1 Kings 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.

Ex 20:24; De 12:5,21; De 23:3; 1Ki 8:16,44; 1Ki 11:36; 1Ki 11:43; 1Ki 14:31; 2Ch 12:13; 2Ch 13:7; Ps 78:68,69; Ps 87:1,2; Ps 132:13,14; Isa 12:6

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 The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.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