The Bible Story - A Kingdom Divided - Basil Wolverton - March 1968

Basil Wolverton

Rehoboam, Solomon's son, had come before a public gathering to be proclaimed king officially (I Kings 12:1; II Chronicles 10:1), although he had actually been Israel's new ruler from the time of his father's death. (I Kings 11:43.) Rehoboam's attitude was that of a young man accustomed to what great wealth could provide, He had little interest in the welfare of his people. Jeroboam's Sedition. Conflict with his subjects started on his inauguration day. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library