Rehoboam
רְחַבְעָם · re.chav.am · H7346Ῥοβοάμ · Rhoboam · G4497“who sets the people at liberty” Hitchcock's 186942 mentions in 4 books, most in 2 Chronicles (23)
Who he was
Rehoboam was the son of King Solomon and Naamah, an Ammonite woman (1Ki.14.21, 31). He became king of Judah after Solomon's death (1 Kings 11:43). When Rehoboam went to Shechem to be crowned, the people, led by Jeroboam, asked him to lighten the heavy yoke that Solomon had placed on them (1 Kings 12:1–4). Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father, but he rejected their advice to be a servant to the people (1 Kings 12:6–8). Instead, he followed the counsel of the young men who had grown up with him and threatened to make the people's yoke even heavier (1 Kings 12:9–14). As a result, the ten northern tribes rebelled against Rehoboam and made Jeroboam their king, leaving only the tribes of Judah and Benjamin loyal to Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:16–20). Rehoboam intended to fight against the northern tribes, but God sent a prophet to stop him (1 Kings 12:21–24). During Rehoboam's reign, King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and took away the treasures of the temple and the royal palace (1 Kings 14:25–28; 2 Chronicles 12:1–12). Rehoboam did evil in the eyes of the Lord and allowed idol worship to spread in Judah (1 Kings 14:22–24). He reigned for 17 years and was succeeded by his son Abijah (1Ki.14.21, 31; 2 Chronicles 12:16). Rehoboam's story is a cautionary tale about the consequences of foolish decisions and disobedience to God.
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Family
FatherSolomonMotherNaamahSiblingsTaphath, BasemathSpouseMaacah, Mahalath, AbihailChildrenAbijah, Jeush, Shemariah, Zaham, Attai, Ziza, ShelomithFoundedTekoa
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Every mention
42 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
1 Kings17 mentions
1 Kings 11:43Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in his father David’s city; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.1 Kings 12:1Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.1 Kings 12:3and they sent and called him), Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came, and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,1 Kings 12:6King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, “What counsel do you give me to answer these people?”1 Kings 12:12So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king asked, saying, “Come to me again the third day.”1 Kings 12:17But as for the children of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.1 Kings 12:18Then King Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the men subject to forced labor; and all Israel stoned him to death with stones. King Rehoboam hurried to get himself up to his chariot, to…1 Kings 12:21When Rehoboam had 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…1 Kings 12:23“Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, saying,1 Kings 12:27If this people goes up to offer sacrifices in Yahweh’s house at Jerusalem, then the heart of this people will turn again to their lord, even to Rehoboam king of Judah; and they will kill…1 Kings 14:21Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which Yahweh had chosen out of…1 Kings 14:25In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem;1 Kings 14:27King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who guarded the door of the king’s house.1 Kings 14:29Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?1 Kings 14:30There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.1 Kings 14:31Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in David’s city. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess. Abijam his son reigned in his place.1 Kings 15:6Now there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.
1 Chronicles1 mention
2 Chronicles23 mentions
2 Chronicles 9:31Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in his father David’s city; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.2 Chronicles 10:1Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.2 Chronicles 10:3They sent and called him; and Jeroboam and all Israel came, and they spoke to Rehoboam, saying,2 Chronicles 10:6King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, “What counsel do you give me about how to answer these people?”2 Chronicles 10:12So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king asked, saying, “Come to me again the third day.”2 Chronicles 10:13The king answered them roughly; and King Rehoboam abandoned the counsel of the old men,2 Chronicles 10:17But as for the children of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.2 Chronicles 10:18Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the men subject to forced labor; and the children of Israel stoned him to death with stones. King Rehoboam hurried to get himself up to his…2 Chronicles 11:1When Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom…2 Chronicles 11:3“Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,2 Chronicles 11:5Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.2 Chronicles 11:17So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong for three years, for they walked three years in the way of David and Solomon.2 Chronicles 11:18Rehoboam took a wife for himself, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse.2 Chronicles 11:21Rehoboam loved Maacah the granddaughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines; for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and became the father of twenty-eight sons and…2 Chronicles 11:22Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, the prince among his brothers, for he intended to make him king.2 Chronicles 12:1When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and he was strong, he abandoned Yahweh’s law, and all Israel with him.2 Chronicles 12:2In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had trespassed against Yahweh,2 Chronicles 12:5Now Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and to the princes of Judah, who were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, “Yahweh says, ‘You have forsaken me…2 Chronicles 12:10King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king’s house.2 Chronicles 12:13So King Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem and reigned; for Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which…2 Chronicles 12:15Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, aren’t they written in the histories of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, in the genealogies? There were wars between Rehoboam and…2 Chronicles 12:16Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in David’s city; and Abijah his son reigned in his place.2 Chronicles 13:7Worthless men were gathered to him, wicked fellows who strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tender hearted, and could not withstand them.
What the dictionary says
He enlarges the people, the successor of Solomon on the throne, and apparently his only son.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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