The Bible Story - Volume V - Basil Wolverton - 1987

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. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library