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  JewishEncyclopedia.com - REHOBOAM.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Rehoboam was advised by the old men, who had seen the evils of his father's course, to yield to the people's request; but his own companions, accustomed to the pleasures of the brilliant court of Solomon, advised him rather to increase his revenues.
Rehoboam's ambition was not yet subdued, and he collected an immense army of 180,000 men to put down the revolt.
Rehoboam was the son of an Ammonite woman; and when David praised God because it was permissible to marry Ammonites and Moabites, he held the child upon his knees, giving thanks for himself as well as for Rehoboam, since this permission was of advantage to them both (Yeb.
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 Rehoboam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rehoboam was king of Judah, succeeding his father Solomon.
Rehoboam tried to win back the revolted ten tribes by making war against them, but he was prevented by the prophet Shemaiah.
In the fifth year of Rehoboam's reign, Shoshenq I, one of the kings of Egypt, probably at the encouragement of Jeroboam his son-in-law, made war against him.
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 Rehoboam   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Benjamin was reckoned along with Judah and two tribes formed the southern kingdom with Jerusalem as its capital; while the northern tribes formed themselves into a separate kingdom Samaria is its capital choosing Jeroboam as their king.
Rehoboam tried to back the revolted ten tribes by making against them but he was prevented by prophet Shemaiah.
In the fifth year of Rehoboam's reign Shishak one of the kings of Egypt probably at the encouragement of Jeroboam son-in-law made war against him.
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 REHOBOAM - LoveToKnow Article on REHOBOAM
That this invasion is to be connected with the friendly relations which are said to have subsisted between the first of the Libyan dynasty and Rehoboam's rival is unlikely.
Sheshonk has figured his campaign outside the great temple of Karnak with a list of some 150 places which he claims to have conquered, but it is possible that these were only tributary, and the names may be largely based upon older lists.
Of Rehoboam's successor Abijah (or Abijam) little is known except a victory over Jeroboam recorded in 2 Chron.
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 Rehoboam
Rehoboam apparently did not have his finger on the pulse of the nation as he not only denied the relief, but promised to make the burden heavier.
Although Rehoboam intended to quell the rebellion by force, his spiritual advisors (of the prophetic party) counseled against this as it would be father against son, or civil war.
Rehoboam remained king of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, in the south; a kingdom much reduced in size and power.
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 King Rehoboam - Biography
King Rehoboam's legacy is one of loss — loss of half the kingdom, loss of integrity, loss of national sovereignty.
Rehoboam ignored their decision, and at the scheduled time, accompanied his tax collector on his duties as usual.
Rehoboam replaced these with cheap imitations, and even these were kept under lock and key, being brought into view only when the king was present.
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 Rehoboam   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Rehoboam reigned over "people of Israel who were living in cities of Judah." People of Israel [who were in Northern Kingdom] stoned Hadoram, who was over forced labor.
Rehoboam loved Maacah above all his wives and designated her son Abijah as his successor (in 2 Chr 13:2 Abijah's mother is Micaiah daughter of Uriel).
Rehoboam had 18 wives and 60 concubines and had 28 sons and 60 daughters.
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 Rehoboam   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Rehoboam was the son of Solomon, his favorite son, and the one who succeeded him to the throne.
Rehoboam was the first of this line of kings, Solomon's son, the first king to sit on the throne of Judah after the kingdom divided.
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.
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 Rehoboam (International Standard Bible Encyclopedia) :: Bible Tools
Rehoboam, believing in his ability to carry out his threat (1 Kings 12:14), sent Adoram, his taskmaster, who no doubt had quelled other disturbances, to subdue the populace, which, insulted by indignities and enraged by Rehoboam's renewed insolence, stoned his messenger to death.
Rehoboam next occupied himself in strengthening the territory which still remained to him by fortifying a number of cities (2 Chronicles 11:5-12).
According to 2 Chronicles 11:13-17, Rehoboam's prosperity was augmented by an immigration of priests and Levites from Israel, who came to Jerusalem because of their opposition to the idolatrous worship instituted by Jeroboam.
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But when Rehoboam was born, King Solomon had already entered upon the fatal path which led to the ruin of his race; and the prince was brought up, like any other Eastern in similar circumstances, with the young nobles of a court which had learned foreign modes of thinking and foreign manners.
Rehoboam was not to discuss their demands, but to tell them that they would find they had to deal with a monarch far more powerful and far more strict than his father had been.
As already noticed, Rehoboam took care to locate his other sons in the different districts of his territory, giving them ample means for sustaining their rank, and forming numerous and influential alliances for them.* Altogether Rehoboam had twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
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 Biblical people: Rehoboam (King of Judah)
Rehoboam, son of Solomon and Naamah the Ammonitess, became the first ruler of the Southern Kingdom of Judah at age 41.
Rehoboam refused to alleviate the burdens of taxation and forced labor, which Solomon had laid upon them, and the northern tribes seceded from the state, proclaiming Jeroboam as their king.
Rehoboam tried to force the northern tribes to acknowledge him as their king, but God sent the prophet Shemaiah to stop the war before it started.
www.aboutbibleprophecy.com /p63.htm   (347 words)

  
 Guard Against Following Bad Advice
Rehoboam, Rebellion, and the Division of the Kingdom (12:1-24)
They instructed Rehoboam to declare to the people that his demands upon them would be much more severe than his father’s were.
As counseled by his peers, Rehoboam refused to grant grace to his people or to become their servant-leader as the elders had suggested.
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 Rehoboam (WebBible Encyclopedia) - ChristianAnswers.Net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Rehoboam was appalled, and tried concessions, but it was too late (18).
Rehoboam tried to win back the revolted ten tribes by making war against them, but he was prevented by the prophet Shemaiah (21-24; 2 Chr.
In the fifth year of Rehoboam's reign, Shishak (q.v.), one of the kings of Egypt of the Assyrian dynasty, stirred up, no doubt, by Jeroboam his son-in-law, made war against him.
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 Jesse Tree Advent Calendar - December 18 - Rehoboam   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Rehoboam went to Shechem for his coronation ceremony after the death of his father King Solomon.
By the 5th year of Rehoboam's reign the behavior of the people was so wicked that God sent King Shishak of Egypt to attack Jerusalem.
For the rest of Rehoboam's reign, Judah was a vassal of Egypt.
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 REHOBOAM: The Reckless Phony
Rehoboam would have had to have been one year old at the time of David’s death, but Solomon was described as being “young and tender” at that time.
Rehoboam’s counselors, the young men, are said to have “grown up with him.” They were of the same age as Rehoboam.
The greatest tragedy of Rehoboam’s reign is that it can be summarized by the word “folly.” What a remarkable contrast is found between Solomon who at 20 years is known as the wisest man of all times and Rehoboam who at 21 years is known as the greatest fool of all times.
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 CHRIST CREATIVE BAPTIST CHURCH, CHRISTIAN, RELIGION, THEOLOGY, WORSHIP, MINISTRY, MINISTER, PASTOR, CLERGY, WEDDING
Rehoboam was the son of Solomon and Naamah, a Black Ammonite woman.
Rehoboam was more willing to hide his short comings than he was willing to admit his short comings.
V27 says, "And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king's house." My final point is this: If you don't have the joy of the Lord in your heart, you will put on a false face.
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 Rehoboam’s Counselors
Rehoboam asked the people to leave him for three days and he would give them an answer.
Rehoboam apparently was not pleased with the recommendations of the older men in the nation.
When Jereboam and the Israelite people came to Rehoboam the third day, the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they had given him and spoke unto them as the young men had advised (1 Kings 12:12-14).
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 * Rehoboam - (Wine): Definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Rehoboam - An over-sized bottle, holding 4.5 liters or the equivalent of about 6 regular sized bottles.
Rehoboam Large bottle used in Champagne and Burgundy equivalent to 6 standard bottles (4.5 litres, 153 US fl.
Champagne also uses the term Rehoboam, which is the size of six bottles...
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 THE FOLLY OF REHOBOAM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Rehoboam was the son of Solomon, king of Jerusalem.
Rehoboam gave heed to the young men, his "brain trust." The young men "took over" in Israel.
If Rehoboam had listened to the advice of the old men and had tried to be the servant of his people rather than their dictator, how different the outcome would have been.
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 Profiles of Faith: Jeroboam: First King of the Ten Tribes > The Good News : July/August 1998   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
That their meeting was in this northern city added to Rehoboam's troubles, for he knew the northern tribes were chafing at the heavy-handed tax and labor policies administered from Jerusalem.
Although Rehoboam was the son of the wisest of men, he didn't inherit his father's wisdom: "But he rejected the advice which the elders had given him, and consulted the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.
Rehoboam was left with only two tribes—Judah and Benjamin—along with a good portion of the tribe of Levi, which was interspersed among all the other tribes of Israel.
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 BibleGateway.com Passage Lookup: 2Chr. 10-13
But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders and instead asked the opinion of the young men who had grown up with him and who were now his advisers.
Rehoboam married his cousin Mahalath, the daughter of David's son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Eliab.
Rehoboam also wisely gave responsibilities to his other sons and stationed them in the fortified cities throughout the land of Judah and Benjamin.
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 BibleGateway.com Passage Lookup: 2 Chronicles 10-12
Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David's son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse's son Eliab.
Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah to be the chief prince among his brothers, in order to make him king.
Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.
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 AllRefer.com - Rehoboam (Biblical Proper Names, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Under him the northern tribes broke away from the rule of Jerusalem and set up a separate kingdom (called Israel) with Jeroboam I as their king.
Rehoboam's foolish insolence to the protesting tribespeople is celebrated.
In Rehoboam's reign Palestine was invaded by Sheshonk I of Egypt.
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 MAY 11 - free daily devotions by believerscafe.com, A resource site with>35,000 pages Free Christian Classics, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Rehoboam was obedient to the Lord for three years.
In chapters 11 and 12 Rehoboam is pressured into leading a war against the ten tribes who had rebelled against the house of David.
Rehoboam had lived in the indulgence of the flesh.
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 Cedar Park Prison Ministry Bible Study - Lesson 12
So Rehoboam, on the following day of his lousy advice from the young hot-heads, told that people that he would not make life easier on them, rather, he would make life even harder than it was before.
Rehoboam was going to be the big king, and everybody would have to do what he said.
And Rehoboam sent a tax collector to Israel, and the people killed him, and Rehoboam high-tailed it to Jerusalem where there was safety.
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 Rehoboam - King of Judah
Previous to Solomon's reign, Rehoboam's grandfather, King David, had established Israel as a military power among the world's nations, establishing peace on every side for his descendents to inherit.
Rehoboam, at 41, was no child when he became king.
However, whether because of trappings of power or the need to emerge from behind his ancestor's long shadows, Rehoboam rejected the sages' advice and sought counsel from the friends with whom he had grown up.
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 Bible Study - Rehoboam
Rehoboam, the grandson of King David, and son of King Solomon, certainly qualifies in that category.
When Rehoboam became king of all Israel upon the death of his father, he gave the people a "take it or leave it" refusal when they asked for relief from their heavy government burden.
"When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam the son of Solomon." [see Jews At War With Israel]
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