17. Bawomeleza umbuso wakwaJuda, bamxhasa uRehobhowam unyana kaSolomon iminyaka yamithathu, behamba ngeendlela ababehamba ngazo besaphila uDavide noSolomon.
18. URehobhowam wathatha uMahalati intombi yonyana kaDavide uJerimoti kunye noAbhihayili intombi yonyana kaJese uEliyabhi.
19. Wamzalela la madodana: uJewushe, uShemariya, noZahama.
20. Waphinda wathatha uMaka intombi ka-Abhasalom owazala uAbhiya, uAtayi, uZiza, noShelomiti.
21. Ke uRehobhowam wayemthanda gqitha uMahaka lo uyintombi ka-Abhasalom, kuye ebalasele kunabo bonke abafazi bakhe ndawonye namaqadi. Wayenabafazi abalishumi elinesibhozo, amaqadi wona engamashumi amathandathu. Oonyana bakhe babengamashumi amabini anesibhozo, iintombi zingamashumi amathandathu.
22. Ke kaloku uRehobhowam wamisela uAbhiya wayeyona nkulu koonyana bakhe ukuze abe ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe xa engasekho yena.
23. URehobhowam wenza ubuchule, oonyana bakhe wabasarhaza kuzo zonke izithili zakwaJuda nakwaBhenjamin, kuzo zonke izixeko ezinqatyisiweyo. Wabaxhasa ngokwaneleyo, wabathathela abafazi abaninzi.