“When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and he was strong, he abandoned the LORD’s law, and all Israel with him.”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. 2 Chronicles 12 contains 16 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.