1 Kings 12:19

19 So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.

1 Kings 12:19 in Other Translations

19 So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.

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.

19 Israel has been in rebellion against the Davidic regime ever since. Jeroboam of Israel

19 So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.

19 Israel has rebelled against David's dynasty to this day.

19 Israel is in rebellion against the house of David until today.

19 Israel has refused to follow the royal family of David to this very day.

1 Kings 12:19 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 12:19

So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
] In which the writer of this book lived, and so continued until their captivity by the king of Assyria. Their revolt is called a rebellion; for though it was according to the purpose and will of God, yet the people had no command or order from God for it, and was done without consulting him, and was a rejection of their lawful prince.

1 Kings 12:19 In-Context

17 But as for the Israelites who were living in the towns of Judah, Rehoboam still ruled over them.

18 King Rehoboam sent out Adoniram, who was in charge of forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. King Rehoboam, however, managed to get into his chariot and escape to Jerusalem.

19 So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.

20 When all the Israelites heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the house of David.

21 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mustered all Judah and the tribe of Benjamin—a hundred and eighty thousand able young men—to go to war against Israel and to regain the kingdom for Rehoboam son of Solomon.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Kings 17:21