2 Chronicles 13:6

2Ch 13:6 Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, is risen up, and hath rebelled against his lord.

Ver. 6. Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon.] But such a servant, as being delicately brought up by him, and courteously dealt with, would needsly become his son at length, as Pro 29:21, rising up and rebelling against his lord, as he is justly charged, though God foretold that he should be king. {1Ki 11:35}

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.

13:6-7 Abijah’s speech castigated the northerners for refusing to support the kingdom of David.

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(6) The servant of Solomon.—See 1Ki_11:26.

Is risen up, and hath rebelled.—Arose and rebelled. (See 1Ki_11:26-40).

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

6. is risen up, and hath rebelled] R.V. rose up, and rebelled.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

And there are gathered unto him vain men,.... Void of the fear of God, and all that is good:

the children of Belial: men unprofitable, good for nothing, or that had cast off the yoke of the law of God, were lawless and abandoned persons:

And have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon: rejected his government of them; went into a strong opposition to him, and set up another king over them:

when Rehoboam was young and tender hearted, and could not withstand them; not that he was young in years, for he was forty one years of age when he began to reign; though Joshua is called a young man when he is supposed to be between fifty and sixty years of age Exo 33:11, and though "adolescentia" and "juventus" are both used in Latin writers for "youth", yet Varro (q) distinguishes them, and makes the former to begin at the year fifteen, and continue to the year thirty, and the latter to begin at thirty, and end at forty five; so that, according to this, Rehoboam was then in his stage of youth; but perhaps the meaning here is, that he was young in the kingdom, scarcely settled on his throne, and the advantage of that was taken; not was he cowardly and fearful; and if Abijah meant that by "tender heartedness", he not only reproached but belied his father; for he would have fought with Israel in order to have reduced them to obedience, but was forbidden by the Lord; if by "tender hearted", he means that he had a tender regard to the command of God, it is true; but that seems not to be his sense, but the former.

(q) Apud Stockim in voce p. 688.

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The servant of Solomon. 1Ki_11:28 is evidently the apter reference for this verse, rather than 26, as generally given.

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base fellows

"wicked men" or "evil men"

gathered to him

"joined with Jeroboam"

translationWords

servant

Solomon

raise

rebel

lord

worthy

Rehoboam

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Jeroboam, etc. the servant of Solomon the son of David, arose, etc. and a great stigma is attached to this.

Rashi on the Tanakh — English translations: “The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg” (CC BY 4.0); “Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary by M. Rosenbaum and A.M. Silbermann, 1929-1934” (public domain); “The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J” (CC BY 4.0); and “The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997” (CC BY 4.0). Text via Sefaria.