1 Kings 12:27
“If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he set the one in Bethel,.... In the southern part of the land, on the border of Ephraim and Benjamin; and the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Kill me - In case his subjects desired a reconciliation with Rehoboam, Jeroboam’s death would at once facilitate the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And they shall kill me - He found he had little cause to trust this fickle people; though they had declared for him it…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Kings 12:25-33
We have here the beginning of the reign of Jeroboam. He built Shechem first and then Penuel - beautified and fortified…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
if this people go up to do sacrifice There appears to have been no thought in the popular mind that the choice of a…
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