SEV Biblia, Chapter 12:13
¶ Fortificado, pues , Roboam, reinó en Jerusalén; y era Roboam de cuarenta y un años cuando comenzó a reinar, y diecisiete años reinó en Jerusalén, ciudad que escogió el SEÑOR de todas las tribus de Israel, para poner en ella su Nombre. Y el nombre de su madre fue Naama amonita.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 12:13
Verse 13. Was one and forty years old] Houbigant thinks he was but sixteen years old when he began to reign; and brings many and forcible arguments to prove that the number forty- one must be a mistake. That he was young when he came to the throne, is evident from his consulting the young men that were brought up with him, chap. x. 8, 10. They were young men then; and if he was brought up with them, he must have been young then also. Besides, Abijah, in his speech to Jeroboam, 2 Chronicles xiii. 7, says that at the time Rehoboam came to the throne he was tender-hearted, and therefore could not withstand the children of Belial raised up against him by Jeroboam: but surely at that time no man could be reputed young and tender-hearted-quite devoid of experience, who was above forty years of age. Besides, if this reading were allowed, it would prove that he was born before his father Solomon began to reign, for Solomon reigned only forty years, and Rehoboam immediately succeeded him.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 13. So Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem , etc.] Fortified that yet more for the defence of himself, after Shishak departed: and reigned ; twelve years more, for he reigned in all seventeen, and this was in his fifth year; of what follows in this verse, (See Gill on “ 1 Kings 14:21”).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Rehoboam, forsaking the Lord, is punished. --When Rehoboam was so strong that he supposed he had nothing to fea from Jeroboam, he cast off his outward profession of godliness. It is very common, but very lamentable, that men, who in distress or danger or near death, seem much engaged in seeking and serving God, thro aside all their religion when they have received a mercifu deliverance. God quickly brought troubles upon Judah, to awaken the people to repentance, before their hearts were hardened. Thus it becomes us, when we are under the rebukes of Providence, to justif God, and to judge ourselves. If we have humbled hearts under humblin providences, the affliction has done its work; it shall be removed, or the property of it be altered. The more God's service is compared with other services, the more reasonable and easy it will appear. Are the laws of temperance thought hard? The effects of intemperance will be found much harder. The service of God is perfect liberty; the servic of our lusts is complete slavery. Rehoboam was never rightly fixed in his religion. He never quite cast off God; yet he engaged not his hear to seek the Lord. See what his fault was; he did not serve the Lord because he did not seek the Lord. He did not pray, as Solomon, for wisdom and grace; he did not consult the word of God, did not seek to that as his oracle, nor follow its directions. He made nothing of his religion, because he did not set his heart to it, nor ever came up to steady resolution in it. He did evil, because he never was determine for good __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ויתחזק 2388 המלך 4428 רחבעם 7346 בירושׁלם 3389 וימלך 4427 כי 3588 בן 1121 ארבעים 705 ואחת 259 שׁנה 8141 רחבעם 7346 במלכו 4427 ושׁבע 7651 עשׂרה 6240 שׁנה 8141 מלך 4427 בירושׁלם 3389 העיר 5892 אשׁר 834 בחר 977 יהוה 3068 לשׂום 7760 את 853 שׁמו 8034 שׁם 8033 מכל 3605 שׁבטי 7626 ישׂראל 3478 ושׁם 8034 אמו 517 נעמה 5279 העמנית׃ 5985
