1 Kings 14:31

14:31 Rehoboam passed away 1  and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David. His mother was an Ammonite named Naamah. His son Abijah 2  replaced him as king.

Deuteronomy 23:3

23:3 An Ammonite or Moabite 3  may not enter the assembly of the Lord; to the tenth generation none of their descendants shall ever 4  do so, 5 

Deuteronomy 23:2

23:2 A person of illegitimate birth 6  may not enter the assembly of the Lord; to the tenth generation no one related to him may do so. 7 

Deuteronomy 12:13

12:13 Make sure you do not offer burnt offerings in any place you wish,

1 tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

2 tn In the Hebrew text the name is spelled “Abijam” here and in 1 Kgs 15:1-8.

3 sn An Ammonite or Moabite. These descendants of Lot by his two daughters (cf. Gen 19:30-38) were thereby the products of incest and therefore excluded from the worshiping community. However, these two nations also failed to show proper hospitality to Israel on their way to Canaan (v. 4).

4 tn The Hebrew term translated “ever” (עַד־עוֹלָם, ’ad-’olam) suggests that “tenth generation” (vv. 2, 3) also means “forever.” However, in the OT sense “forever” means not “for eternity” but for an indeterminate future time. See A. Tomasino, NIDOTTE 3:346.

5 tn Heb “enter the assembly of the Lord.” The phrase “do so” has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.

6 tn Or “a person born of an illegitimate marriage.”

7 tn Heb “enter the assembly of the Lord.” The phrase “do so” has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.