Jeroboam and the people promise their loyalty to Rehoboam in return for lesser burdens. The older men counsel Rehoboam to agree, but the king seeks advice from younger men who advise him to tax the people even more, which he does.
PEOPLE: Rehoboam – Israelites – Jeroboam – יהוה YHVH God – Ahijah the Shilonite – Hadoram
PLACES: Shechem – Egypt – Tribe of Judah
RELATED ARTICLES: Nebat – Solomon
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