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.

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 The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.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

5 tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

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