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Geneva Bible Notes (1560)2 Chronicles 11

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See 2 Chronicles 11:1 in… The King James Bible Geneva Bible (1599)
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1 a That is, the halfe tribe of Beniamin: for the other halfe was gone after Jeroboam.

1 b Meaning the ten tribes which rebelled.

See 2 Chronicles 11:4 in… The King James Bible Geneva Bible (1599)
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4 ! Rehoboam is forbidden to fight against Jeroboam.

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5 ! Cities which he buylt.

5 c Or, repaired them & made them strong to be more able to resist Jeroboam.

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10 / Or, strengthened.

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13 / Ebr. stode.

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15 d Meaning, idoles, read {Isa. 34,15}

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16 e Which were zealous of true religion & feared God.

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17 f So long as they feared God, and set forth his worde, they prospered.

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21 ! He hath eightene wiues, & threscore concubines, and by them eight and twentie sonnes, and threscore daughters.

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22 g Called also Abiiam, who reigned, thre yere, {1 Kin 15,2}

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23 h He gaue him selfe to haue many wiues.