V.1-4 Rehoboam wants to go to war against those who separated. But God does not. If people choose to divide the believers today by denominations, it is a very serious sin. But God, though He desires it (1 Tim. 2:4), will not force anyone to be gathered only to the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. How much does the Lord mean to us?
V.5-17 For three years, Rehoboam obeyed the Lord and was blessed.
V.18-23 Many seeds of trouble here.