1 Kings 14:21

Rehoboam’s Reign over Judah

14:21 Now Rehoboam son of Solomon ruled in Judah. He ¹  was forty-one years old when he became king and he ruled for seventeen years in Jerusalem, ²  the city the Lord chose from all the tribes of Israel to be his home. ³  His mother was an Ammonite woman ⁴  named Naamah.

1 Kings 14:31

14:31 Rehoboam passed away ⁵  and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David. His mother was an Ammonite named Naamah. His son Abijah ⁶  replaced him as king.

[14:21]  ¹ tn Heb “Rehoboam.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[14:21]  ² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[14:21]  ³ tn Heb “the city where the Lord chose to place his name from all the tribes of Israel.”

[14:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “an Ammonite”; the word “woman” is implied.

[14:31]  ⁵ tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

[14:31]  ⁶ tn In the Hebrew text the name is spelled “Abijam” here and in 1 Kgs 15:1-8.