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   * [[Rehoboam]] - king of united Israel, then king of Judah
   * [[Jeroboam]] - first king of the split kingdom of Israel
+  * [[Ahijah]] - prophesies to Rehoboam that the kingdom will be split
+  * [[Kings of Israel]]
+  * [[Kings of Judah]]
 The [[kingdom of Israel]] was split into two kingdoms under the reign of king [[Rehoboam]], who was the son of [[Solomon]].  The story can be found in [[1 Kings 12]].
 [[Jeroboam]] became the first king of the [[kingdom of Israel]].
+==== Prophecy of Ahijah ====
+The prophet Ahijah meets [[Jeroboam]] directly and prophesies that the kingdom will be split.  [[Solomon]] is still king at this time, and his son [[Rehoboam]] is the heir prince.
+The entire prophesy is in 1 Kings 11:31-39.
+The kingdom is taken "out of the hand of Solomon" (1 Kings 11:31) and ten tribes will be given to [[Jeroboam]], while Solomon (in this case, his son, Rehoboam) will rule over the tribes of Judah and Benjamin (1 Kings 11:32).  Solomon will continue to reign over united Israel for the rest of his days (1 Kings 11:34).
+The reasons for the split:
+  * The Israelites had been worshipping:
+    * [[Ashtoreth]], goddess of the [[Sidon|Zidonians]]
+    * [[Chemosh]], the god of the [[Moabites]]
+    * [[Milcom]], the god of the [[Ammonites]]
+  * They have not walked in his way
+  * Did not do that which was right in the Lord's eyes
+  * did not keep the statues and judgements (1 Kings 11:33)
+Ahijah also prophecies that if Jeroboam serves God, that he will have a "sure house" (1 Kings 11:38).
+When Solomon hears of this prophecy, he wants Jeroboam slain, so the future king flees to Egypt until Solomon dies (1 Kings 11:40).
+Later on, Ahijah curses Jeroboam for turning to idol worship, and causing the inhabitants to do so as well (see [[Jeroboam]] for more details, or 1 Kings 14:7-16 for the full prophecy).