He died and was buried in David's City, and his son Rehoboam succeeded him as king.

Rehoboam ruled in Jerusalem and increased his power as king. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen from all the territory of Israel as the place where he was to be worshiped. Rehoboam's mother was Naamah, from the land of Ammon.

Later he gathered together a group of worthless scoundrels, and they forced their will on Rehoboam son of Solomon, who was too young and inexperienced to resist them.

'From the time I brought my people out of Egypt, I have not chosen any city in all the land of Israel in which a temple should be built where I would be worshiped. But I chose you, David, to rule my people.' "

"When you command your people to go into battle against their enemies and they pray to you, wherever they are, facing this city which you have chosen and this Temple which I have built for you,

but I will let Solomon's son keep one tribe, so that I will always have a descendant of my servant David ruling in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen as the place where I am worshiped.

Instead he chose the tribe of Judah and Mount Zion, which he dearly loves.

There he built his Temple like his home in heaven; he made it firm like the earth itself, secure for all time.

The LORD built his city on the sacred hill;

more than any other place in Israel he loves the city of Jerusalem.

The LORD has chosen Zion; he wants to make it his home:

"This is where I will live forever; this is where I want to rule.

Let everyone who lives in Zion shout and sing! Israel's holy God is great, and he lives among his people."

Make an altar of earth for me, and on it sacrifice your sheep and your cattle as offerings to be completely burned and as fellowship offerings. In every place that I set aside for you to worship me, I will come to you and bless you.

Out of the territory of all your tribes the LORD will choose the one place where the people are to come into his presence and worship him.

If the one place of worship is too far away, then, whenever you wish, you may kill any of the cattle or sheep that the LORD has given you, and you may eat the meat at home, as I have told you.

Rehoboam died and was buried in the royal tombs in David's City and his son Abijah succeeded him as king.

"No Ammonite or Moabite---or any of their descendants, even in the tenth generation---may be included among the LORD's people.

Rehoboam ruled in Jerusalem and increased his power as king. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen from all the territory of Israel as the place where he was to be worshiped. Rehoboam's mother was Naamah, from the land of Ammon.