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== Early History ==

== Early History ==

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 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'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.

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.

== The Athaliah-Joash Affair ==

== The Athaliah-Joash Affair ==