14. Rehoboam did evil things because he did not want to ask the Lord for help.
15. The things Rehoboam did as king, from the beginning to the end, are written down. They are in the records of Shemaiah the prophet. And they are in the records of Iddo the seer. These men wrote family histories. There were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the time they ruled.
16. Rehoboam died and was buried in Jerusalem. Then Rehoboam’s son Abijah became king.