1 Könige 12:22-24

22 Es kam aber Gottes Wort zu Semaja, dem Mann Gottes, und sprach:

23 Sage Rehabeam, dem Sohn Salomos, dem König Juda's, und zum ganzen Hause Juda und Benjamin und dem andern Volk und sprich:

24 So spricht der HERR: Ihr sollt nicht hinaufziehen und streiten wider eure Brüder, die Kinder Israel; jedermann gehe wieder heim; denn solches ist von mir geschehen. Und sie gehorchten dem Wort des HERRN und kehrten um, daß sie hingingen, wie der Herr gesagt hatte.

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.