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Who ruled after King Solomon? Explain what that person did. |
Rehoboam [N] [H] [S] he enlarges the people, the successor of Solomon on the throne, and apparently his only son. He was the son of Naamah "the Ammonitess," some well-known Ammonitish princess ( 1 Kings 14:21 ; 2 Chr 12:13 ). He was forty-one years old when he ascended the throne, and he reigned seventeen years (B.C. 975-958). Although he was acknowledged at once as the rightful heir to the throne, yet there was a strongly-felt desire to modify the character of the government. The burden of taxation to which they had been subjected during Solomon's reign was very oppressive, and therefore the people assembled at Shechem and demanded from the king an alleviation of their burdens. He went to meet them at Shechem, and heard their demands for relief ( 1 Kings 12:4 ). After three days, having consulted with a younger generation of courtiers that had grown up around him, instead of following the advice of elders, he answered the people haughtily (6-15). "The king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from the Lord" (comp 11:31 ). This brought matters speedily to a crisis. The terrible cry was heard (Compare 2 Samuel 20:1 ):
"What portion have we in David? Neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: To your tents, O Israel: Now see to thine own house, David" ( 1 Kings 12:16 ).
And now at once the kingdom was rent in twain. Rehoboam was appalled, and tried concessions, but it was too late (18). The tribe of Judah, Rehoboam's own tribe, alone remained faithful to him. Benjamin was reckoned along with Judah, and these two tribes formed the southern kingdom, with Jerusalem as its capital; while the northern ten tribes formed themselves into a separate kingdom, choosing Jeroboam as their king. Rehoboam tried to win back the revolted ten tribes by making war against them, but he was prevented by the prophet Shemaiah (21-24; 2 Chronicles 11:1-4 ) from fulfilling his purpose. (See JEROBOAM .)
In the fifth year of Rehoboam's reign, Shishak (q.v.), one of the kings of Egypt of the Assyrian dynasty, stirred up, no doubt, by Jeroboam his son-in-law, made war against him. Jerusalem submitted to the invader, who plundered the temple and virtually reduced the kingdom to the position of a vassal of Egypt ( 1 Kings 14:25 1 Kings 14:26 ; 2 Chr 12:5-9 ). A remarkable memorial of this invasion has been discovered at Karnac, in Upper Egypt, in certain sculptures on the walls of a small temple there. These sculptures represent the king, Shishak, holding in his hand a train of prisoners and other figures, with the names of the captured towns of Judah, the towns which Rehoboam had fortified ( 2 Chronicles 11:5-12 ).
The kingdom of Judah, under Rehoboam, sank more and more in moral and spiritual decay. "There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days." At length, in the fifty-eighth year of his age, Rehoboam "slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David" ( 1 Kings 14:31 ). He was succeeded by his son Abijah. (See EGYPT .) |
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How many years did King Solomon reign in Jerusalem and over all Israel? |
Wealth. According to the Hebrew Bible, the Israelite monarchy gained its highest splendour and wealth during Solomon's reign of 40 years. In a single year, according to 1 Kings 10:14, Solomon collected tribute amounting to 666 talents (18,125 kilograms) of gold.
The first real king of Israel was probably Omri, whose rule began 884 BCE. As an Israelite land, it existed for perhaps 530 years, and the kingdom lasted around 160 years. |
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Who gave King Solomon the plan to build the temple? Explain in detail how he received it. |
King Solomon (Tenth Century B.C.) was the son of King David (Tenth Century B.C.). King David and King Solomon greatly loved God and wanted to build God a temple. We discover in 1 Chronicles 28:11-21 that God initially gave the plans for building the temple to King David who passed them onto Solomon.
Then David gave to his son Solomon the plan of the porch of the temple, its buildings, its storehouses, its upper rooms, its inner rooms and the room for the mercy seat . . . and for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the model of the chariot, even the cherubim that spread out their wings and covered the ark of the covenant of the LORD. “All this,” said David, “the LORD made me understand in writing by His hand upon me, all the details of this pattern.” Then David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and courageous, and act; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you until all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished.” 1 Chronicles 28:11-20 (NASB)
1 Kings 5-7 and 2 Chronicles 3-4 provide an overview of the plans for building the temple. 1 Kings 5 tells us that King Hiram helped King Solomon by sending men to help with the construction of the temple.
Now Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, when he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for Hiram had always been a friend of David. (NASB) 1 Kings 5:1
2 Chronicles 2 seems to suggest that most of the manpower for building the temple came from thousands of King Hiriam’s servants. Who helped Solomon build the temple? The answer is King Hiram and thousands of his servants along with thousands of Jewish people.
Conclusion The dedication of the temple is recorded in 1 Kings 8 and 2 Chronicles 5-6. May the Lord bless you.
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