"And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king." "Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat the grievous servitude of thy father."
"My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions." "So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God."
"What portion have we in David?… every man to your tents, O Israel." Hadoram is stoned; Rehoboam flees to Jerusalem. "And Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day."
Almost word for word
The chapter closely follows 1 Kings 12:1–19. Chronicles, which never told of Ahijah's tearing the cloak (1 Kings 11), still refers to Ahijah's word, assuming readers know Kings.
No Jeroboam as king
Chronicles does not narrate Jeroboam's coronation over Israel (1 Kings 12:20) or his golden calves here; it follows Judah only. The northern kingdom appears only where it touches Judah.
What the evidence shows
- 2 Chronicles 10 closely parallels 1 Kings 12:1–19.
Continue the journey
Connected elsewhere in ScriptureThe Kingdom Divides1 Kings 12:1–19: The parallel.More from this lesson
Why this matters to the rest of Scripture
- The parallel.
- Ahijah's prophecy.