Jeush
Jeush was a son of King Rehoboam and his wife Mahalath (2Ch.11.19).
Biography
Jeush was a son born to King Rehoboam of Judah by his wife Mahalath, who was the daughter of Jerimoth (a son of David) and Abihail (a granddaughter of Jesse through Eliab), as recorded in 2 Chronicles 11:18-19. He thus had royal blood on multiple sides, being both the son of a king and descended from David's family through his mother. Rehoboam, following the advice of his young counselors (1 Kgs. 12), presided over the fracture of the united kingdom into Israel and Judah. Despite this political catastrophe, his household was large; the Chronicler records eighteen wives, sixty concubines, twenty-eight sons, and sixty daughters (2 Chr. 11:21). Jeush is mentioned among Rehoboam's eighteen sons listed in 2 Chronicles 11:19 but receives no further narrative treatment.
Significance
Jeush's presence in Rehoboam's genealogy illustrates the dynastic complexity of the Davidic line during the divided monarchy. The Chronicler's careful recording of Rehoboam's children, despite their father's failures, reflects the enduring importance of the Davidic covenant and the survival of the covenant line through which messianic promises would eventually be fulfilled. Rehoboam's large household, of which Jeush was a part, also highlights the way royal polygamy generated the genealogical complexity that characterizes much of Chronicles. Theologically, even in the midst of political division and spiritual compromise, God's covenant with David remained operative, and the preservation of these family records witnesses to that ongoing faithfulness.
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References
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- Church of England (1769) The Holy Bible, Authorized (King James) Version. [Public Domain]