A dictionary of the . teen years, b. c. 975-957. It ap-pears that the taxes which Solomon hadlaid on the people had become an oner-ous burden ; and when Rehoboam wentdown to Shechem to be anointed andcrowned, the representatives of the tentribes met him with a unanimous de-mand for relief in the taxation. It isalso probable that this proceeding of theten tribes was influenced by the strongjealousy which reigned between Eph-raim and Judah. The accession of Da-vid to the throne, and the transferenceof the ark and the royal residence toJerusalem, had given the tribes of Ju-dah and Benjami
A dictionary of the . teen years, b. c. 975-957. It ap-pears that the taxes which Solomon hadlaid on the people had become an oner-ous burden ; and when Rehoboam wentdown to Shechem to be anointed andcrowned, the representatives of the tentribes met him with a unanimous de-mand for relief in the taxation. It isalso probable that this proceeding of theten tribes was influenced by the strongjealousy which reigned between Eph-raim and Judah. The accession of Da-vid to the throne, and the transferenceof the ark and the royal residence toJerusalem, had given the tribes of Ju-dah and Benjamin a decided promi-nence, and Ephraim felt very sore. Thesituation was critical, and Rehoboamshowed himself utterly incapable of730 managing it. Following the advice ofhis younger courtiers, he gave a mostinsolent answer, the effect of whichwas that the ten tribes revolted, leavingJudah and Benjamin alone in their al-legiance to him. He at once proposedto employ force for the purpose of re-ducing the rebels, but was admonished. Kehoboam. (From Sculptures at Karnak.)The inscription has been read, Kingdom ofJudah. by the prophet Shemaiah to forbear. 1Kgs. 12 : 24. Continual wars, however,prevailed between the two parties, anda still greater calamity soon fell on thehead of the unhappy king. Allured bythe enormous riches which Solomon hadaccumulated in Jerusalem, and prob-ably also instigated by Jeroboam, theEgyptian king Shishak, the founder ofthe twenty-second dynasty, invaded Ju-dah. Jerusalem was taken, and Reho-boam had to buy an ignominious peaceby surrendering all the royal victory of Shishak is found com-memorated by artistic representationson the side of the great temple of Kar-nak. REHOBOTH (wide places), aname for three places. 1. A well belonging to Isaac, and thethird dug by him. Gen. 26 : 22. It haslately been identified, 16 miles south ofBeersheba, at the head of the great WddyRefah, and is now known as some stone ruins is an ancient w
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