Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, aren’t they written in the histories of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, in the genealogies? There were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
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Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, aren’t they written in the histories of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, in the genealogies? There were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
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Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
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Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the histories of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, after the manner of genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 12:15 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Chronicles 9:29 Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, aren’t they written in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat?
- 2 Chronicles 12:5 Now Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, who were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, “Yahweh says, ‘You have forsaken me, therefore I have also left you in the hand of Shishak.’ ”
- 1 Kings 12:22 But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
- 2 Chronicles 13:22 The rest of the acts of Abijah, his ways, and his sayings are written in the commentary of the prophet Iddo.
- 1 Kings 14:29-30 Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Hebrew, sayings.
Hebrew, sayings.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 12:15 Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and…
2Ch 12:15 Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, [are] they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And [there were] wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
Ver. 15. In the book of Shemaiah the prophet.] Not now extant; though God, if he had pleased, could as well have preserved those books, for the use of his Church, as he did the holy vessels of the temple from the spoil of Shishak.
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And of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies.] Or, Pedigrees, or histories. This book is called Midrath, or a Commentary, {2Ch 13:22} Story, or Chronicle.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Concerning genealogies; in an historical account written by him…
Concerning genealogies; in an historical account written by him of the genealogies and actions of the kings of Judah.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 15. Concerning genealogies] "In the book of the…
Verse 15. Concerning genealogies] "In the book of the genealogy of the family of David." - Targum.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ch 12:15. Of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies —…
2Ch 12:15. Of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies — In an historical account, written by him, of the genealogies and actions of the kings of Judah.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain And diligently. Hebrew, "in their genealogical accounts." (Haydock) See…
And diligently. Hebrew, "in their genealogical accounts." (Haydock) See chap. xiii. 22.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 15. Book of Shemaiah — Probably an account of…
15. Book of Shemaiah — Probably an account of his life and prophecies written by himself.
Iddo the seer concerning genealogies — Apparently a different work from that mentioned in 1Ch_9:29. Comp. 2Ch_13:22, and Introduction.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 15. in the book] R.V. in the histories (mg.…
15. in the book] R.V. in the histories (mg. “words”). Probably one book is meant, begun by Shemaiah and continued by Iddo.
Iddo] See note on 2Ch_9:29.
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concerning genealogies] Lit., “to enrol themselves” (the title of the book). Sometimes a book was named from the first striking word occurring in it; e.g. the Hebrew name of Numbers is B’midbar (“in the wilderness of”). Iddo had written another book called, The Visions of Iddo (2Ch_9:29).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The authority quoted by the writer of Kings (14:29,…
The authority quoted by the writer of Kings (14:29, 30) is "the book of the Chronicles literally, the book of the acts of the days, i.q. the title of our "Chronicles" of the kings of Judah," on which follows in the next verse the substantive statement, "And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days." The authorities quoted here are the works of Shemaiah and of Iddo, and it is possible that the following words touching the continual wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam, which have not the substantive verb among them, may have been part of the title of Iddo"s work, although it is more probable that his work on "Genealogies" would retain the character of a specialty. We subjoin for English readers a literal translation of this verse: "And the words (acts) of Jeroboam first and last, are they not written in the words (acts) of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer touching genealogies" but Gesenius, sub voce," in the manner of a genealogical table" "and wars of Rehoboam and Jeroboam perpetual." We think that neither our Authorized Version nor Gesenius"s rendering probably convey the correct meaning. The hithp, of vjy" would be better satisfied by the rendering, "to make a register," i.e. "to preserve a continued register of David"s genealogy."
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 first and last
first and last
"from beginning to end." These two words form a merism and refer to everything that Rehoboam did from the beginning of his reign to the end of his reign. AT: "everything that he did" (See: Merism)
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are they not written ... Jeroboam?
This can be expressed in active form and assumes that the answer is positive. The question is rhetorical and is used for emphasis. It can be translated as a statement. AT: "they are written ... Jeroboam." or "you can read about them ... Jeroboam." (See: Active or Passive and Rhetorical Question)
Shemaiah ... Iddo ... Abijah
These are the names of men. (See: How to Translate Names)
the constant wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam
The names of the kings represent the armies that they led. AT: "the wars in which Rehoboam's army and Jeroboam's army constantly engaged" (See: Synecdoche)
Rehoboam slept with his ancestors
Rehoboam dying is spoken of as if he had fallen asleep. AT: "Rehoboam died" (See: Metaphor and Euphemism)
was buried in the city of David
This can be stated in active form. AT: "people buried him in the city of David" (See: Active or Passive)
became king in his place
The phrase "in his place" is a metaphor meaning "instead of him." AT: "became king instead of Rehoboam" (See: Metaphor)
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Rehoboam
Jeroboam
bury
city of David
king
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