Lexical Definition

‎רְחַבְעָם‎ Rᵉchabʻâm (rekh-ab-awm') Rehoboam ^N:N-M-P
from ‎רָחַב‎ and ‎עַם‎; a people has enlarged

Rehoboam.

• § Rehoboam = "a people has enlarged"
• Rechabam, an Israelite king

1) son of Solomon and the 1st king of Judah after the split up of the kingdom of Israel

See Greek: Ῥοβοάμ

Extended Information

• A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchyand Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.11.43
• son of: Solomon (שְׁלֹמֹה) and Naamah (נַעֲמָה)
• brother of: Taphath (טָפַת) and Basemath (בׇּשְׂמַת); married to Maacah (מַעֲכָה), Mahalath (מַחֲלַת) and Abihail (אֲבִיהַיִל)
• father of: Abijah (אֲבִיָּה), Jeush (יְעוּשׁ), Shemariah (שְׁמַרְיָה), Zaham (זַהַם), Attai (עַתַּי), Ziza (זִיזָא) and Shelomith (שְׁלֹמִית)
• Also named: Rhoboam (Ῥοβοάμ "Rehoboam" Ῥοβοάμ)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎רְחַבְעָם‎₄₉ proper name, masculine Rehoboam (word-play on ‎רחב‎ Eccl 47:23c); — king of Judah, son of Solomon; Ροβοαμ: 1Kgs 11:43; 1Kgs 12:1; 1Kgs 12:3; 1Kgs 12:6 + 16 t. 1Kgs 12; 1Kgs 14, + 1Kgs 15:6 || 2Chr 9:31; 2Chr 10:1; 2Chr 10:3; 2Chr 10:6 + 21 t. 2Chr 10; 2Chr 11; 2Chr 12, + 2Chr 13:7 (twice in verse); also 1Chr 3:10.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • King of Judah • Son of Solomon, first king of Judah

King living at the time of United Monarchyand Divided Monarchy

Rehoboam was the son of Solomon and the first king of Judah after the division of the kingdom.

• A king of Judah living at the time of United Monarchyand Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.11.43;
• referred to as Rehoboam or [ ] (KJV= Rehoboam) רְחַבְעָם, or Rehoboam (KJV= Roboam) Ῥοβοάμ;
• son of Solomon שְׁלֹמֹה and Naamah נַעֲמָה;
• a brother of Taphath טָפַת and Basemath בׇּשְׂמַת;
• husband of Maacah מַעֲכָה, Mahalath מַחֲלַת and Abihail אֲבִיהַיִל;
• father of Abijah אֲבִיָּה, Jeush יְעוּשׁ, Shemariah שְׁמַרְיָה, Zaham זַהַם, Attai עַתַּי, Ziza זִיזָא and Shelomith שְׁלֹמִית.

Rehoboam was the son of King Solomon and Naamah, an Ammonite woman (1 Kings 14:21, 31). He became king of Judah after Solomon's death (1 Kings 11:43). When Rehoboam went to Shechem to be crowned, the people, led by Jeroboam, asked him to lighten the heavy yoke that Solomon had placed on them (1 Kings 12:1-4). Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father, but he rejected their advice to be a servant to the people (1 Kings 12:6-8). Instead, he followed the counsel of the young men who had grown up with him and threatened to make the people's yoke even heavier (1 Kings 12:9-14). As a result, the ten northern tribes rebelled against Rehoboam and made Jeroboam their king, leaving only the tribes of Judah and Benjamin loyal to Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:16-20). Rehoboam intended to fight against the northern tribes, but God sent a prophet to stop him (1 Kings 12:21-24). During Rehoboam's reign, King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and took away the treasures of the temple and the royal palace (1 Kings 14:25-28; 2 Chronicles 12:1-12). Rehoboam did evil in the eyes of the Lord and allowed idol worship to spread in Judah (1 Kings 14:22-24). He reigned for 17 years and was succeeded by his son Abijah (1 Kings 14:21, 31; 2 Chronicles 12:16). Rehoboam's story is a cautionary tale about the consequences of foolish decisions and disobedience to God.

All entries for Rehoboam: רְחַבְעָם ☩ Ῥοβοάμ

Related Profiles:

• Solomon (father)
• Naamah (mother)
• Maacah (spouse)
• Mahalath (spouse)
• Abihail (spouse)
• Taphath (sibling)
• Basemath (sibling)
• Abijah (child)
• Jeush (child)
• Shemariah (child)
• Zaham (child)
• Attai (child)
• Ziza (child)
• Shelomith (child)