while Solomon’s notoriously ineffectual son Rehoboam presided over Judah. Both kingdoms suffered a devastating blow when an ...

Solomon’s heir, Rehoboam, however, lacked his father’s abilities and, upon taking the throne, failed to negotiate an agreement with disgruntled workers in Israel’s northern half. This ...

After the death of King Solomon, Rehoboam his son succeeded him as king. A group came to him to seek relief from the heavy yoke that his father Solomon had apparently placed upon them. Rehoboam ...