samuel xx. 1‒22). Could the
good fortune of the house of David fail at this third crisis?

  ¹⁵So the king hearkened not unto the people; for it was brought
  about of God, that the LORD might establish his word, which he
  spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of
  Nebat.

=15.= _Ahijah_] Compare 1 Kings xi. 29‒39. The incident referred to is
not narrated in Chronicles, being assumed to be known.


                    =16‒19= (= 1 Kings xii. 16‒19).
                              THE REVOLT.

  ¹⁶And when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them,
  the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in
  David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every
  man to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David.
  So all Israel departed unto their tents.

=16.= _What portion have we in David ... the son of Jesse_] The same
protest was voiced by Sheba in his brief rebellion against David
(1 Samuel xx. 1). Contrast the language of the ten tribes after the
collapse of Absalom’s rebellion: _We have ten parts in the king_
(2 Samuel xix. 43).

_to your tents_] See note on vii. 10.

  ¹⁷But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of
  Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

=17.= The order is much improved if this verse be read after verse 19.

  ¹⁸Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the levy; and
  the children of Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. And
  king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee
  to Jerusalem. ¹⁹So Israel rebelled against the house of David,
  unto this day.

=18.= _Hadoram_] Called “Adoram” in the parallel passage (1 Kings xii.
18) and “Adoniram” (1 Kings iv. 6, v. 14 [28, Hebrew]).




                              CHAPTER XI.


                     =1‒4= (= 1 Kings xii. 21‒24).
                      SHEMAIAH FORBIDS CIVIL WAR.

The Chronicler here omits the elevation of Jeroboam to be king over
Israel (1 Kings xii. 20).

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Opening the text

The books of Chronicles : $b With maps, notes and introductionElmslie, W. A. L. (William Alexander Leslie)

History

The books of Chronicles : $b With maps, notes and introduction

Elmslie, W. A. L. (William Alexander Leslie)

Bible. Chronicles -- Commentaries

_with scorpions_] The expression may be proverbial and metaphorical,
but some authorities (e.g. Peshitṭa) take “scorpion” to be the name
of a particular kind of scourge, the lash of which was provided with
thorns or hooks.

  ¹³And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook
  the counsel of the old men, and spake to them after the counsel
  of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but
  I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I
  _will chastise you_ with scorpions.

=13.= _answered them roughly_] It was difficult for the son of so
powerful a king as Solomon to realise that there was any necessity for
a soft answer. Solomon had put down Israelite discontent by driving
Jeroboam into exile in Egypt, and David had put down somewhat easily
the movement under Sheba son of Bichri (2 Samuel xx. 1‒22). Could the
good fortune of the house of David fail at this third crisis?

  ¹⁵So the king hearkened not unto the people; for it was brought
  about of God, that the LORD might establish his word, which he
  spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of
  Nebat.

=15.= _Ahijah_] Compare 1 Kings xi. 29‒39. The incident referred to is
not narrated in Chronicles, being assumed to be known.


                    =16‒19= (= 1 Kings xii. 16‒19).
                              THE REVOLT.

  ¹⁶And when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them,
  the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in
  David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every
  man to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David.
  So all Israel departed unto their tents.

=16.= _What portion have we in David ... the son of Jesse_] The same
protest was voiced by Sheba in his brief rebellion against David
(1 Samuel xx. 1). Contrast the language of the ten tribes after the
collapse of Absalom’s rebellion: _We have ten parts in the king_
(2 Samuel xix. 43).

_to your tents_] See note on vii. 10.

  ¹⁷But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of
  Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

=17.= The order is much improved if this verse be read after verse 19.

  ¹⁸Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the levy; and
  the children of Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. And
  king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee
  to Jerusalem. ¹⁹So Israel rebelled against the house of David,
  unto this day.

=18.= _Hadoram_] Called “Adoram” in the parallel passage (1 Kings xii.
18) and “Adoniram” (1 Kings iv. 6, v. 14 [28, Hebrew]).




                              CHAPTER XI.


                     =1‒4= (= 1 Kings xii. 21‒24).
                      SHEMAIAH FORBIDS CIVIL WAR.

The Chronicler here omits the elevation of Jeroboam to be king over
Israel (1 Kings xii. 20).

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

The books of Chronicles : $b With maps, notes and introduction

The books of Chronicles : $b With maps, notes and introduction

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