Who was the fourth King of Israel after King Solomon?

Answer 1

The kingdom divided into two...one the Northern Kingdom and The other theSouthern Kingdom..one was led by Rehoboam(solomons son) the other by jeroboam. The Southern Kingdom, led by Rehoboam, consisted of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. The Northern Kingdom, led by Jeroboam, consisted of the 10 other tribes. The Southern Kingdom was thenceforth referred to as Judah, and the Northern Kingdom was referred to as Israel.

Answer 2

After King Solomon, there were two kings at the same time, since the twelve Israelite Tribes split into two groups. Rehav'am (Rehoboam) ruled the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, while Yerav'am (Jeroboam) ruled the Ten Tribes.

Rehoboam's father, King Solomon, had levied relatively heavy taxes, which had been used for such large-scale endeavors as building the First Temple. The fact that the nation was so prosperous and happy in his time (1 Kings 4:20) demonstrates that Solomon conducted his governance in a praiseworthy manner.

After Solomon's death, the people approached his son Rehav'am (Rehoboam) and asked that he now lower the tax. He ignored the counsel of his elder advisers and refused the people's request. This led the Ten Tribes to turn away from him (1 Kings ch.12).

The background reason was because King Solomon had been less than perfectly righteous. This led God to punish him by diminishing his dynasty in the lifetime of his son (Rehoboam). 1 Kings ch.11.

A deeper reason is that God wanted the more righteous people of Judah to be influenced by the Ten Tribes as little as possible.

See also:

Solomon's errors

List of kings

Jewish history timeline

Answer 3

Conventional Bible chronology says that Rehoboam succeeded Solomon as King.

Answer 4

Solomon