1 Jeroboam’s boy, Abijah, got very sick. 2 Jeroboam told his wife, “Put on new clothes and look like someone else. Go to Shiloh to see Ahijah, God’s man.” ➡️️ 3 “Take bread and cakes and honey. Ask him what will happen to our boy.” 4 Jeroboam’s wife went to Shiloh and came to Ahijah’s house. He was very old and could not see. ♀️ 5 God told Ahijah, “Jeroboam’s wife is coming. She will act like a new person. Say My word to her.” 6 Ahijah heard her feet at the door. He said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam. Why act like someone else? I have sad news from God.” ️ 7 Ahijah said, “Go tell Jeroboam: God chose you and made you leader of Israel.” 8 “But you did not live like David. David obeyed God. You did wrong. You made fake gods and made God mad. You did not care about God.” ❌ 9 “So God will punish your house. He will stop your family. He will clean it all away like a man with a broom.” ⚠️ 10 “If someone in your family dies in the city, dogs will eat. If in the field, birds will eat. God has said this.” ⚠️ 11 “Go home now. When you step in the city, your boy will die.” ♀️⚰️ 12 “All Israel will cry and will bury him. He alone will have a grave, because God saw some good in him.” 13 “God will make a new king in Israel. He will end Jeroboam’s house soon, even now.” ⏱️ 14 “God will hit Israel. They will shake like grass in water. He will pull them from the good land and send them far away over a big river, because they made poles for fake gods.” ➡️️ 15 “God will let Israel go because of Jeroboam’s wrong. He did wrong and made Israel do wrong.” ⚠️ 16 Jeroboam’s wife got up and went to Tirzah. When she came to the door step, the boy died. ♀️️⚰️ 17 They buried the boy, and all Israel cried, just like God said. 18 Other things Jeroboam did, and his wars, are written in the book of the kings of Israel. ⚔️ 19 Jeroboam ruled 22 years. He died. His son Nadab became king. ⚰️ 20 Rehoboam, Solomon’s son, was king in Judah. He was 41 years old. He ruled 17 years in Jerusalem. His mom was Naamah from Ammon. ️ 21 The people in Judah did very bad. They made God sad and mad with their wrong. 22 They made many high places for fake gods on hills and under green trees. ⛰️ 23 There were very bad people at those fake god places. They did bad like other nations God took away. ⚠️ 24 In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak, king of Egypt, came against Jerusalem. 5️⃣➡️️ 25 He took the treasure from God’s house and the king’s house. He took the gold shields too. ️️ 26 King Rehoboam made bronze shields to use instead. He gave them to the guards. ️ 27 When the king went to God’s house, the guards carried the shields and then put them back. ️️➡️ 28 Other things Rehoboam did are in the book of the kings of Judah. 29 There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the time. ⚔️⚔️ 30 Rehoboam died and was buried in the city of David. His mom was Naamah from Ammon. His son Abijam became king. ⚰️