Matthew 1:7

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Matthew 1:5–9 · Berean Standard Bible

5 Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,

6 and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,

7 Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.

8 Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.

9 Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.

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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 Kings 12:1

Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.

1 Kings 12:2

When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this, he was still in Egypt where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since.

1 Kings 12:3

So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel came to Rehoboam and said,

1 Kings 12:4

“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you should lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”

1 Kings 12:5

Rehoboam answered, “Go away for three days and then return to me.” So the people departed.

1 Kings 12:6

Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked.

1 Kings 12:7

They replied, “If you will be a servant to these people and serve them this day, and if you will respond by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”

1 Kings 12:8

But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him.

1 Kings 12:9

He asked them, “What message do you advise that we send back to these people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us’?”

1 Kings 12:10

The young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you should make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!

1 Kings 12:11

Whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.’”

1 Kings 12:12

After three days, Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, since the king had said, “Come back to me on the third day.”

1 Kings 12:13

And the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the elders

1 Kings 12:14

and spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.”

1 Kings 12:15

So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from the LORD, to fulfill the word He had spoken to Jeroboam son of Nebat through Ahijah the Shilonite.

1 Kings 12:16

When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So the Israelites went home,

1 Kings 12:17

but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah.

1 Kings 12:18

Then King Rehoboam sent out Adoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem.

1 Kings 12:19

So to this day Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David.

1 Kings 12:20

When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David.

1 Kings 12:21

And when Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the whole house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin—180,000 chosen warriors—to fight against the house of Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon.

1 Kings 12:22

But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God:

1 Kings 12:23

“Tell Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah, all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and the rest of the people

1 Kings 12:24

that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you must return home, for this word is from Me.’” So they listened to the word of the LORD and turned back according to the word of the LORD.

1 Chronicles 3:10

Solomon’s son was Rehoboam: Abijah was his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,

2 Chronicles 9:31

And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.

2 Chronicles 13:7

Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young, inexperienced, and unable to resist them.

1 Kings 14:31

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.

2 Chronicles 12:1

After Rehoboam had established his sovereignty and royal power, he and all Israel with him forsook the Law of the LORD.

1 Kings 15:8

And Abijam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David, and his son Asa reigned in his place.

1 Kings 15:9

In the twentieth year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Asa became king of Judah,

1 Kings 15:10

and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.

1 Kings 15:11

And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done.

1 Kings 15:12

He banished the male shrine prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.

1 Kings 15:13

He also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

1 Kings 15:14

The high places were not removed, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his days.

1 Kings 15:15

And he brought into the house of the LORD the silver and gold and other articles that he and his father had dedicated.

1 Kings 15:16

Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.

1 Kings 15:17

Baasha king of Israel went to war against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.

1 Kings 15:18

So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace. He entrusted it to his servants and sent them with this message to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:

1 Kings 15:19

“Let there be a treaty between me and you, between my father and your father. See, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold. Now go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.”

1 Kings 15:20

And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.

1 Kings 15:21

When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.

1 Kings 15:22

Then King Asa summoned all the men of Judah, with no exceptions, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials King Asa built up Geba of Benjamin, as well as Mizpah.

1 Kings 15:23

Now the rest of the acts of Asa, along with all his might, all his accomplishments, and the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? In his old age, however, he became diseased in his feet.

2 Chronicles 14:1

Then Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Asa reigned in his place, and in his days the land was at peace for ten years.

2 Chronicles 14:2

And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God.

2 Chronicles 14:3

He removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles.

2 Chronicles 14:4

He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments.

2 Chronicles 14:5

He also removed the high places and incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and under him the kingdom was at peace.

2 Chronicles 14:6

Because the land was at peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah. In those days no one made war with him, because the LORD had given him rest.

2 Chronicles 14:7

So he said to the people of Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought Him and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.

2 Chronicles 14:8

Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin bearing small shields and drawing the bow. All these were mighty men of valor.

2 Chronicles 14:9

Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots, and they advanced as far as Mareshah.

2 Chronicles 14:10

So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.

2 Chronicles 14:11

Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”

2 Chronicles 14:12

So the LORD struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah, and the Cushites fled.

2 Chronicles 14:13

Then Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunder

2 Chronicles 14:14

and attacked all the cities around Gerar, because the terror of the LORD had fallen upon them. They plundered all the cities, since there was much plunder there.

2 Chronicles 14:15

They also attacked the tents of the herdsmen and carried off many sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.