King Saul was tall. King David was victorious. King Solomon was wise. Each king reigned for about forty years, and each king did some good things and some bad things. Some really bad things! Saul directly disobeyed God’s order. David committed adultery and had Bathsheba’s husband killed. Solomon married many pagan wives and started worshiping their gods. Bad. Very bad. As bad as bad gets. And every sin of theirs, like every sin of ours, had consequences. Saul died. David lost a baby. And Solomon lost his peaceful, rich, and unified kingdom.

Today we learn about Solomon’s son Rehoboam, the next king and the one who cracked the kingdom.