Rehoboam's Reign Over Judah

Rehoboam was forty one years old when he began to reign. He reigned 17 years in jerusalem, the city which the lord had chosen out of all the tribes of israel to put his name there. His mother's name was naama, the amonites. And he did evil, for he did not set his heart to seek the lord. Abijah stood up on mount zemaraim and said: "Do not fight against the lord, the god of your fathers" Jeroboam sent an ambush around to come on them from behind. When judah looked, behold, the battle was before him and behind them. Then the men of judah raised