The Meaning of 1 Kings 12:20 Explained

1 Kings 12:20

KJV: And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

YLT: And it cometh to pass, at all Israel's hearing that Jeroboam hath returned, that they send and call him unto the company, and cause him to reign over all Israel; none hath been after the house of David save the tribe of Judah alone.

Darby: And it came to pass when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had come back, that they sent and called him to the assembly, and made him king over all Israel: none followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

ASV: And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was returned, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

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What is the context of 1 Kings 12:20?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

What does 1 Kings 12:20 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Kings 12:12-24 - The Kingdom Rent In Twain

Rehoboam richly deserved his fate. He was forty-one years old, 2 Chronicles 12:13, and ought to have known better. His speech betrayed the despot. He had no right to speak with such arrogant insolence to a great and liberty-loving people. It is only a weak man who boasts of deeds he cannot perform, and there was a rasping flavor in his comparison which indicated the malice of an unregenerate heart. We have heard people speak like this to those whom they counted their inferiors, but all such words are the scattering of thistledown, which will spoil the harvests of their own fields. Learn to speak civilly, or not at all. Insist that young lads and girls keep a civil tongue in their heads. Curses are like boomerangs; they come back on the man that utters them.

Twice over we are told that it was a thing brought about by God- 1 Kings 12:15; 1 Kings 12:24. Beneath all political changes and revolutions you will find the slow evolving of a divine purpose. God does not instigate sin. This arises from man's abuse of his own free-will. But God will so control the warring wills of men that the plan of His eternal counsel and foreknowledge shall not be interfered with but furthered.

1 Kings 12:1-33 - Breaking Three Commandments

From a worldly point of view Naboth might have done a good stroke of business by selling his estate to. Ahab. A royal price and assured favor might have been his-but he had a conscience! Above the persuasive tones of the monarch's offer sounded the voice of God: "The land shall not be sold for ever, for the land is mine." See Leviticus 25:23; Numbers 36:7; Ezekiel 46:18.

Ahab knew perfectly well that Jezebel could not give him the property of another except by foul means, but he took pains not to inquire. Though the direct orders for Naboth's death did not come from him, yet, by his silence, he was an accomplice and an accessory; and divine justice penetrates all such specious excuses. God holds us responsible for wrongs which we do not arrest, though we have the power. The crime was blacker because of the pretext of religion, as suggested by a fast. See also 2 Kings 9:26. The blood of murdered innocence cries to God, and his requital, though delayed, is inevitable. See Revelation 6:9-10. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Kings 12

¹ The Israelites, assembled at Shechem to crown Rehoboam,
⁴ by Jeroboam make a suit of relaxation unto him
⁶ Rehoboam, refusing the old men's counsel, answers them roughly
¹⁶ Ten tribes revolting, kill Adoram, and make Rehoboam flee
²¹ Rehoboam, raising an army, is forbidden by Shemaiah
²⁵ Jeroboam strengthens himself by cities
²⁶ and by idolatry of the two calves

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 12:20 mean?

And it came to pass when heard all Israel that had come back Jeroboam and they sent for him and called him to the congregation and made king him over Israel None there was who followed the house of David but the tribe of Judah only

וַיְהִ֞י כִּשְׁמֹ֤עַ כָּל־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ כִּֽי־ שָׁ֣ב יָרָבְעָ֔ם וַֽיִּשְׁלְח֗וּ וַיִּקְרְא֤וּ אֹתוֹ֙ אֶל־ הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה וַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּ אֹת֖וֹ עַל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לֹ֤א הָיָה֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י בֵית־ דָּוִ֔ד זוּלָתִ֥י שֵֽׁבֶט־ יְהוּדָ֖ה לְבַדּֽוֹ

וַיְהִ֞י	And it came to pass
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
כִּשְׁמֹ֤עַ	when heard
Parse: Preposition-k, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: שָׁמַע Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
כִּֽי־	that
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
שָׁ֣ב	had come back
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: שׁוּב Sense: to return, turn back.
יָרָבְעָ֔ם	Jeroboam
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יָרָבְעָם Sense: the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel when the kingdom split at the death of Solomon and the 0 tribes split off from Judah and Benjamin and the kingdom under Solomon’s son Rehoboam; idolatry was introduced at the beginning of his reign.
וַֽיִּשְׁלְח֗וּ	and they sent for him
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: שָׁלַח Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
וַיִּקְרְא֤וּ	and called
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: קָרָא Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה	the congregation
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: עֵדָה Sense: congregation, gathering.
וַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּ	and made king
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: מָלַךְ Sense: to be or become king or queen, reign.
עַל־	over
Parse: Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
לֹ֤א	None
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
הָיָה֙	there was
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
אַחֲרֵ֣י	who followed
Parse: Preposition Root: אַחַר Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
בֵית־	the house
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
דָּוִ֔ד	of David
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
שֵֽׁבֶט־	the tribe
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: שֵׁבֶט Sense: rod, staff, branch, offshoot, club, sceptre, tribe.
יְהוּדָ֖ה	of Judah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהוּדָה Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
לְבַדּֽוֹ	only
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: בַּד Sense: alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone.

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