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Rehoboam (/ ˌ r iː ə ˈ b oʊ. əm /; Hebrew: רְחַבְעָם , Rəḥaḇʿām, transl. "an enlarged people"; Greek: Ροβοάμ, Roboam; Latin: Roboam) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the first monarch of the Kingdom of Judah after the split of the united Kingdom of Israel.
Jan 4, 2022 · Rehoboam was the son of King Solomon and king of Judah for seventeen years (931–913 BC). Solomon had turned away from God, and God told Solomon that He would tear the kingdom from him yet leave him one tribe.
Rehoboam King of Judah. 21 Rehoboam son of Solomon was king in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel in which to put his Name. His mother’s name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite.
Apr 16, 2024 · This decision divided Israel's united monarchy into two kingdoms: the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah, with Rehoboam ruling over Judah. His story is detailed in the books of 1 Kings and 2 Chronicles in the Bible, highlighting themes of leadership, wisdom, and the consequences of one's choices.
Jan 4, 2022 · Rehoboam and Jeroboam were both kings reigning in Israel’s divided kingdom. Rehoboam was one of Solomon’s sons and king of Judah in the south ( 1 Kings 11:43 ). Jeroboam was one of Solomon’s former officials, an Ephraimite, and king of Israel in the north ( 1 Kings 11:26 ).
When Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.
Feb 14, 2022 · Rehoboam was King Solomon’s son, and God’s chosen instrument to divide the nation of Israel. While his arrogance had consequences, we can learn something from how God used him as an instrument ...
