Rehoboam

Then Shlomo slept with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David his father, and Rechav'am his son became king in his place.

Rechav'am went to Sh'khem, where all Isra'el had come to proclaim him king.

but they sent and summoned him - Yarov'am and the whole community of Isra'el came and said to Rechav'am,

King Rechav'am consulted the older men who had been in attendance on Shlomo his father during his lifetime and asked, "What advice would you give me as to how to answer these people?"

So Yarov'am and all the people came to Rechav'am the third day, as the king had requested by saying, "Come to me again the third day";

But as for the people of Isra'el living in the cities of Y'hudah, Rechav'am ruled over them.

King Rechav'am then sent Adoram, who was in charge of forced labor; but all Isra'el stoned him to death. King Rechav'am managed to mount his chariot and flee to Yerushalayim.

When Rechav'am arrived in Yerushalayim, he assembled all the house of Y'hudah and the tribe of Binyamin, 180,000 select soldiers, to fight the house of Isra'el and bring the rulership back to Rechav'am the son of Shlomo.

"Speak to Rechav'am the son of Shlomo, king of Y'hudah, to all the house of Y'hudah and Binyamin and to the rest of the people; tell them

For if these people continue going up to offer sacrifices in the house of ADONAI in Yerushalayim, their hearts will turn back to their lord, Rechav'am king of Y'hudah. Then they will kill me and return to Rechav'am king of Y'hudah."

Rechav'am the son of Shlomo was reigning in Y'hudah. Rechav'am was forty-one years old when he began to rule; and he ruled seventeen years in Yerushalayim, the city ADONAI had chosen from all the tribes of Isra'el to bear his name; his mother's name was Na'amah the 'Amonit.

In the fifth year of King Rechav'am, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Yerushalayim.

To replace them, King Rechav'am made shields of bronze, which he entrusted to the commanders of the contingent guarding the gate to the royal palace.

Other activities of Rechav'am and all his accomplishments are recorded in the Annals of the Kings of Y'hudah.

But there was continual war between Rechav'am and Yarov'am.

Rechav'am slept with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David; his mother's name was Na'amah the 'Amonit. Then Aviyam his son became king in his place.

There was war between Rechav'am and Yarov'am as long as he lived.

Shlomo's son was Rechav'am, his son Aviyah, his son Asa, his son Y'hoshafat,

Then Shlomo slept with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David his father, and Rechav'am his son became king in his place.

Rechav'am went to Sh'khem, where all Isra'el had come in order to proclaim him king.

They sent and summoned him, so Yarov'am and all Isra'el came and said to Rechav'am,

King Rechav'am consulted the older men who had been in attendance on Shlomo his father during his lifetime and asked, "What advice would you give me as to how to answer these people?"

So Yarov'am and all the people came to Rechav'am the third day, as the king had requested by saying, "Come to me again the third day";

and the king answered them harshly. Abandoning the advice of the older men, King Rechav'am

But as for the people of Isra'el living in the cities of Y'hudah, Rechav'am ruled over them.