Rehoboam and the Divided Kingdom for Kids: Bible Story & Printables
The story in a nutshell
All Israel came to Shechem to make Rehoboam king, and they asked him to make his father's "heavy yoke" lighter. The old men told him to "speak good words to them," but he "forsook the counsel of the old men" and listened to the young men that were grown up with him. He answered the people roughly, "I will add to your yoke," so Israel rebelled against the house of David and made Jeroboam king, and "there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only."
Read it: 1 Kings 12:1–20
Memory verse1 Kings 12:7
Big ideasListen to wise counsel · Speak good words · Serve others
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the story of Rehoboam and the Divided Kingdom in the Bible?
You can read it in 1 Kings 12:1–20.
What is the story of Rehoboam and the Divided Kingdom about?
All Israel came to Shechem to make Rehoboam king, and they asked him to make his father's "heavy yoke" lighter. The old men told him to "speak good words to them," but he "forsook the counsel of the old men" and listened to the young men that were grown up with him. He answered the people roughly, "I will add to your yoke," so Israel rebelled against the house of David and made Jeroboam king, and "there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only."
What can kids learn from Rehoboam and the Divided Kingdom?
Big ideas to teach: Listen to wise counsel, Speak good words, Serve others.