2 Chronicles 13:7

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Summary

And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.

Vain men

The children of belial

Deuteronomy 13:13

1 Kings 21:10

Could not

2 Chronicles 11:1

Bible References

Vain men

And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Ba'al-be'rith with which Abim'elech hired worthless and reckless fellows, who followed him.

Then Jephthah fled from his brothers, and dwelt in the land of Tob; and worthless fellows collected round Jephthah, and went raiding with him.

And every one in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one of embittered spirit collected round him; and he became a captain over them; and there were with him about four hundred men.

Sons of fools, and sons of nameless sires, they are driven out of the land.

I have not sat with vain persons, neither have I gone in with dissemblers;

He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread; but he that followeth the worthless is void of understanding.

He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread; but he that followeth the worthless shall have poverty enough.

But the Jews having been stirred up to jealousy, and taken to themselves certain wicked men of the lowest rabble, and having got a crowd together, set the city in confusion; and having beset the house of Jason sought to bring them out to the people;

For there are many and disorderly vain speakers and deceivers of people's minds, specially those of the circumcision,

The children of belial

There are men, children of Belial, gone out from among you, and they have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, whom ye have not known;

and set two men, sons of Belial, before him, and they shall bear witness against him saying, Thou didst curse God and the king; and carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.

Could not

And Rehoboam came to Jerusalem; and he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men apt for war, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.