Roboam vs Salomón

Rehoboam was the son of Solomon and the last king of the united monarchy, whose disastrous decision to increase the burden on the northern tribes led to the division of the kingdom circa 931 BC (1 Kings 12:1–24; 2 Chronicles 10). He reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, and his reign was marked by the invasion of Pharaoh Shishak, who stripped …

Solomon was the son of David and Bathsheba who reigned over the united Israelite kingdom at its greatest extent, known for his divinely granted wisdom, his building of the Jerusalem temple, and his accumulation of unprecedented wealth and international prestige (1 Kings 1–11; 2 Chronicles 1–9). His early prayer for wisdom (1 Kings 3:5–14), his judgment in the case of …