1 Ngemnyaka weli-18, Jerobowamu abusa ka-Israyeli, kaJuda kwabekwa Abiya, waba yinkhosi.
Rehobowamu wabe sewutsatsa Makha, indvodzakati ya-Absalomu, lowamtalela bo-Abiya, na-Athayi, naZiza, naShelomithi.
Imininingwane ngekubusa kwaRehobowamu, kusukela ekucaleni kuze kube ngusekugcineni, ibhaliwe emilandvweni yaShemaya, umphrofethi, na-Ido, umboniswa, lapho kubhalwe khona tonkhe titukulwane ngekulandzelana kwato. Kwaba nekulwa lokwakungapheli emkhatsini waRehobowamu naJerobowamu.
Rehobowamu wakhotsama, wafihlwa eDolobheni laDavide. Abiya, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.