Rehoboam Reigns in Judah

21 (A)Now Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, (B)the city that the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. (C)His mother's name was Naamah the Ammonite. 22 (D)And Judah did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and they (E)provoked him to jealousy with their sins that they committed, more than all that their fathers had done. 23 For they also built for themselves (F)high places (G)and pillars and (H)Asherim on every high hill and (I)under every green tree,

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Rehoboam King of Judah(A)

21 Rehoboam son of Solomon was king in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel in which to put his Name. His mother’s name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite.(B)

22 Judah(C) did evil in the eyes of the Lord. By the sins they committed they stirred up his jealous anger(D) more than those who were before them had done. 23 They also set up for themselves high places, sacred stones(E) and Asherah poles(F) on every high hill and under every spreading tree.(G)

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