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   * [[Kings of Judah]]
   * [[Two Kingdoms]] - the split of Israel and Judah
-  * [[Solomon]]
+  * [[Solomon]] - father
+  * [[Jeroboam]] - first king of Israel (northern kingdom)
   * [[Ahijah]] - prophet who counsels the king
   * BD Rehoboam
-Rehoboam inherited the united kingdom of Israel under his father [[Solomon]].  It was during his reign that the nation initially split between two kingdoms, and he reigned over the kingdom of Judah (see 1 Kings 12), the tribes of [[Judah]] and [[Benjamin]] (1 Kings 12:21).  The kingdom of Israel (ten tribes) named [[Jeroboam]] as their first king (1 Kings 12:19-20).
+Rehoboam inherited the united kingdom of Israel under his father [[Solomon]].  It was during his reign that the nation initially split between [[two kingdoms]], and he became the first king over the kingdom of Judah (see 1 Kings 12), leading the tribes of [[Judah]] and [[Benjamin]] (1 Kings 12:21).  The kingdom of Israel (ten tribes) named [[Jeroboam]] as their first king (1 Kings 12:19-20).