But Rehoboam reigned over the people of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah.
We have here the rending of the kingdom of the ten tribes from the house of David, to effect which, I. The people were hold and resolute in their revolt. They highly resented the provocation that Rehoboam had given them, were incensed at his menaces, concluded that that government would in the progress of it be intolerably grievous which in the beginning of it was...
Commenting on 1 Kings 12:16-24
Then King Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute,.... There was one of this name in this office in the time of David, Sa2 20:24, this is the same with Adoniram, as Jarchi thinks, see Kg1 4:6, him he sent either to collect the tribute of the Ephraimites, to show his authority; or rather to call the people back to have some further discourse...
After the death of Solomon the Israelitish kingdom of God was rent asunder, through the renunciation of the Davidic sovereignty by the ten tribes, into the two kingdoms of Israel (the ten tribes) and Judah; and through this division not only was the external political power of the Israelitish state weakened, but the internal spiritual power of the covenant nation was deeply shaken.
Commenting on 1 Kings 12:1-24