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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&#8217s name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite. <a href="/nlt/1_kings/14.htm">New Living Translation</a> Meanwhile, 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 from among all the tribes of Israel as the place to honor his name. Rehoboam’s mother was Naamah, an Ammonite woman. <a href="/esv/1_kings/14.htm">English Standard Version</a> Now Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city that the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. <a href="/bsb/1_kings/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Meanwhile, Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned 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 from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. <a href="/kjv/1_kings/14.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/14.htm">New King James Version</a> And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king. He reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put His name there. His mother’s name was Naamah, an Ammonitess. <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel to put His name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess. <a href="/nasb/1_kings/14.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel to put His name there. And his mother&#8217s name was Naamah the Ammonitess. <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel to put His name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess. <a href="/lsb/1_kings/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now Rehoboam the son of Solomon became king in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which Yahweh had chosen from all the tribes of Israel to put His name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess. <a href="/amp/1_kings/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name (Presence). His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess. <a href="/csb/1_kings/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Now Rehoboam, Solomon’s son, reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king; he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city where the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel to put his name. Rehoboam’s mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Now Rehoboam, Solomon&#8217s son, reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was 41 years old when he became king; he reigned 17 years in Jerusalem, the city where Yahweh had chosen from all the tribes of Israel to put His name. Rehoboam&#8217s mother&#8217s name was Naamah the Ammonite. <a href="/asv/1_kings/14.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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 Jehovah had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there: and his mother's name was Naamah the Ammonitess. <a href="/cev/1_kings/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Rehoboam son of Solomon was 41 years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled 17 years from Jerusalem, the city where the LORD had chosen to be worshiped. His mother Naamah was from Ammon. <a href="/erv/1_kings/14.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there: and his mother's name was Naamah the Ammonitess. <a href="/gwt/1_kings/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Rehoboam, son of Solomon, ruled Judah. He was 41 years old when he began to rule. He ruled for 17 years in Jerusalem, the city that the LORD chose from all the tribes of Israel, the city where the LORD put his name. Rehoboam's mother was an Ammonite woman named Naamah. <a href="/gnt/1_kings/14.htm">Good News Translation</a> Solomon's son Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen from all the territory of Israel as the place where he was to be worshiped. Rehoboam's mother was Naamah from Ammon. <a href="/isv/1_kings/14.htm">International Standard Version</a> Meanwhile, Solomon's son Rehoboam reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was 41 years old when he became king, and he reigned for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city where the Lord had chosen from all the tribes of Israel to place his Name. His mother was an Ammonite named Naamah. <a href="/msb/1_kings/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Meanwhile, Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned 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 from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother?s name was Naamah the Ammonite. <a href="/net/1_kings/14.htm">NET Bible</a> Now Rehoboam son of Solomon ruled in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king and he ruled for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD chose from all the tribes of Israel to be his home. His mother was an Ammonite woman named Naamah. <a href="/nheb/1_kings/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there: and his mother's name was Naamah the Ammonitess. <a href="/wbt/1_kings/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 chose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. <a href="/web/1_kings/14.htm">World English Bible</a> Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which Yahweh had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Rehoboam son of Solomon has reigned in Judah; Rehoboam [is] a son of forty-one years in his reigning, and he has reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city that YHWH chose to set His Name there, out of all the tribes of Israel, and the name of his mother [is] Naamah the Ammonitess. <a href="/ylt/1_kings/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Rehoboam son of Solomon hath reigned in Judah; a son of forty and one years is Rehoboam in his reigning, and seventeen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, the city that Jehovah chose to set His name there, out of all the tribes of Israel, and the name of his mother is Naamah the Ammonitess. <a href="/slt/1_kings/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned in Judah. The son of forty and one years was Rehoboam in his reigning; and seventeen years he reigned in Jerusalem, the city that Jehovah chose to put his name there from all the tribes of Israel: and the name of his mother Naamah, the Ammonitess.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Roboam the son of Solomon reigned in Juda: Roboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign: and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem the city, which the Lord chose out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naama an Ammonitess. <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Now Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he had begun to reign. And he reigned for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city that the Lord chose, out of all the tribes of Israel, so that he might place his name there. And the name of his mother was Naamah, an Ammonite. <a href="/nabre/1_kings/14.htm">New American Bible</a> Rehoboam, son of Solomon, became king in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city in which, out of all the tribes of Israel, the LORD chose to set his name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Now Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city that the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned over Judah. Rehoboam was forty-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. <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Rekhabaam, son of Solomon, reigned over Yehuda. Rekhabaam was a son of forty and one years when he was made King, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which LORD JEHOVAH chose from all of the tribes of Israel to put his name there, and the name of his mother was Nama, an Ammonite.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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 had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put His name there; and his mother's name was Naamah the Ammonitess. <a href="/sep/1_kings/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Roboam son of Solomon ruled over Juda. Roboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in the city Jerusalem, which the Lord chose to put his name there out of all the tribes of Israel: and his mother's name was Naama the Ammonitess. <a href="/parallel/1_kings/14-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=5773" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_kings/14.htm">Rehoboam's Reign in Judah</a> 21<a href="/hebrew/7346.htm" title="7346: ū·rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- A people are enlarged, a king of Judah. From rachab and am; a people has enlarged; Rechabam, an Israelite king.">Meanwhile, Rehoboam</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/8010.htm" title="8010: šə·lō·mōh (N-proper-ms) -- David's son and successor to his throne. From shalowm; peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor.">of Solomon</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: mā·laḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">reigned</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: bî·hū·ḏāh (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">in Judah.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7346.htm" title="7346: rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām (N-proper-ms) -- A people are enlarged, a king of Judah. From rachab and am; a people has enlarged; Rechabam, an Israelite king.">He</a> <a href="/hebrew/705.htm" title="705: ’ar·bā·‘îm (Number-cp) -- Forty. Multiple of arba'; forty.">was forty-one</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: wə·’a·ḥaṯ (Conj-w:: Number-fsc) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">old</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: bə·mā·lə·ḵōw (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">when he became king,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: mā·laḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">and he reigned</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: ū·šă·ḇa‘ (Conj-w:: Number-fsc) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">seventeen</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘eś·rêh (Number-fs) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: bî·rū·šā·lim (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">in Jerusalem,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="977: bā·ḥar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To choose. A primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. select.">had chosen</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kōl (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">from all</a> <a href="/hebrew/7626.htm" title="7626: šiḇ·ṭê (N-mpc) -- Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe. From an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, i.e. a stick Or a clan.">the tribes</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">in which</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: lā·śūm (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">to put</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šə·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">His Name.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’im·mōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">His mother’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: wə·šêm (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">name</a> <a href="/hebrew/5279.htm" title="5279: na·‘ă·māh (N-proper-fs) -- Feminine of Na'am; pleasantness; Naamah, the name of an antediluvian woman, of an Ammonitess, and of a place in Palestine.">was Naamah</a> <a href="/hebrew/5984.htm" title="5984: hā·‘am·mō·nîṯ (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- Desc. of Ammon. Patronymically from Ammown; an Ammonite or Ammonitish.">the Ammonite.</a> 22And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and by the sins they committed they provoked Him to jealous anger more than all their fathers had done.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-13.htm">2 Chronicles 12:13</a> Thus King Rehoboam established himself in Jerusalem and reigned. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. <a href="/1_kings/11-36.htm">1 Kings 11:36</a> I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put My Name. <a href="/1_kings/11-43.htm">1 Kings 11:43</a> And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place. <a href="/1_kings/12-1.htm">1 Kings 12:1</a> Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king. <a href="/1_kings/15-1.htm">1 Kings 15:1</a> In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king of Judah, <a href="/2_chronicles/9-31.htm">2 Chronicles 9:31</a> And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place. <a href="/2_chronicles/10-1.htm">2 Chronicles 10:1</a> Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king. <a href="/2_chronicles/11-5.htm">2 Chronicles 11:5-12</a> Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built up cities for defense in Judah. / He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa, / Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam, ... <a href="/2_chronicles/11-17.htm">2 Chronicles 11:17</a> So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years, because they walked for three years in the way of David and Solomon. <a href="/2_chronicles/11-22.htm">2 Chronicles 11:22</a> Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as chief prince among his brothers, intending to make him king. <a href="/2_chronicles/13-1.htm">2 Chronicles 13:1</a> In the eighteenth year of Jeroboam’s reign, Abijah became king of Judah, <a href="/matthew/1-7.htm">Matthew 1:7</a> Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa. <a href="/matthew/1-6.htm">Matthew 1:6</a> and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife, <a href="/luke/3-31.htm">Luke 3:31</a> the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, <a href="/luke/3-33.htm">Luke 3:33</a> the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.Rehoboam<a href="/1_kings/11-43.htm">1 Kings 11:43</a> And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.<a href="/2_chronicles/12-13.htm">2 Chronicles 12:13</a> So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.<a href="/2_chronicles/13-7.htm">2 Chronicles 13:7</a> And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.the city<a href="/1_kings/8-16.htm">1 Kings 8:16,44</a> Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel… <a href="/1_kings/11-36.htm">1 Kings 11:36</a> And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.<a href="/psalms/78-68.htm">Psalm 78:68,69</a> But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved… to put his name<a href="/exodus/20-24.htm">Exodus 20:24</a> An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.<a href="/deuteronomy/12-5.htm">Deuteronomy 12:5,21</a> But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: … Naamah<a href="/1_kings/14-31.htm">1 Kings 14:31</a> And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.<a href="/deuteronomy/23-3.htm">Deuteronomy 23:3</a> An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever:<a href="/2_chronicles/12-13.htm">2 Chronicles 12:13</a> So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/24-26.htm">Ammonitess</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-12.htm">Choose</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-36.htm">Chose</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-21.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-12.htm">City</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-42.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/numbers/2-28.htm">Forty-One</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-19.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-21.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-26.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/joshua/15-41.htm">Naamah</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-27.htm">Rehoboam</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-20.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-20.htm">Reigned</a> <a href="/judges/8-14.htm">Seventeen</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-23.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-35.htm">Tribes</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/14-31.htm">Ammonitess</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-23.htm">Choose</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-27.htm">Chose</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-7.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-31.htm">City</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-10.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-10.htm">Forty-One</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-24.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-25.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-22.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-31.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-31.htm">Naamah</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-25.htm">Rehoboam</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-29.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-31.htm">Reigned</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-1.htm">Seventeen</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-26.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-31.htm">Tribes</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 14</div>1. <a href="/1_kings/14-1.htm">Abijah being sick, </a> 2. <a href="/1_kings/14-2.htm">Jeroboam sends his wife, disguised, with presents to the prophet Ahijah</a> 5. <a href="/1_kings/14-5.htm">Ahijah forewarned by God, denounces God's judgment</a> 17. <a href="/1_kings/14-17.htm">Abijah dies, and is buried</a> 19. <a href="/1_kings/14-19.htm">Nadab succeeds Jeroboam</a> 21. <a href="/1_kings/14-21.htm">Rehoboam's wicked reign,</a> 25. <a href="/1_kings/14-25.htm">Shishak raids Jerusalem</a> 29. <a href="/1_kings/14-29.htm">Abijam succeeds Rehoboam</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Meanwhile, Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was the successor to Solomon, inheriting the throne of the southern kingdom of Judah after the united monarchy of Israel split. This division occurred due to Rehoboam's harsh policies, which led to the northern tribes rebelling and forming their own kingdom under Jeroboam. The split fulfilled the prophecy given to Jeroboam by the prophet Ahijah (<a href="/1_kings/11-29.htm">1 Kings 11:29-31</a>). Rehoboam's reign marks the beginning of the divided monarchy, a significant period in Israel's history.He was forty-one years old when he became king, Rehoboam's age at ascension suggests he was born during Solomon's reign, likely experiencing the height of Israel's united kingdom. His age implies a level of maturity, yet his early decisions reflect a lack of wisdom compared to his father Solomon. This contrast highlights the importance of seeking divine wisdom, as emphasized in Proverbs, traditionally attributed to Solomon.and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, Rehoboam's reign lasted from approximately 931 to 913 BC. Jerusalem, the capital of Judah, remained the political and spiritual center for the southern kingdom. The city's significance is rooted in its selection by God as the place for His temple, a central theme in the Davidic covenant (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>).the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. Jerusalem's selection as the city where God would place His Name underscores its spiritual importance. This choice is linked to God's covenant with David, promising that his lineage would endure and that his son would build the temple (<a href="/1_kings/8-16.htm">1 Kings 8:16-20</a>). The temple symbolized God's presence among His people, foreshadowing the coming of Jesus Christ, who is described as the true temple (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>).His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. Naamah's identity as an Ammonite highlights the political alliances Solomon formed through marriage, which were contrary to God's commands (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a>). The inclusion of her nationality serves as a reminder of the dangers of foreign influence leading to idolatry, a recurring issue in Israel's history. This background sets the stage for understanding the spiritual decline during Rehoboam's reign, as he allowed pagan practices to infiltrate Judah (<a href="/1_kings/14-22.htm">1 Kings 14:22-24</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/r/rehoboam.htm">Rehoboam</a> The son of Solomon and king of Judah. His reign is marked by a division in the kingdom and spiritual decline. 2. <a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a> The father of Rehoboam, known for his wisdom and building the Temple in Jerusalem, but also for his later apostasy. 3. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, consisting of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, with Jerusalem as its capital. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city chosen by God to place His Name, central to Jewish worship and identity. 5. <a href="/topical/n/naamah_the_ammonite.htm">Naamah the Ammonite</a> Rehoboam's mother, highlighting the influence of foreign nations and their gods on Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_godly_leadership.htm">The Importance of Godly Leadership</a> Rehoboam's reign illustrates the impact of leadership on a nation's spiritual health. Leaders must seek God's wisdom and guidance. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_compromise.htm">Consequences of Compromise</a> Rehoboam's lineage and actions reflect the dangers of compromising with worldly influences, leading to spiritual decline. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_choice.htm">God's Sovereign Choice</a> Despite human failures, God's choice of Jerusalem as His dwelling place remains significant, reminding us of His enduring promises. <a href="/topical/g/generational_influence.htm">Generational Influence</a> The influence of Solomon's and Naamah's decisions on Rehoboam's reign highlights the importance of godly parenting and heritage. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> Rehoboam's account encourages us to seek repentance and restoration, knowing that God can work through our failures for His purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 14</a> <a href="/q/who_was_king_rehoboam_biblically.htm">Who was King Rehoboam in biblical history?</a> <a href="/q/are_biblical_numbers_accurate.htm">Are biblical numbers accurate?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_rehoboam's_reign_called_evil.htm">2 Chronicles 12:12–14 – Why does the text claim partial repentance yet still list Rehoboam’s reign as evil compared to other biblical narratives?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_70,000_die_for_david's_census.htm">How is it fair for 70,000 people to die (1 Chronicles 21:14) because of David's census?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) And Rehoboam.--Here begins the second series of the book--a series of brief annals, touching only the main points of the history of the kings of Israel and Judah, till the appearance of Elijah (<a href="/1_kings/17-1.htm" title="And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.">1Kings 17:1</a>). In respect of the kingdom of Judah, and of Israel so far as it is connected with Judah, it is largely supplemented by the fuller record of the Chronicles (2 Chronicles 11-17).During this first epoch of the existence of the two kingdoms, including about sixty years, their relations appear to have been incessantly hostile, the aggression being on the side of the kingdom of Israel. In the reign of Rehoboam the invasion of Shishak was probably instigated, perhaps aided, by Jeroboam; subsequently the attack on Abijah, victoriously repelled, seems a direct attempt at subjugation; the same policy in substance is pursued by Baasha, and only checked by the desperate expedient of calling in the foreign power of Syria; till at last, wearied out by continual war against a superior force, Judah, even under such a king as Jehoshaphat, is forced to ally itself, apparently on a footing of something like dependence, with the kingdom of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 21. - And Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty [or twenty. See on 1 Kings 12:1] and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned [this reign is related at greater length in <a href="/2_chronicles/11.htm">2 Chronicles 11, 12</a>.] seventeen years [cf. <a href="/1_kings/15-1.htm">1 Kings 15:1</a>] in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord did choose [cf. <a href="/1_kings/11-36.htm">1 Kings 11:36</a>; <a href="/psalms/78-68.htm">Psalm 78:68</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/1-9.htm">Nehemiah 1:9</a>] out of all the tribes of Israel [cf. <a href="/2_chronicles/6-6.htm">2 Chronicles 6:6</a>; <a href="/2_kings/21-7.htm">2 Kings 21:7</a>] to put his name there. The historian reminds us that Jerusalem was by God's appointment the religious centre of the land; that Bethel and Dan were no sanctuaries of His choosing; and that, however much the realm of Rehoboam was restricted, he still reigned in the capital of God's choice. It is possible the words have some reference to the next verse, and imply that, though it was the holy city, yet even there they fell away from God (Bahr). And his mother's name was Naamah [or, according to the LXX., Naanan. See on 1 Kings 12:24], an [Heb. the, i.e., the well-known] Ammonitess. [The name of the mother is given with every king of Judah, principally because of the position of influence she occupied in the kingdom. See on 1 Kings 2:13, and ver. 31 below.] <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/14-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Meanwhile, Rehoboam וּרְחַבְעָם֙ (ū·rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7346.htm">Strong's 7346: </a> Rehoboam -- 'a people are enlarged', a king of Judah son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of Solomon שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה (šə·lō·mōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8010.htm">Strong's 8010: </a> Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne reigned מָלַ֖ךְ (mā·laḵ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel in Judah. בִּֽיהוּדָ֑ה (bî·hū·ḏāh) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites [He] רְחַבְעָ֨ם (rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7346.htm">Strong's 7346: </a> Rehoboam -- 'a people are enlarged', a king of Judah was forty-one אַרְבָּעִ֣ים (’ar·bā·‘îm) Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_705.htm">Strong's 705: </a> Forty years שָׁנָה֩ (šā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year old בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son when he became king, בְּמָלְכ֜וֹ (bə·mā·lə·ḵōw) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel and he reigned מָלַ֣ךְ (mā·laḵ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel seventeen וּֽשֲׁבַ֨ע (ū·šă·ḇa‘) Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number years שָׁנָ֣ה ׀ (šā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year in Jerusalem, בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֗ם (bî·rū·šā·lim) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel the city הָ֠עִיר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement the LORD יְהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel had chosen בָּחַ֨ר (bā·ḥar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_977.htm">Strong's 977: </a> To try, select from all מִכֹּל֙ (mik·kōl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the tribes שִׁבְטֵ֣י (šiḇ·ṭê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7626.htm">Strong's 7626: </a> Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc in which אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that to put לָשׂ֨וּם (lā·śūm) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set His Name. שְׁמ֥וֹ (šə·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> A name His mother's אִמּ֔וֹ (’im·mōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> A mother, ) name וְשֵׁ֣ם (wə·šêm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> A name was Naamah נַעֲמָ֖ה (na·‘ă·māh) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5279.htm">Strong's 5279: </a> Naamah -- a sister of Tubal-cain, also an Ammonitess the Ammonite. הָעַמֹּנִֽית׃ (hā·‘am·mō·nîṯ) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5985.htm">Strong's 5985: </a> Ammonitess -- an Ammonite woman <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/14-21.htm">1 Kings 14:21 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/14-21.htm">1 Kings 14:21 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/14-21.htm">1 Kings 14:21 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/14-21.htm">1 Kings 14:21 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/14-21.htm">1 Kings 14:21 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/14-21.htm">1 Kings 14:21 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/14-21.htm">1 Kings 14:21 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/14-21.htm">1 Kings 14:21 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/14-21.htm">1 Kings 14:21 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/14-21.htm">1 Kings 14:21 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-21.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 14:21 Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/14-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 14:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 14:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/14-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 14:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 14:22" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>