As the ten - tribe kingdom of Israel under Jeroboam sank into idolatry, many from there “supported Rehoboam ” by traveling to Jerusalem to take their stand for true worship.
فَإِذَا أَطَعْنَا يَهْوَهَ ،‏ نَنَالُ رِضَاهُ وَبَرَكَتَهُ .‏ —‏ تث ٢٨ :‏ ٢‏ .‏