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Reign of Rehoboam

974 BC, lasting 17 years traditional (Jones)

Passage
1 Kgs 12:17-24
Person
Rehoboam
Places
Kingdom of Judah, Jerusalem, Northern Kingdom of Israel
Before
Death of Solomon
After
Death of Abijam

Participants

Taking part, as Theographic records them, most often named first.

Places

Where it happens. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification.

  1. location not graded: Kingdom of Judah
  2. likely location: Jerusalem
  3. location unknown: Northern Kingdom of Israel

Every verse

All 8 verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.

1 Kings8 verses
  1. 12:17

    but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah.

  2. 12:18

    Then King Rehoboam sent out Adoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem.

  3. 12:19

    So to this day Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David.

  4. 12:20

    When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David.

  5. 12:21

    And when Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the whole house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin—180,000 chosen warriors—to fight against the house of Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon.

  6. 12:22

    But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God:

  7. 12:23

    “Tell Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah, all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and the rest of the people

  8. 12:24

    that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you must return home, for this is My doing.’” So they listened to the word of the LORD and turned back according to the word of the LORD.