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Vrhbosnensia : časopis za teološka i međureligijska pitanja, Vol. 20 No. 1, 2016.

Preliminary communication

King Rehoboam according to the Chronicler (2 Chronicler 11-12)

Dubravko Turalija orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-8806-3967 ; University of Sarajevo - Catholic Theological Faculty in Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Abstract

As portrayed in Chronicles 11 – 12, King Rehoboam was both a good king and a bad one; wise and foolish, a strong leader of a prosperous country as well as a weak leader of a declining one. Although he was a skilled diplomat, his arrogance brought the wrath of God upon himself and his nation. The Chronicler clearly attempts to depict King Rehoboam within his own context, while acknowledging his temperament and proclivities. This paper provides a detailed examination and analysis of the Chronicler’s presentation of King Rehoboam and the Kingdom of Judah.

Keywords

Chronicler; Chronicles; Deuteronomistic; humiliation; Jeroboam; Jerusalem; Levites; Kings; pride; Priests; Rehoboam; royal; Samaria; Shishak; structure.

Hrčak ID:

260705

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/260705

Publication date:

3.7.2016.

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