1 Könige 12:22-24

22 Da geschah das Wort Gottes zu Schemaja, dem Manne Gottes, also:
23 Sage zu Rehabeam, dem Sohne Salomos, dem König von Juda, und zu dem ganzen Hause Juda und Benjamin und zu dem übrigen Volke, und sprich:
24 So spricht Jehova: Ihr sollt nicht hinaufziehen und nicht mit euren Brüdern, den Kindern Israel, streiten; kehret um, ein jeder nach seinem Hause, denn von mir aus ist diese Sache geschehen. Und sie hörten auf das Wort Jehovas und zogen wieder zurück nach dem Worte Jehovas.

1 Könige 12:22-24 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 12

This chapter relates Rehoboam's going to Shechem to be made king, and Jeroboam's return from Egypt, 1Ki 12:1,2, the people's request to Rehoboam to be eased of their taxes, as the condition of making him king, 1Ki 12:3,4, his answer to them, after three days, having had the advice both of the old and young men, which latter he followed, and gave in a rough answer, 1Ki 12:5-15, upon which ten tribes revolted from him, and two abode by him, 1Ki 12:16-20, wherefore he meditated a war against the ten tribes, but was forbid by the Lord to engage in it, 1Ki 12:21-24 and Jeroboam, in order to establish his kingdom, and preserve the people from a revolt to the house of David, because of the temple worship at Jerusalem, devised a scheme of idolatrous worship in his own territories, 1Ki 12:25-33.

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