He did evil because he had not set his heart on seeking the Lord.
NMVAnd he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate).
OJBAnd he did rah, because he set not his lev to seek Hashem.
T4TRehoboam’s mother’s name was Naamah. She was from the Ammon people-group. Rehoboam did evil things because he did not try to find out what Yahweh wanted him to do.