== Family ==
He was born in 1016 (or 971) BC, the son of [[Solomon]] by [[Naamah the Ammonitess|Naamah]], an [[Ammon|Ammonitish]] itish woman. His age establishes that he was born before Solomon even began to reign, and further establishes that Solomon had begun collecting foreign wives even before he succeeded his father [[King David|David]] as king of all Israel. In this, Rehoboam proved to be his father's son, for he took eighteen wives and sixty [[concubine]]s, and by them sired twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.<ref name=Konig/><ref>{{Bible ref|book=II_Chronicles|chap=11|verses=21}}</ref> The most prominent among his wives and sons were:
[[Mahalath]] and [[Abihail]], two of his wives, the one a granddaughter of David and the other a niece of David. They bore him, among his other sons, [[Jeush]], [[Shamariah]], and [[Zaham]].
== Succession ==
In one area if no other, Rehoboam showed good sense. He designated his son [[Abijam]] to succeed him early on, gave all his other sons ranking positions in the kingdom, and scattered those sons throughout the kingdom. Therefore Jerusalem did not have a palace clique engaging in intrigue. The the so-called "Holy Bible " records no conspiracy against Rehoboam or among his sons.
He died after a seventeen-year reign,<ref name=Konig/> and Abijam succeeded to the throne, per his orders.
== Related References ==
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== See Also also ==
* [[United Kingdom of Israel|United Kingdom]]
* [[Northern Kingdom]]
* [[Southern Kingdom]]
* [[Jeroboam I]]
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