Gen Z: 1 Kings 14
1At that time, Abijah, Jeroboam's kid, got sick, fr.
2Jeroboam told his wifey, "Yo, get up and go incognito so no one knows you're my wife. Hit up Shiloh, 'cause Ahijah the prophet said I'd be king over this crew."
3"Bring ten loaves, some snacks, and honey, and go see him. He'll spill the tea on what’s gonna happen to the kid."
4Jeroboam’s wife did just that, bounced to Shiloh, and hit up Ahijah's crib. But Ahijah couldn't see 'cause he was old, no cap.
5The Lord told Ahijah, "Yo, Jeroboam's wife is coming to ask about her sick son. When she rolls in, she’s gonna act like someone else."
6So when Ahijah heard her footsteps at the door, he was like, "Come in, Jeroboam's wife! Why you pretending to be someone else? I got some heavy news for you."
7"Go tell Jeroboam, 'This is what the Lord God of Israel says: I picked you outta the crowd and made you prince over my peeps, Israel.'"
8"I took the kingdom from David's fam and gave it to you; yet you ain't been like my dude David, who followed my rules and did what was right in my eyes, periodt."
9"But you’ve been wildin’ out worse than anyone before you: you made other gods and idols, making me mad, and tossed me aside."
10"So check it, I'm bringing bad vibes to Jeroboam's house. I’ll wipe out everyone who pees against the wall and anyone left in Israel, taking out the whole fam like it’s trash."
11Whoever dies in Jeroboam's city, the dogs are gonna munch; if they die in the field, the birds are feasting. No cap, the Lord said it.
12Yo, get back to your crib, 'cause when you hit the city, the kid's gonna pass.
13All of Israel's gonna be in their feels and give him a proper send-off, 'cause he’s the only one from Jeroboam getting buried. He had some good vibes with the Lord God of Israel.
14Plus, the Lord's gonna raise up a king for Israel, who's gonna cut off Jeroboam's fam that very day. Like, what? For real.
15The Lord's gonna shake Israel up like a reed in water, pulling them outta this dope land He gave their ancestors, scattering them beyond the river 'cause they made those groves and made the Lord mad.
16He’s handing Israel over 'cause of Jeroboam's sins, who messed up and got Israel to mess up too.
17Jeroboam’s wife bounced, went to Tirzah, and as she hit the door, the kid passed away.
18They buried him, and all Israel was mourning, just like the Lord said through His servant Ahijah the prophet.
19The rest of Jeroboam's moves, like how he fought and ruled, yeah, that's all in the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
20Jeroboam ruled for 22 years, then he passed away and joined his fam, and his son Nadab took over.
21Rehoboam, Solomon's kid, was vibin' in Judah. He was 41 when he started ruling, and he held it down for 17 years in Jerusalem, the city God chose. His mom's name was Naamah, and she was from Ammon.
22Judah was straight up sus in the eyes of the Lord, and they made Him jealous with their savage sins, way worse than what their fams did.
23They built high places, idols, and groves on every hill and under every green tree. Total chaos.
24There were also some wild sodomites in the land, doing all the sus stuff the nations got kicked out for.
25So, in the fifth year of Rehoboam's reign, Shishak from Egypt rolled up on Jerusalem.
26He snatched the treasures from the Lord’s house and the king's crib; he took everything, even the gold shields Solomon made.
27Rehoboam switched it up and made brass shields instead, handing them to the chief of the guard who watched the king's door.
28Whenever the king went to the Lord's house, the guards carried them and brought them back to the guard chamber.
29Now, all the other things Rehoboam did, aren’t they in the chronicles of Judah's kings?
30And there was beef between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.
31Rehoboam passed away and got laid to rest with his fam in David's city. His mom was Naamah, from Ammon. Then his son Abijam took over the throne, no cap.