BRAGADAYJAH 1020
King Solomon dies and is buried.
So the Lord was wroth with Solomon and declared that he
would remove the kingdom from him only allowing to him one of the twelve tribes
and even then, not for his own, but because of his servant David his father. Not
only then did the Lord raise up opposition against Solomon but he promised to
afflict the seed of David though not forever. As a result, Solomon sought to
kill Jeroboam as a result of which Jeroboam fled to Egypt and remained there
until the death of Solomon. Let us not forget, however, that it was God who told
his prophet Ahijah, that he was going to wrest the kingdom out of the hands os
Solomon and give ten of the twelve tribes to Jeroboam. So Solomon reigned over all Israel for forty
years, and after that he slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of
David his father. After the death of Solomon, Rehoboam his son began to reign
in his stead. And Rehoboam went to Shechem
where all Israel was gathered together to make him King. And it happened that when
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, heard that Israel was gathered together at Shechem
to make Rehoboam king, they sent and called him and Jeroboam and all the host
of Israel spoke to Rehoboam and said, “Your father made our yoke grievous and
our burdens heavy; therefore if you will make our yoke lighter, we will serve
you.” And Rehoboam bade them to go away and give him three days to think about.
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