רְחַבְעָם49 H7346
Rehoboam — Solomon's son and first king of the divided kingdom of Judah, whose harshness split the nation
Rechav'am ('the people is enlarged,' or possibly 'the kinsman-deity is broad') was the son of Solomon whose catastrophic political miscalculation at the assembly of Shechem precipitated the permanent division of Israel into two kingdoms (1 Kgs 12:1-19). His 50 occurrences are concentrated in 1 Kings 12-14 and 2 Chronicles 10-12, narrating his accession, the northern tribes' revolt under Jeroboam, his fortification of Judean cities, and his unfaithfulness that invited Shishak's Egyptian invasion (2 Chr 12:1-9). The Chronicler's nuanced portrait acknowledges both his military preparations and his spiritual failures. His genealogical place as Solomon's son and Abijah's father anchors the Davidic succession (1 Chr 3:10; Matt 1:7). The name is transliterated variously: Spanish 'Roboam,' French 'Roboam,' German 'Rehabeam.'
Senses
1. Rehoboam (king of Judah) — The proper name Rehoboam (Rechav'am), referring exclusively to the son of Solomon who reigned as king of Judah after the united monarchy's dissolution (c. 930-913 BC). His refusal to lighten the tax burden at Shechem led to the secession of the ten northern tribes (1 Kgs 12:1-17; 2 Chr 10:1-17), and his reign was marked by the Egyptian pharaoh Shishak's invasion of Jerusalem (1 Kgs 14:25-26; 2 Chr 12:2-9). All 50 occurrences — whether in nominative, conjunctive, or prepositional forms — refer to this single king, with the Septuagint rendering Roboam confirming the identification across manuscript traditions. 50×
AR["رَحَبْعام", "رَحَبْعَامَ", "رَحَبْعَامُ"]·ben["রহবিয়াম", "রহবিয়ামের"]·DE["Rehabeam"]·EN["Rechav'am", "Rechavam"]·FR["Roboam"]·heb["רְחַבְעָם", "רחבעם"]·HI["रहबअम", "रहब्आम", "रहब्आम-की", "रहब्आम-ने"]·ID["Rehabeam"]·IT["Roboamo"]·jav["Rehobeyam", "Réhabeam", "Réhabéam"]·KO["르호보암", "르호보암과", "르호보암에게", "르호보암은", "르호보암의", "르호보암이", "르호보암이요"]·PT["Rechav'am", "Rechavam"]·RU["Рехавам", "Рехавама", "Рехавамом", "Рехаваму", "Ровоам"]·ES["Rechavam", "Rejabam", "Roboam"]·SW["Rehoboamu"]·TR["Rehavam", "Rehavam'ın"]·urd["رحبعام", "رحبعام-نے", "رحبعام-کی"]
1 Kgs 11:43, 1 Kgs 12:1, 1 Kgs 12:3, 1 Kgs 12:6, 1 Kgs 12:12, 1 Kgs 12:17, 1 Kgs 12:18, 1 Kgs 12:18, 1 Kgs 12:21, 1 Kgs 12:21, 1 Kgs 12:23, 1 Kgs 12:27 (+38 more)
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
רְחַבְעָם49 n.pr.m. Rehoboam (word-play on רחב Ecclus 47:23 c);—king of Judah, son of Solomon; Ροβοαμ: 1 K 11:43; 12:1, 3, 6 + 16 times 1 K 12, 14, + 15:6 ‖ 2 Ch 9:31; 10:1, 3, 6 + 21 times 2 Ch 10, 11, 12, + 13:7(×2); also 1 Ch 3:10.