2 Chronicles 13:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

They gave him seventy pieces of silver from the temple of Baal-Berith. Abimelech hired worthless and reckless men to join him.

Jephthah fled from his brothers and lived in the land of Tob. There a group of worthless men joined with him and they went around together.

A lot of other people joined him too. Some were in trouble. Others were angry or in debt. David was soon the leader of four hundred men.

Godless fools and worthless people are forced out of the land with whips.

I do not sit with deceitful men, and I will not be found among hypocrites.

He who tills his land will have plenty of bread. He who follows worthless people lacks sense.

He who tills his land will have plenty of bread. He who follows after vain persons will have poverty.

The Jews were moved with jealousy so they gathered bad people who organized a crowd for a riot. They assaulted the house of Jason in order to bring them out to the crowd.

There are many unruly (rebellious) men, vain talkers, and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision.

The children of belial

some worthless men have gone out from among you and have mislead the inhabitants of their city, saying: Let us go and serve other gods you have not known.

Get two good-for-nothing persons to come before him and give witness that he has been cursing God and the king. Then take him out and have him stoned to death.

Could not

Rehoboam came to Jerusalem and gathered the people of Judah and Benjamin. There were one hundred and eighty thousand of the best soldiers, to fight against Israel and return the kingdom to Rehoboam.