The author discusses Rehoboam, focusing solely on Pharaoh Shishak’s campaign and highlighting the contrasts: Solomon marries a daughter of the pharaoh, while Rehoboam must submit. The golden shields symbolize decline: if gold was once so plentiful that it made silver worthless, now bronze is the most valuable item Rehoboam owns, and even that must be carefully protected. The list of sins (22-24) is fairly typical, except for the mention of sacred prostitution. Political decline stems from religious decline. Still, something remains: Jerusalem stays the chosen city, the king is laid to rest with his ancestors, and his son inherits the throne. Though humiliated, the dynasty of David continues on the promise of the Lord (31).