Passage Research
2 Chronicles 11 — Sermon Preparation
Rehoboam fortifies cities in Judah and Benjamin; priests and Levites expelled from the north join him, strengthening the southern kingdom. Below is a research summary for 2 Chronicles 11, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 23
- verses
- 293 / 134
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 4
- classic sermon excerpts
- 2
- preachers & commentators
2 Chronicles 11 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| רְחַבְעָם | Rᵉchabʻâm | H7346 | 8 | Rechabam |
| יְהוּדָה | Yᵉhûwdâh | H3063 | 9 | Jehudah |
| בִּנְיָמִין | Binyâmîyn | H1144 | 5 | Binjamin |
| מְצוּרָה | mᵉtsûwrâh | H4694 | 3 | hemming, mound |
| מַעֲכָה | Maʻăkâh | H4601 | 3 | Maakah |
| עִיר | ʻîyr | H5892 | 5 | city, waking |
| בַּת | bath | H1323 | 4 | daughter |
How preachers through history handled this text
4 public-domain excerpts on 2 Chronicles 11, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“We are here going on with the history of Rehoboam. I. His attempt to recover the ten tribes he has lost, and the letting fall of that attempt in obedience to the divine command, ver. 1-4. II. His successful endeavours to preserve the two tribes that remained, ver. 5-12. III. The resort of the priests and Levites to him, ver. 13-17. IV. An account of his wives and children, ver. 18-23. Rehoboam Forbidden to Make War. (b. c. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 2 (Joshua to Esther), on 2 Chronicles 11:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— 2 Chr 11:1
- Aijalon 1— 2 Chr 11:10
- Hebron— 2 Chr 11:10
- Zorah— 2 Chr 11:10
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