1 Kings 12:24

Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
saith	אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֡ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
up	תַעֲלוּ֩ ta.'a.Lu	H5927	to ascend · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural
fight	תִלָּ֨חֲמ֜וּן ti.La.cha.Mun	H3898	to feed on · verb, niphal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural + paragogic nun
brethren	אֲחֵיכֶ֣ם 'a.chei.Khem	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
children	בְּנֵֽי be.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
return	שׁ֚וּבוּ Shu.vu	H7725	to turn back (hence · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
man	אִ֣ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
house	לְבֵית֔וֹ le.vei.To	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
thing	הַדָּבָ֣ר ha.da.Var	H1697	a word · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
is	נִהְיָ֖ה nih.Yah	H1961	to exist · verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
hearkened	וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ vai.yish.me.'U	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
word	דְּבַ֣ר de.Var	H1697	a word · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
returned	וַיָּשֻׁ֥בוּ vai.ya.Shu.vu	H7725	to turn back (hence · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
depart	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
word	כִּדְבַ֥ר kid.Var	H1697	a word · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָֽה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title

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Cross-references

Numbers 14:42 Go not up, for the LORD is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies.
1 Kings 11:29-38 And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had…
1 Kings 12:15 Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from the LORD, that he might perform his saying, which the LORD spake by…
2 Chronicles 11:4 Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And t…
2 Chronicles 25:7-8 But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the LORD is not with Israel, to wit, with a…
2 Chronicles 25:10 Then Amaziah separated them, to wit, the army that was come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: wherefore their anger was greatly kindl…
Hosea 8:4 They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols,…
2 Chronicles 28:9-15 But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, Behold,…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 12:16-24

We have here the rending of the kingdom of the ten tribes from the house of David, to effect which, I. The people were hold and resolute in their revolt. They highly resented the provocation that Rehoboam had given them, were incensed at his menaces, concluded that that government would in the progress of it be intolerably grievous which in the beginning of it was so very haughty, and therefore immediately came to this resolve, one and all: What portion have we in David? Kg1 12:16. They speak here very unbecomingly of David, that great benefactor of their nation, calling him the son of Jesse, no greater a man than his neighbours. How soon are good men, and their good services to the public,…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 12:20

JEROBOAM MADE KING OVER THEM. (Kg1 12:20-33) when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again--This verse closes the parenthetical narrative begun at Kg1 12:2, and Kg1 12:21-24 resume the history from Kg1 12:1. Rehoboam determined to assert his authority by leading a large force into the disaffected provinces. But the revolt of the ten tribes was completed when the prophet Shemaiah ordered, in the Lord's name, an abandonment of any hostile measures against the revolutionists. The army, overawed by the divine prohibition, dispersed, and the king was obliged to submit.

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 12:24

For this thing is from me - That is, the separation of the ten tribes from the house of David. They - returned to depart - This was great deference, both in Rehoboam and his officers, to relinquish, at the demand of the prophet, a war which they thought they had good grounds to undertake. The remnant of the people heard the Divine command gratefully, for the mass of mankind are averse from war. No nations would ever rise up against each other, were they not instigated to it or compelled by the rulers.

John Gill on 1 Kings 12:24

Thus saith the Lord,.... A common preface the prophets used when they spoke in the name of the Lord: ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel; and that because they were their brethren; though that is not the only reason, another follows: return every man to his house, for this thing is from me; it was according to the will of God, as Josephus rightly says (o); it was by his ordination and appointment, though Jeroboam and the people sinned in the way and manner in which they brought it about; and therefore to fight against Israel, in order to regain the kingdom, would be fighting against God, and so to no purpose: they hearkened therefore to the word of t…

Dictionary and topics

Ephraim, The tribe of — Took precedence over that of Manasseh by virtue of Jacob’s blessing (Gen. 41:52; 48:1). The descendants of Joseph formed two of the tribes of Israel, whereas each of the other sons of Jacob was the…
Jeroboam — Increase of the people. (1.) The son of Nebat (1 Kings 11:26-39), “an Ephrathite,” the first king of the ten tribes, over whom he reigned twenty-two years (B.C. 976-945). He was the son of a widow of…
Shemaiah — Whom Jehovah heard. (1.) A prophet in the reign of Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:22-24). (2.) Neh. 3:29. (3.) A Simeonite (1 Chr. 4:37). (4.) A priest (Neh. 12:42). (5.) A Levite (1 Chr. 9:16). (6.) 1 Chr.…
Judea, Modern · Comprised the whole of the ancient kingdom of Judah — Comprised the whole of the ancient kingdom of Judah
Kings · Who reigned over Judah: Rehoboam (latter part of his reign) — Who reigned over Judah: Rehoboam (latter part of his reign)
Rehoboam · from — from
Revolt · Of the ten tribes — Of the ten tribes
Shemaiah · .Prevents Rehoboam from war with — .Prevents Rehoboam from war with

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Kings 12:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 12:16-24

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 12:20

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 12:24

John Gill on 1 Kings 12:24

Dictionary and topics

1 Kings 12:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 12:16-24

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 12:20

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 12:24

John Gill on 1 Kings 12:24

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 12:1-24

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 12:21-24

Rashi on 1 Kings 12:21