2 Chronicles 12:12-16

Rehoboam turns back to the Lord

12 Rehoboam made himself humble. So the Lord did not destroy him. He stopped being angry with Rehoboam. He caused good things to happen in Judah.

13 Rehoboam made his authority as king in Jerusalem very strong. He was 41 years old when he became king. He ruled for 17 years in Jerusalem. That was the city that the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel. He chose it as the place where people would give honour to his name. Rehoboam's mother was an Ammonite woman. Her name was Naamah. 14 Rehoboam did wicked things because he did not want to serve the Lord faithfully.

15 All the things that happened while Rehoboam was king of Judah are written in some books. The prophet Shemaiah and the prophet Iddo wrote those things in their books. The books include lists of the ancestors of Rehoboam's family. Rehoboam and Jeroboam fought wars against each other all the time.

16 Rehoboam died and they buried him beside his ancestors in the City of David. His son Abijah became king after him.

12:16Rehoboam had chosen Abijah to be the next king. See 2 Chronicles 11:22.