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2 Chronicles 13:6

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Chronicles 13:6 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up, and rebelled against his lord.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up, and rebelled against his lord.
2 Chronicles 13:6 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 13

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
3And Abijah joined battle with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: and Jeroboam set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, who were mighty men of valor.
4And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill-country of Ephraim, and said, Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel:
5Ought ye not to know that Jehovah, the God of Israel, gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?
6Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up, and rebelled against his lord.
7And there were gathered unto him worthless men, base fellows, that strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tender-hearted, and could not withstand them.
8And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of Jehovah in the hand of the sons of David; and ye are a great multitude, and there are with you the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods.
9Have ye not driven out the priests of Jehovah, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made you priests after the manner of the peoples of [other] lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of [them that are] no gods.
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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
“Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, is risen up, etc.] Notwithstanding it was well known the kingdom was entailed on the posterity of David by an everlasting covenant; Abijah calls Jeroboam Solomon’s servant, by way of great contempt, as Jarchi observes, he being the general receiver of his tax in the tribe of Ephraim, (<111128>1 Kings 11:28) and hath rebelled against his lord; his rightful king and sovereign; the charge is no less than high treason.”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“13:6-7 Abijah’s speech castigated the northerners for refusing to support the kingdom of David.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“rebelled: Ch2 10:19; Kg1 11:26, Kg1 12:20, Kg1 12:27 2 Chronicles 13:7”
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