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2 Chronicles 12:15 Explained in Context
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Verse 15. 15Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
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Quick Meaning
This verse advances the thought unit through its next action, speech, or consequence: “Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the….” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “Rehoboam's mixed reign ends.”
Read It With
- 2 Chronicles 12:13–16
Read 2 Chronicles 12:15 with 12:13–16. The selected wording supplies one step in the thought unit through its next action, speech, or consequence; the surrounding verses supply the causes, responses, and outcome summarized here: Rehoboam reigns seventeen years, is judged evil for not preparing his heart to seek God, and dies amid continuing conflict with Jeroboam.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within “Rehoboam's mixed reign ends,” 2 Chronicles 12:15 advances the thought unit through its next action, speech, or consequence through the wording “Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the….” Its placement is governed by this reviewed relationship: The final evaluation weighs a whole reign rather than allowing one humbled response to become its only meaning. 2 Chronicles 12:9–12 has just established this prior movement: Shishak takes temple and palace treasures, bronze replaces Solomon's gold shields, and Rehoboam's humility turns away total wrath though Judah remains under pressure. Together those details explain why “Rehoboam's mixed reign ends” belongs here rather than merely following a database record.
Read 2 Chronicles 12:13–16 together
Why these verses belong together: 2 Chronicles 12:13–16 forms the complete movement “Rehoboam's mixed reign ends”: Rehoboam reigns seventeen years, is judged evil for not preparing his heart to seek God, and dies amid continuing conflict with Jeroboam.
Verse 13. 13 So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
Verse 14. 14 And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.
Verse 15. 15 Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
Verse 16. 16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
What Remains True
Leadership that refuses a just burden complaint can fracture a community, while restraint and humility can limit further harm without erasing responsibility. This unit tests that truth through the narrated movement: Rehoboam reigns seventeen years, is judged evil for not preparing his heart to seek God, and dies amid continuing conflict with Jeroboam. In 2 Chronicles 12:15, the concrete line “Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the…” keeps that truth accountable to the narrated evidence.
How It Can Shape Life
- The evidence to keep visible in this verse is “Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the….” Receive burden complaints without retaliation, compare counsel by its evidence and human cost, stop escalation, and make humility visible through repair rather than public language alone. This response follows from the unit's own movement: Rehoboam reigns seventeen years, is judged evil for not preparing his heart to seek God, and dies amid continuing conflict with Jeroboam.
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Biblical text
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Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: 2 Chronicles
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
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Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press; STEP Bible presentation, 2019 edition; current web presentation
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Exact location: STEP Bible NET2full, 2 Chronicles 12:13–16, verse-attached translation and translator notes
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