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Day 300 and 40.
Reha Boham went to Shechem where all Israel had gathered to make him king.
When Jar Boams, son of Neba heard of this, he returned from Egypt for he had fled
to Egypt to escape from King Solomon.
The leaders of Israel summoned him and Jar Boham and all.
Israel went to speak with Rehoboam.
Your father was a hard master.
They said, lighten the harsh labor demands and heavy taxes
that your father imposed on us.
Then we will be your loyal subjects.
Rehoboam replied, come back in three days for my answer.
So the people went away.
Then King Rehoboam discussed the matter with the older men
who had counseled his father.
So Solomon, what is your advice?
He asked, how should I answer these people?
The older counselors replied.
If you are good to these people and do your best to please them and
give them a favorable answer, they will always be your loyal subjects.
But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the older men and instead asked the
opinion of the young men who had grown up with him and were now his advisors.
What is your advice?
He asked them, how should I answer these people who want me to lighten
the burdens imposed by my father?
The young men replied.
This is what you should tell those complainers who want a lighter burden.
My little finger is thicker than my father's waist.
Yes, my father laid heavy burdens on you, but I'm going to make them even heavier.
My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions.
Three days later, jar Boham and all the people returned to hear Reho Boams
decision just as the king had ordered.
But Reho Boem spoke harshly to them for, he rejected the advice of the
older counselors and followed the counsel of his younger advisors.
He told the people, my father laid heavy burdens on you, but I'm
going to make them even heavier.
My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions.
So the king paid no attention to the people.
This turn of events was the will of God.
For it fulfilled the Lord's message to Jar Boem, son of Neba through
the prophet, a hijah from Shiloh.
When all Israel realized that the king had refused to listen to them, they
responded down with the dynasty of David.
We have no interest in the son of Jesse.
Back to your homes.
O Israel.
Look out for your own house.
O David.
So all the people of Israel returned home, but Rehoboam continued
to rule over the Israelites who lived in the towns of Judah.
King Rehoboam sent Aden Iram, who was in charge of forced labor
to restore order, but the people of Israel stoned him to death.
When this news reached King Rehoboam, he quickly jumped into
his chariot and fled to Jerusalem.
And to this day, the Northern tribes of Israel have refused to
be ruled by a descendant of David.
When Rehoboam arrived at Jerusalem, he mobilized the man of Judah and
Benjamin 180,000 select troops to fight against Israel and to
restore the kingdom to himself.
But the Lord said to Shama the man of God.
Say to Reho Boem, son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the Israelites in Judah
and Benjamin, this is what the Lord says.
Do not fight against your relatives.
Go back home for what has happened is my doing.
So they obeyed the message of the Lord and did not fight against Jar Boham.
Raho Boem remained in Jerusalem and fortified various towns
for the defense of Judah.
He built up Bethlehem, Edam, Tekoa, Beth Zer Soko, AAM Gath, Maha Z, AUM,
Laish Ika, Zora, Alon, and Heian.
These became the fortified towns of Judah and Benjamin.
Rehoboam strengthened their defenses and stationed commanders
in them, and he stored supplies of food, olive oil, and wine.
He also put shields and spears in these towns as a further safety
measure, so only Judah and Benjamin remained under his control.
But all the priests and Levites living among the northern tribes
of Israel sided with Rehoboam.
The Levites even abandoned their pasture lands and property.
And moved to Judah and Jerusalem because Jarre Boem and his sons would not allow
them to serve the Lord as priests.
Jarre Boem appointed his own priests to serve at the pagan shrines where they
worshiped the goat and calf idols he had made from all the tribes of Israel.
Those who sincerely wanted to worship the Lord, the God of Israel, followed
the Levites to Jerusalem where they could offer sacrifices to the Lord.
The God of their ancestors.
This strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and for three years they supported
Rehoboam son of Solomon for during those years, they faithfully followed
in the footsteps of David and Solomon.
The Rehoboam married his cousin, mehala, the daughter of
David's son, Reath and of Aha.
The daughter of Elia's.
Son of Jesse Mela had three sons.
J.
She and Zam later, Rehoboam married another cousin Meka.
The granddaughter of Absalom Meka gave birth to Ab Baja Aai Zza and Shammo.
Rehoboam loved Meka more than any of his other wives and concubines in all.
He had 18 wives and 60 concubines, and they gave birth
to 28 sons and 60 daughters.
Rehoboam appointed Mecca's son, Aja, as leader among the princes, making it
clear that he would be the next king.
Rehoboam also wisely, gave responsibilities to his other
sons and stationed some of them in the fortified towns throughout
the land of Judah and Benjamin.
He provided them with generous provisions and he found many wives for them, but
when Rehoboam was firmly established and strong, He abandoned the law of the Lord
and all Israel followed him in this sin because they were unfaithful to the Lord.
King Shiha of Egypt came and attacked Jerusalem in the fifth
year of King Reha BOM's Reign.
He came with 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horses, and a countless
army of foot soldiers including Libyans, sockeyes, and Ethiopians.
Sha Shaq conquered Judah's fortified towns and then advanced to attack Jerusalem.
The prophet Shama then met with Rehoboam and Judah's leaders who had all fled
to Jerusalem because of Sha Shaq.
Shama told them, this is what the Lord says.
You have abandoned me, so I am abandoning you to Shih.
Then the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, The
Lord is right in doing this to us.
When the Lord saw their change of heart, he gave this message to Shamaya.
Since the people have humbled themselves, I will not completely destroy them
and will soon give them some relief.
I will not use Shi Shq to pour out my anger on Jerusalem, but they will
become his subjects so they will know the difference between serving
me and serving earthly rulers.
So King Shack of Egypt came up and attacked Jerusalem.
He ransacked the treasuries of the Lord's temple and the royal palace.
He stole everything, including all the gold shields Solomon had made.
King Rehoboam later replaced them with Bronze Shields as substitutes, and
he entrusted them to the care of the commanders of the Guard who protected
the entrance to the royal palace.
Whenever the king went to the temple of the Lord.
The guards would also take the shields and then return them to the guard
room because Rehoboam humbled himself.
The Lord's anger was turned away, and he did not destroy him completely.
There were still some good things in the land of Judah.
King Rehoboam firmly established himself in Jerusalem and continued to rule.
He was 41 years old when he became King, and he reigned 17 years in Jerusalem.
The city the Lord had chosen from among all the tribes of Israel
as the place to honor His name.
Rehoboam mother was Nema, a woman from am.
Amen.
But he was an evil king for he did not seek the Lord with all his heart.
The rest of the events of Rehoboam reign from beginning to end are
recorded in the record of Shema, the prophet, and the record of Ido the seer.
Which are part of the genealogical record.
Rehoboam and Jeroboam were continually at war with each other.
When Rehoboam died, he was buried in the city of David.
Then his son Aja, became the next king.
Aja began to rule over Judah in the 18th year of Jar Boams reign in Israel.
He reigned in Jerusalem three years.
His mother was Meka, the daughter of Uriel from gia.
Then war broke out between Aja and Jeroboam.
Judah led by King Aja fielded 400,000 select warriors while Jeroboam Mustered
800,000 select troops from Israel.
When the army of Judah arrived in the hill country of Raim, Abai just
stood on Mount Zeum and shouted to j Boham and all Israel, listen to me.
Don't you realize that the Lord, the God of Israel, made a lasting
covenant with David giving him and his descendants the throne of Israel forever.
Yet J Boham, son of Neba, a mere servant of David's son, Solomon,
rebelled against his master.
Then a whole gang of scoundrels joined him, defying Solomon's son Rehoboam
when he was young and inexperienced and could not stand up to them.
Do you really think you can stand against the kingdom of the Lord that
is led by the descendants of David?
You may have a vast army and you have those gold calves that
Jar Bowen made as your gods.
But you have chased away the priests of the Lord, the descendants of Aaron and
the Levites, and you have appointed your own priests, just like the pagan nations.
You let anyone become a priest these days, whoever comes to be dedicated with
a young bull, and seven rams can become a priest of these so-called gods of yours.
But as for us, the Lord is our God and we have not abandoned him.
Only the descendants of errands serve the Lord as priests, and the Levites
alone may help them in their work.
They present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the Lord.
Every morning and evening they place the bread of the presents on the holy
table and they light the gold lamp stand.
Every evening we are following the instructions of the Lord our
God, but you have abandoned him.
So you see, God is with us.
He is our leader.
His priests blow their trumpets and lead us into battle against you.
Oh, people of Israel.
Do not fight against the Lord.
The God of your ancestors for you will not succeed.
Meanwhile, jar Boham had secretly sent part of his army around behind
the men of Judah to ambush them.
When Judah realized that they were being attacked from the front and the rear,
they cried out to the Lord for help.
Then the priests blew the trumpets and the men of Judah began to shout
at the sound of their battle cry.
God defeated Jar Boem and all Israel and routed them before
ab Baja and the army of Judah.
The Israelite army fled from Judah and God handed them over to Judah in defeat.
AB Baja and his army inflicted heavy losses on them.
500,000 of Israel's select troops were killed that day.
So Judah defeated Israel on that occasion because they trusted in
the Lord the God of their ancestors.
Ab Baja and his army pursued Jar BOM's troops and captured some of his towns,
including Bethel, Ana and Ephron, along with their surrounding villages.
So j Boham of Israel never regained his power during Ab
Bajas lifetime, and finally, the Lord struck him down and he died.
Meanwhile, ab Baja of Judah grew more and more powerful.
He married 14 wives and had 22 sons and 16 daughters.
The rest of the events of Abba's reign, including his words
and deeds, Are recorded in the commentary of Ido the prophet.