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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.
The key person in the division of the kingdom of Israel into two parts was Solomon’s son, Rehoboam. (It is interesting to note that even though Solomon sinned against God in taking many wives, Rehoboam is the only child of Solomon named in the Scriptures. Rehoboam was likely Solomon’s oldest son.
Apr 16, 2024 · King Rehoboam, a biblical figure, was Solomon's son and succeeded him as the king of Judah, ruling for 17 years from 931 to 913 BC. His reign is notable for the unfortunate decision that led to the division of the United Kingdom of Israel into the northern and southern kingdoms.
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.
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 ).
REHOBOAM (Heb. רְחַבְעָם; "the [divine] kinsman has been generous" or "the people has expanded"), king of Judah for 17 years (c. 928–911 B.C.E.); son of Solomon by Naamah the Ammonitess (I Kings 14:21; II Chron. 12:13).
The haughty young ruler oboyed. The records (I Kings xiv. 22-24) declare that his people became infatuated with idolatry, and that the strange worships introduced under Solomon's policy took root in the land.
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. 22 Judah did evil in the eyes of the Lord.
Rehoboam accordingly answered the assembly with the famous phrase: “My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions” (prob., loaded scourges). The assembly thereupon repudiated the Davidic dynasty, raising the now traditional cry of dissolution: “To your tents, Israel!”
