1 Reyes 12:24

24 Así dijo el SEÑOR: No vayáis, ni peleéis contra vuestros hermanos los hijos de Israel; volveos cada uno a su casa; porque este negocio yo lo he hecho. Y ellos oyeron la palabra de Dios, y volvieron, y se fueron, conforme a la palabra del SEÑOR

1 Reyes 12:24 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 12:24

Thus saith the Lord
A common preface the prophets used when they spoke in the name of the Lord:

ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of
Israel;
and that because they were their brethren; though that is not the only reason, another follows:

return every man to his house, for this thing is from me;
it was according to the will of God, as Josephus rightly says ^F15; it was by his ordination and appointment, though Jeroboam and the people sinned in the way and manner in which they brought it about; and therefore to fight against Israel, in order to regain the kingdom, would be fighting against God, and so to no purpose:

they hearkened therefore to the word of the Lord, and returned to
depart according to the word of the Lord;
they knew Shemaiah was a prophet of the Lord, and they believed the message he brought came from him, and therefore hearkened and were obedient to it; and with the consent of Rehoboam were disbanded, and returned to their habitations, being satisfied with, and submissive to, the will of God, both king and people.

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FOOTNOTES:

F15 Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 8. c. 8. sect. 3.)

1 Reyes 12:24 In-Context

22 Mas vino palabra del SEÑOR a Semaías varón de Dios, diciendo

23 Habla a Roboam hijo de Salomón, rey de Judá, y a toda la casa de Judá y de Benjamín, y a los demás del pueblo, diciendo

24 Así dijo el SEÑOR: No vayáis, ni peleéis contra vuestros hermanos los hijos de Israel; volveos cada uno a su casa; porque este negocio yo lo he hecho. Y ellos oyeron la palabra de Dios, y volvieron, y se fueron, conforme a la palabra del SEÑOR

25 Y reedificó Jeroboam a Siquem en el monte de Efraín, y habitó en ella; y saliendo de allí, reedificó a Penuel

26 Y dijo Jeroboam en su corazón: Ahora se volverá el reino a la casa de David