20 And the days which Jeroboam reigned, were two and twenty years: and he [a]slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.

21 ¶ Also Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was one and forty years old, when he began to reign, and reigned seventeen [b]years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there: and his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonite.

22 And Judah wrought wickedness in the sight of the Lord: and they provoked him more with their sins, which they had committed, [c]than all that which their fathers had done.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 14:20 The Lord smote him that he died, 2 Chron. 13:20.
  2. 1 Kings 14:21 And died before Jeroboam about four years.
  3. 1 Kings 14:22 Or, besides all that their fathers had done by their sins.

20 He reigned for twenty-two years and then rested with his ancestors. And Nadab his son succeeded him as king.

Rehoboam King of Judah(A)

21 Rehoboam son of Solomon was king in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel in which to put his Name. His mother’s name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite.(B)

22 Judah(C) did evil in the eyes of the Lord. By the sins they committed they stirred up his jealous anger(D) more than those who were before them had done.

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