There was war ... —Of such war we have no record, since the day when Shemaiah forbade Rehoboam’s invasion of the …

And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their
days .
] For though Rehoboam …

Nothing good is said here of Rehoboam, and much is said to the disadvantage of his subjects. The prevalence of the worst crimes, those of the worst…