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The length of Rehoboam's reign, his mother, and the judgment about him. Cf. 1Ki 14:21 and 1Ki 14:22. וַיִּתְחַזֵּק here, as in 2Ch 13:21, can, in its connection with what precedes, be only understood to mean that Rehoboam, after his humiliation at the hands of Shishak, by which his kingdom was utterly weakened and almost destroyed, again gained strength and power. Cf. also 2Ch 1:1, where יִתְחַזֵּק is used of Solomon in the beginning of his reign, after he overcame Adonijah, the pretender to the crown, and his party. - As to the age of Rehoboam, etc., see on 1Ki 14:21. הָרָע וַיַּעַשׂ, 2Ch 12:14, is defined by the addition, “for he prepared not his heart to seek the Lord.” For the expression cf. 2Ch 19:3; 2Ch 30:19; Ezr 7:10.