1 Kings 11:32

11:32 He will retain one tribe, for my servant David’s sake and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.

1 Kings 18:31

18:31 Then Elijah took twelve stones, corresponding to the number of tribes that descended from Jacob, to whom the Lord had said, “Israel will be your new 1  name.” 2 

1 Kings 8:16

8:16 He told David, 3  ‘Since the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a temple in which to live. 4  But I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’

1 Kings 14:21

Rehoboam’s Reign over Judah

14:21 Now Rehoboam son of Solomon ruled in Judah. He 5  was forty-one years old when he became king and he ruled for seventeen years in Jerusalem, 6  the city the Lord chose from all the tribes of Israel to be his home. 7  His mother was an Ammonite woman 8  named Naamah.

1 tn The word “new” is implied but not actually present in the Hebrew text.

2 sn Israel will be your new name. See Gen 32:28; 35:10.

1 tn Heb “saying.”

2 tn Heb “to build a house for my name to be there.”

1 tn Heb “Rehoboam.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

2 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

3 tn Heb “the city where the Lord chose to place his name from all the tribes of Israel.”

4 tn Heb “an Ammonite”; the word “woman” is implied.