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Rehoboam
The son of Solomon whose harshness split the kingdom; he reigned over Judah in the south.
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
Archaeology — physical evidence · 1
Life, role & deeds
BibleThe son of Solomon whose harshness split the kingdom, leaving him only Judah in the south.
1 Kings 12:14–16
Neithsabes — CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
ArchaeologyPharaoh Shoshenq I's relief at Karnak lists towns he took in Canaan around 925 BC — the campaign the Bible records as Shishak's invasion in Rehoboam's fifth year.
Shoshenq I's topographical list on the Bubastite Portal, Temple of Amun-Ra, Karnak; Epigraphic Survey, Reliefs and Inscriptions at Karnak III: The Bubastite Portal (Oriental Institute Publications 74, University of Chicago, 1954); cf. 1 Kings 14:25-26; 2 Chron. 12.
Where in scripture
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In their own words — 8 recorded sayings
“And he said to them, Go away for three days and then come back to me again. So the people went away. Then King Rehoboam took the opinion of the old men who had been with Solomon his father when he was living, and said, In your opinion, what answer am I to give to this people?” — 1 Kings 12:5-6
“And said to them, What is your opinion? What answer are we to give to this people who have said to me, Make less the weight of the yoke which your father put on us?” — 1 Kings 12:9
“So all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had given orders, saying, Come back to me the third day.” — 1 Kings 12:12
“But giving them the answer put forward by the young men, saying, My father made your yoke hard, but I will make it harder; my father gave you punishment with whips, but I will give it with snakes.” — 1 Kings 12:14
“And he said to them, Come to me again after three days. So the people went away. Then King Rehoboam took the opinion of the old men who had been with Solomon his father when he was living, and said, In your opinion, what answer am I to give to this people?” — 2 Chronicles 10:5-6
“And he said to them, What is your opinion? What answer are we to give to this people who have said to me, Make less the weight of the yoke which your father put on us?” — 2 Chronicles 10:9
“So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had given orders, saying, Come to me again on the third day.” — 2 Chronicles 10:12
“But gave them the answer put forward by the young men, saying, My father made your yoke hard, but I will make it harder; my father gave you punishment with whips, but I will give it with snakes.” — 2 Chronicles 10:14
Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).
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