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1 Kings 14:30

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What does 1 Kings 14:30 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
1 Kings 14:30 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 14

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
27And king Rehoboam made in their stead shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king`s house.
28And it was so, that, as oft as the king went into the house of Jehovah, the guard bare them, and brought them back into the guard-chamber.
29Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
30And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
31And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and his mother`s name was Naamah the Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.] For though Rehoboam did not enter into an offensive war, and attack the children of Israel, being dissuaded from it by Shemaiah the prophet in the name of the Lord, yet he might maintain a defensive war; and though there were no pitched battles between them as afterwards, in his son’s time, yet there might be skirmishes and bickerings on the borders of their countries.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam--The former was prohibited from entering on an aggressive war; but as the two kingdoms kept up a jealous rivalry, he might be forced into vigilant measures of defense, and frequent skirmishes would take place on the borders. Next: 1 Kings Chapter 15”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Was war - Not an invasive war with potent armies, which was forbidden, Kg1 12:24, and not revived 'till Abijam's reign, Ch2 13:1-3, but a defensive war from those hostilities which by small parties and skirmishes they did to one another. 3 Kings (1 Kings) 14:31”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Kg1 12:24, Kg1 15:6, Kg1 15:7; Ch2 12:15 3 Kings (1 Kings) 14:31”
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