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He buried the body in his own family tomb and cried for the prophet.

He said to his sons, "When I die, bury my body next to this prophet.

This sinful thing led to the downfall of his kingdom.

Jeroboam told his wife: Disguise yourself so no one will know you're my wife, then go to Shiloh, where the prophet Ahijah lives. Take him ten loaves of bread, some small cakes, and honey, and ask him what will happen to our son. He can tell you, because he's the one who told me I would become king.

I even took David's kingdom away from his family and gave it to you. But you are not like my servant David. He always obeyed me and did what was right.

Everyone in Israel will mourn at his funeral. But he will be the last one from Jeroboam's family to receive a proper burial, because he's the only one the Lord God of Israel is pleased with.

Everyone in Israel came and mourned at his funeral, just as the Lord 's servant Ahijah had said.

He was king of Israel for twenty-two years, then he died, and his son Nadab became king.

Rehoboam son of Solomon was forty-one years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled seventeen years from Jerusalem, the city where the Lord had chosen to be worshiped. His mother Naamah was from Ammon.

Rehoboam's mother Naamah was from Ammon, but when Rehoboam died, he was buried beside his ancestors in Jerusalem. His son Abijam then became king.

and he ruled from Jerusalem for three years. His mother was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.

Abijam did not truly obey the Lord his God as his ancestor David had done. Instead, he was sinful just like his father Rehoboam.

Abijam died and was buried in Jerusalem, and his son Asa became king.

and he ruled forty-one years from Jerusalem. His grandmother was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.

He forced the prostitutes at the shrines to leave the country, and he got rid of the idols his ancestors had made.

His own grandmother Maacah had made an idol of Asherah, and Asa took it and burned it in Kidron Valley. Then he removed Maacah from her position as queen mother.

He placed in the temple all the silver and gold objects that he and his father had dedicated to the Lord .

When Asa heard about this, he took the silver and gold from his palace and from the Lord 's temple. He gave it to some of his officials and sent them to Damascus with this message for King Benhadad of Syria:

Everything else Asa did while he was king, including his victories and the towns he rebuilt, is written in The History of the Kings of Judah. When he got older, he had a foot disease.

Asa died and was buried in the tomb of his ancestors in Jerusalem. His son Jehoshaphat then became king.