19 So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.
19 So Israel rebelled
19 So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.
19 Israel has been in rebellion against the Davidic regime ever since. Jeroboam of Israel
19 So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.
19 And to this day the northern tribes of Israel have refused to be ruled by a descendant of David.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 12:19
Commentary on 1 Kings 12:16-24
(Read 1 Kings 12:16-24)
The people speak unbecomingly of David. How soon are good men, and their good services to the public, forgotten ! These considerations should reconcile us to our losses and troubles, that God is the Author of them, and our brethren the instruments: let us not meditate revenge. Rehoboam and his people hearkened to the word of the Lord. When we know God's mind, we must submit, how much soever it crosses our own mind. If we secure the favour of God, not all the universe can hurt us.