Rehoboam

Rehoboam (Hebrew רחבעם ) reigned as the first king of the kingdom of Judah 931-914 BC

Biblical testimony

His father was King Solomon, his mother the Ammonite Naama. After Solomon's death, he failed to preserve the founded by King David kingdom of Israel. Except his own tribe of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin came all the tribes from the Davidic royal house and chose Jeroboam as king of the northern kingdom of Israel.

According to 1 Kings 12 Rehoboam made ​​on a prophetic word out about the plan from reconquer the northern kingdom by war. In addition, under Rehoboam idols were worshiped. His subjects made ​​on every high hill and under every green tree " heights, cairns and the groves " (1 Kings 14:23 EU). In the fifth year of his reign, the southern kingdom of Judah from Egypt under Pharaoh Shishak, which is generally equated with Sheshonk I was attacked and looted parts of the temple treasures. According to the Bible God's punishment.

Rehoboam's son Abijah was king, the only three years reigned ( 1 Chr 3,10 EU), and his grandson was King Asa, who reigned 41 years.

Archeology

In Karnak, in the great Hall of Columns of the temple of Amun, a temple relief of Pharaoh Sheshonk I have found that this is a conquest to Canaan. It is uncertain, however, if either the cities of Judah were destroyed, since these villages, including Jerusalem are not mentioned on the relief. Also, has not exactly determine whether the person or the campaigns took place in the reign of Rehoboam. Furthermore, a hieroglyphic inscription on a stele is north of Jerusalem from the campaign of Sheshonk, as well as in Megiddo. After that mainly were the cities of the northern kingdom of Jeroboam, including subjected to the old tribal area of King Saul destroyed, as well as the powerful cities of the fertile Jezreel Valley.