Naamah (1Ki 14:21)
Wife of Solomon, mother of Rehoboam, in the united monarchy of Israel. Named in scripture at 1 Kings 14:21.
What we know — and how we know it
Where in scripture
1 Kings2 ChroniclesRehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which Yahweh had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess.
1 Kings 14:21
Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in David’s city. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess. Abijam his son reigned in his place.
1 Kings 14:31
So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem and reigned; for Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which Yahweh had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess.
2 Chronicles 12:13
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.
