-Successor to Solomon as king 1 Kings 11:43; 2 Chronicles 9:31
-Refuses to reform abuses 1 Kings 12:1-15; 2 Chronicles 10:1-15
-Ten tribes, under the leadership of Jeroboam, successfully revolt from 1 Kings 12: 16-24; 2 Chronicles
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10:16-19; 11:1-4
-Builds fortified cities; is temporarily prosperous 2 Chronicles 1 1 :5-23
-Invaded by the king of Egypt and plundered 1 Kings 14:25-28; 2 Chronicles 12:1-12
-Death of 1 Kings 14:31; 2 Chronicles 12:16
-Genealogy and descendants of 1 Chronicles 3; Matthew 1
-Called ROBOAM Matthew 1 :7