Solomon fathered Rehoboam, Rehoboam fathered Abijah, and Abijah fathered Asa.

所罗门生罗波安；罗波安生亚比雅；亚比雅生亚撒；

所罗门生罗波安，罗波安生亚比雅，亚比雅生亚撒，

所罗门生罗波安，罗波安生亚比雅，亚比雅生亚撒，

所罗门生罗波安，罗波安生亚比雅，亚比雅生亚撒，

所罗门生罗波安，罗波安生亚比雅，亚比雅生亚撒，

所罗门生罗波安，罗波安生亚比雅，亚比雅生亚撒，

所羅門生羅波安；羅波安生亞比雅；亞比雅生亞撒；

所羅門生羅波安，羅波安生亞比雅，亞比雅生亞撒，

所羅門生羅波安，羅波安生亞比雅，亞比雅生亞撒，

所羅門生羅波安，羅波安生亞比雅，亞比雅生亞撒，

所羅門生羅波安，羅波安生亞比雅，亞比雅生亞撒，

所羅門生羅波安；羅波安生亞比雅；亞比雅生亞撒；

所羅門生羅波安，羅波安生亞比雅，亞比雅生亞撒，

大衛納烏利亞妻、生所羅門、所羅門生羅波安、羅波安生亞比亞、亞比亞生亞撒、

所羅門生羅波暗、羅波暗生亞比亞、亞比亞生亞撒、

所羅門生羅波安、羅波安生亞比雅、亞比雅生亞撒、

所羅門生羅玻盎、羅玻盎生亞必雅、亞必雅生阿撒、

Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa,

Solomon was the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam was the father of Abijah. Abijah was the father of Asa.

and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph,

Solomon was the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam was the father of Abijah. Abijah was the father of Asa.

Solomon fathered Rehoboam, Rehoboam fathered Abijah, Abijah fathered Asa,

Solomon begot Rehoboam, Rehoboam begot Abijah, and Abijah begot Asa.

and Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat Abijah; and Abijah begat Asa;

Solomon fathered Rehoboam, Rehoboam fathered Abijah, Abijah fathered Asa,

And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;

Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa,

Solomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa.

Now Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, then Abijah was his son, Asa, his son, Jehoshaphat, his son,Joram, his son, Ahaziah, his son, Joash, his son,Amaziah, his son, Azariah, his son, Jotham, his son,Ahaz, his son, Hezekiah, his son, Manasseh, his son,Amon, his son, and Josiah, his son.

And Abijam lay down with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and his son Asa became king in his place.So in the twentieth year of Jeroboam the king of Israel, Asa began to reign as king of Judah.He reigned for forty one years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.Now Asa did what was right in the sight of the Lord, like his father David.He also removed the male cult prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols which his fathers had made.And even his mother Maacah, he also removed her from the position of queen mother, because she had made an abominable image as an Asherah; and Asa cut down her abominable image and burned it at the brook Kidron.But the high places were not eliminated; nevertheless Asa’s heart was wholly devoted to the Lord all his days.And he brought into the house of the Lord the holy gifts of his father and his own holy gifts: silver, gold, and valuable utensils.Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.Baasha king of Israel marched against Judah and fortified Ramah in order to prevent anyone from going out or coming in to Asa king of Judah.Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that was left in the treasuries of the house of the Lord and the treasuries of the king’s house, and handed it over to his servants. And King Asa sent them to Ben hadad the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Aram, who lived in Damascus, saying,“ Let’s make a treaty between you and me, as there was between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold; go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so that he will withdraw from me.”So Ben hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, and conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel beth maacah, and all Chinneroth, besides all the land of Naphtali.When Baasha heard about it, he stopped fortifying Ramah and remained in Tirzah.Then King Asa made a proclamation to all Judah— no one was exempt— and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber with which Baasha had built fortifications. And King Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah.Now as for the rest of all the acts of Asa and all his might, and all that he did and the cities which he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? But in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.

When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and strong, he and all Israel with him abandoned the Law of the Lord.

So Abijah lay down with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David, and his son Asa became king in his place. The land was undisturbed for ten years during his days.And Asa did what was good and right in the sight of the Lord his God,for he removed the foreign altars and high places, tore down the memorial stones, cut down the Asherim,and commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers and to comply with the Law and the commandment.He also removed the high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah. And the kingdom was undisturbed under him.He built fortified cities in Judah, since the land was undisturbed, and there was no one at war with him during those years, because the Lord had given him rest.For he said to Judah,“ Let’s build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, gates and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the Lord our God; we have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.Now Asa had an army of three hundred thousand from Judah, carrying large shields and spears, and 280,000 from Benjamin, carrying shields and wielding bows; all of them were valiant warriors.Now Zerah the Ethiopian went out against them with an army of a million men and three hundred chariots, and he came to Mareshah.So Asa went out to meet him, and they drew up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.Then Asa called to the Lord his God and said,“ Lord, there is no one besides You to help in the battle between the powerful and those who have no strength; help us, Lord our God, for we trust in You, and in Your name have come against this multitude. Lord, You are our God; do not let man prevail against You.”So the Lord routed the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah, and the Ethiopians fled.Asa and the people who were with him pursued them as far as Gerar; and so many Ethiopians fell that they could not recover, for they were shattered before the Lord and before His army. And they carried away a very large amount of plunder.They destroyed all the cities around Gerar, for the dread of the Lord had fallen on them; and they pillaged all the cities, for there was much plunder in them.They also fatally struck those who owned livestock, and they led away large numbers of sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.

And Solomon lay down with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David; and his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.

And Rehoboam lay down with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess. And his son Abijam became king in his place.

Then Solomon lay down with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David, and his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, because all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.Now when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard about this, he was living in Egypt( for he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from the presence of King Solomon).Then they sent word and summoned him, and Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,“ Your father made our yoke hard; but now, lighten the hard labor imposed by your father and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you.”Then he said to them,“ Depart for three days, then return to me.” So the people departed.And King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon while he was still alive, saying,“ How do you advise me to answer this people?”Then they spoke to him, saying,“ If you will be a servant to this people today, and will serve them and grant them their request, and speak pleasant words to them, then they will be your servants always.”But he ignored the advice of the elders which they had given him, and consulted with the young men who had grown up with him and served him.He said to them,“ What advice do you give, so that we may answer this people who have spoken to me, saying,‘ Lighten the yoke which your father put on us’?”And the young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying,“ This is what you should say to this people who spoke to you, saying:‘ Your father made our yoke heavy, now you make it lighter for us!’ You should speak this way to them:‘ My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!Now then, my father loaded you with a heavy yoke; yet I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions!’ ”Then Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had directed, saying,“ Return to me on the third day.”And the king answered the people harshly, for he ignored the advice of the elders which they had given him,and he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying,“ My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions!”So the king did not listen to the people; because it was a turn of events from the Lord, in order to establish His word which the Lord spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.When all Israel saw that the king had not listened to them, the people replied to the king, saying,“ What share do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse; To your tents, Israel! Now look after your own house, David!” So Israel went away to their tents.But as for the sons of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.Then King Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, and all Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam hurried to mount his chariot to flee to Jerusalem.So Israel has broken with the house of David to this day.And it came about, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, that they sent word and called him to the assembly, and made him king over all Israel. None except the tribe of Judah alone followed the house of David.Now when Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, 180,000 chosen warriors, to fight against the house of Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,“ Tell Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and the rest of the people, saying,‘ This is what the Lord says:“ You shall not go up nor fight against your relatives the sons of Israel; return, every man to his house, for this thing has come from Me.” ’ ” So they listened to the word of the Lord, and returned to go their way in accordance with the word of the Lord.

and worthless men gathered to him, wicked men, who proved too strong for Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, when he was young and timid and could not hold his own against them.