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== Early History ==

== Early History ==

Rehoboam had an inauspicious seventeen-year reign, and in the middle of it [[Pharaoh]] [[Shishak]] raided his kingdom and took much plunder. Thereafter, the glory of [[Jerusalem]] under Solomon would never be the same. This was the same Shishak who had given asylum to Jeroboam in the last three years of Solomon's reign.

Rehoboam had an inauspicious seventeen-yeaand in the middle of it [[Pharaoh]] [[Shishak]] raided his kingdom and took much er. Thereafter, the glory of [[Jerusalem]] under Solomon would never be the same. This was the same Shishak who had given asylum tooboam in the last three years of Solomon's reign.

Rehoboam's son [[Abijam]] had an even briefer spell. But [[Asa]] was the first example of a king who did ''right'' in God's sight. In this regard, not every king who "did right" did ''everything'' right--but those who did, tended to have prosperous reigns.

Rehoboam's son [[Abijam]] had an even briefer spell. But [[Asa]] was the first example of a king who did ''ri'' in God's sight. In this regard, not every king who "did right" did ''everything'' rig those who did, tended to have prosperous reigns.

== The Athaliah-Joash Affair ==

== The Athaliah-Joash Affair ==