Who
Son of Solomon and Naamah the Ammonitess (1 Kings 14:21). When he refused to lighten his father’s yoke, the ten northern tribes broke away under Jeroboam, leaving him Judah and Benjamin (1 Kings 12). In his fifth year Shishak of Egypt took the treasures of the Temple (1 Kings 14:25–26).
Key verses
- 1 Kings 12:16
When all Israel saw that the king didn’t listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, “What portion have we in David? We don’t have an inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, Israel! Now see to your own house, David.” So Israel departed to their tents.
- 1 Kings 14:21
Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess.
- 1 Chronicles 3:10
Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
- Matthew 1:7
Solomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa.
Where the Bible names him
Named 43 times in 5 books.
- ✓ In the deuterocanon, which the verse index does not cover: found in the text and checked by hand.
Verse index: TIPNR, STEPBible.org (Tyndale House), CC BY 4.0.
Family
Discussed by
Comments on the verses that name him (8 of 11).
- Bede on Luke 20:9–18 (3)Catena Aurea on Luke
By the other servant is meant David, who was sent after the commandment of the law, that he by the music of his psalmody might stir up the husbandmen to the exercise of good works. But they on the contrary declared,…
- Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 1:6–8Catena Aurea on Matthew
Since in Matthew’s genealogy is shewed forth the taking on Him by Christ of our sins, therefore he descends from David to Solomon, in whose mother David had sinned. Luke ascends to David through Nathan, for through…
- Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 1:6–8 (2)Catena Aurea on Matthew
That is it, must be said, through a prophet of the same name, for it was not Nathan the son of David who reproved him, but a prophet of the same name.
- Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:6–8Catena Aurea on Matthew
Let us enquire why Matthew does not mention Bathsheba by name as he does the other women. Because the others, though deserving of much blame, were yet commendable for many virtues. But Bathsheba was not only…
- Glossa Ordinaria on Matthew 1:6–8Catena Aurea on Matthew
Besides, he does not name Bathsheba, that, by naming Urias, he may recall to memory that great wickedness which she was guilty of towards him.
- Ambrose of Milan on Matthew 1:6–8Catena Aurea on Matthew
But the holy David is the more excellent in this, that he confessed himself to be but man, and neglected not to wash out with the tears of repentance the sin of which he had been guilty, in so taking away Urias’…
- Pseudo-Chrysostom on Matthew 1:6–8Catena Aurea on Matthew
Solomon is interpreted, ‘peace-maker,’ because having subdued all the nations round about, and made them tributary, he had a peaceful reign. Roboam in interpreted, ‘by a multitude of people,’ for multitude is the…
- Augustine of Hippo, Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 1
Of the agreement of the evangelists Matthew and Luke in the generations of the Lord. 1. May He, beloved, fulfil your expectation who hath awakened it: for though I feel confident that what I have to say is not my…