2 Chronicles 12:15

Now the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the Prophet and of Iddo the Seer concerning the genealogies? There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The narrator closes the account of Rehoboam’s reign immediately after his submission to Shishak. The text addresses the reader by pointing to external archives to verify the complete span of the king’s rule.

The words — The Hebrew phrase רְחַבְעָם הָ/רִאשֹׁנִים וְ/הָ/אֲ֣חַרוֹנִים (Rehoboam ha./ri.sho.Nim ve./ha./'A.cha.ro.Nim) literally means "Rehoboam the former and the latter." The verb כְּתוּבִים (ke.tu.Vim) confirms these matters are "written" in the records of Shemaiah and Iddo.

The thread — This literary formula repeats 2 Chronicles 9:29, which cites the records of Nathan and Iddo for Solomon’s acts, and aligns with the prophetic sources named in 2 Chronicles 12:5 and 1 Kings 12:22. The chronicler consistently uses these cited archives to frame the reigns of Judah’s kings.

Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to locate the king’s full record in prophetic archives rather than relying on royal court accounts. It establishes that the documented war with Jeroboam and Rehoboam’s spiritual decline are fixed historical facts, not later theological commentary.

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The Hebrew words

וְדִבְרֵ֣יve./div.Reiand/ [the] matters of רְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmRehoboam הָרִאשֹׁנִים֙ha./ri.sho.Nim<the>/ former וְהָאֲ֣חַרוֹנִ֔יםve./ha./'A.cha.ro.Nimand/ <the>/ latter הֲלֹא־ha./lo'-¿/ not הֵ֨םhem[are] they כְּתוּבִ֜יםke.tu.Vimwritten בְּדִבְרֵ֨יbe./div.Reiin/ [the] words of שְׁמַֽעְיָ֧הshe.ma'.YahShemaiah הַנָּבִ֛יאha./na.Vi'the/ prophet וְעִדּ֥וֹve./'i.Doand/ Iddo הַחֹזֶ֖הha./cho.Zehthe/ seer לְהִתְיַחֵ֑שׂle./hit.ya.Chesfor/ genealogical enrollment וּמִלְחֲמ֧וֹתu./mil.cha.Motand/ [the] wars of רְחַבְעָ֛םre.chav.'AmRehoboam וְיָרָבְעָ֖םve./ya.ra.ve.'Amand/ Jeroboam כָּל־kol-[were] all הַיָּמִֽים׃hai./ya.Mimthe/ days

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

2 Chronicles 9:29 As for the rest of the acts of Solomon, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Records of Nathan the Prophet, in the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the Visions of Iddo the Seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat?
2 Chronicles 12:5 Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and he said to them, “This is what the LORD says: ‘You have forsaken Me; therefore, I have forsaken you into the hand of Shishak.’”
1 Kings 12:22 But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God:
2 Chronicles 13:22 Now the rest of the acts of Abijah, along with his ways and his words, are written in the Treatise of the Prophet Iddo.
1 Kings 14:29 As for the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, along with all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

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