1 Kings 14:31

Translations

Modern

And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David; his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. And his son Abijam reigned in his place.

Traditional

And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.

Literal

And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the City of David. And the name of his mother was Naamah the Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his place.

Latin

Dormivitque Roboam cum patribus suis, et sepultus est cum eis in civitate David: nomen autem matris ejus Naama Ammanitis: et regnavit Abiam filius ejus pro eo.

Original

Hebrew

English

And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David; his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. And his son Abijam reigned in his place.

Notes

1 Kings 14:29–31

The final report about Rehoboam's rule mentions his ongoing conflict with Jeroboam.

1 Kings 14:21–31

Between the start and end details of Rehoboam’s rule (1 Kings 14:21, 29–31), the account highlights the declining spiritual state of God’s people in Judah (1 Kings 14:22–24) and an invasion by Egypt (1 Kings 14:25–28).

Theme notes and profiles

Rehoboam

Related verses

2 Chronicles 12:16
And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Abijah reigned in his place.
Matthew 1:7
Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.
1 Kings 22:50
And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David. And his son Jehoram reigned in his place.
1 Kings 15:24
And Asa rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David, and his son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place.
1 Kings 11:43
And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.
1 Chronicles 3:10
Solomon’s son was Rehoboam: Abijah was his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
1 Kings 14:20–21
And the length of Jeroboam’s reign was twenty-two years, and he rested with his fathers, and his son Nadab reigned in his place.
1 Kings 15:3
And Abijam walked in all the sins that his father before him had committed, and his heart was not as fully devoted to the LORD his God as the heart of David his forefather had been.

Parallels

2 Chronicles 12:1–12

People

Abijah: King of Judah, son of Rehoboam David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ Naamah: An Ammonite; mother of King Rehoboam of Judah Rehoboam: Son of Solomon, first king of Judah

Places

Ammon: An ancient nation and its capital city, enemies of Israel

Glossary

Kings, Books of First and Second Naamah (Person)

Topics

Abijam: King of Judah Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Rehoboam (Latter Part of his Reign) Naamah: A Wife of Solomon and the Mother of King Rehoboam Prophecies Concerning Israel: Death of Rehoboam Prophecies Concerning Israel: Other Circumstances of his Reign Rehoboam: Death of

1 Kings 14:31

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