Son and successor of Solomon. Rejecting the elders' counsel, he threatened the people with even heavier burdens than his father had — and ten tribes broke away under Jeroboam, splitting the kingdom. Rehoboam ruled the southern kingdom of Judah.
SonAbijahSon, called Abijam in 1 Kings, who reigned after him
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1 Kings 11:43
And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.1 Kings 11:43, KJV
1 Kings 12:13
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him;1 Kings 12:13, KJV
1 Kings 14:21
And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess.1 Kings 14:21, KJV
Matthew 1:7
And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;Matthew 1:7, KJV
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