Misinterpretations often arise from taking 'slept with his fathers' literally as slumber instead of the standard biblical euphemism for death; assuming honorable burial in the City of David implies divine approval or a successful reign, ignoring the explicit condemnation of Rehoboam's idolatry and the ongoing wars with Jeroboam; or viewing the succession as evidence of peaceful continuity, when it actually highlights fragile dynastic stability amid national division.
II Chronicles 12:16
King James Version (1769)
16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
This verse records the death of King Rehoboam, his burial in the City of David among his ancestors, and the succession by his son Abijah, underscoring God's covenant faithfulness to the house of David by preserving the royal lineage in Judah despite Rehoboam's unfaithfulness and evil reign detailed earlier in the chapter.