The Bible and Contemporary History

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: BOOK VII. THE DIVIDED MONARCHY. CHAPTER I. THE KINGDOM OF JUDAH. Ox the death of Solomon, Kehohoarn, his son by Naamah, an Ammonitess, succeeded to the throne at the age of forty-one years. After his inauguration at Jerusalem it was thought advisable, in order to allay any jealousy and to secure the allegiance of the whole nation, to gather together the chiefs of the various tribes at Shechera, the principal city of the tribe of Ephraim, and the most central spot, as well as a place of historic importance (1 Kintjs xii. 1; 2 Ckron. x.). Whether this assembly was convened within twelve months of Rehoboam's accession; and whether it was at the instance of the powerful tribe of Ephraim, ever aiming at supremacy, and of others long envious of the influence of Judah and ready to revolt; or whether it was a spontaneous act of the king, is an open question. At any rate, a vast multitude had collected, and Jeroboam, to the surprise of the king, was seen amongst them. He is supposed to have returned tohis native land immediately on hearing of the death of Solomon, having been promised the support of Shishak, the Egyptian monarch, who had some sinister motives, which were not long in developing. Possibly he was recalled by the heads of his own tribe, and others of the disaffected party. Be that as it may, a strong deputation of the chiefs, headed by Jeroboam, approached the king, and demanded a redress of their grievances, a diminution of the taxes, and a lessening of the oppressive burdens imposed in the late reign (1 Kings xii. 2-4; 2 Chron. x. 2-4). Some say twenty-one years (" Sp. Com." in loco); others, sixteen years (Smith's Diet.). Rehoboam required three days for consideration. He took the opinion first of the aged counsellors of his father, who urged him to adopt...

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