1 Kings 12:17
in 1 Kings 12but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
KJV
But as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
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This verse in 1 Kings 12
Commentary
5 notes on this verseBut as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah,.... Either such Israelites of the ten tribes that had before dwelt, or now upon this removed, for the sake of worship, to dwell in the tribe of Judah; or else that part of Israel, the tribe of Judah, which dwelt in the cities belonging to it: Rehoboam reigned over them; they owned him to be their king, and submitted to his government.
This site's exposition
dwelt in the cities of Judah
on 1 Kings 12:17-19
Judah's own Israelites stay under Rehoboam, the tribe the Lord had reserved for David's house at 11:13 and 11:32 taking visible shape as the chapter closes its first half. Rehoboam then compounds the crisis by sending Adoram, the very officer over forced labor, to a population that has just named forced labor its whole complaint, and the people stone him. The narrator's closing sentence, so Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day, is written from later in the story, a standing wound the writer says is still open in his own time.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Rehoboam was imprudent in the further management of this affair, and more and more infatuated. Having foolishly thrown himself into a quick-sand, he sunk the further in with plunging to get out. He was very unadvised in sending Adoram, who was over the tribute, to treat with them,
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Israel ... - The Israelites proper, or members of the other tribes, who happened to be settled within the limits of the land of Judah. These Israelites quietly submitted to Rehoboam. “Israel” through this chapter, and throughout the rest of Kings, designates ordinarily “the ten tribes,” and is antithetical to “Judah.”
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
It was received with mingled scorn and derision. The revolt was accomplished, and yet so quietly, that Rehoboam remained in Shechem, fancying himself the sovereign of a united kingdom, until his chief tax gatherer, who had been most imprudently sent to treat with the people, had been stoned to death.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
Look after your house. The Beis Hamikdosh that you built, will be for you alone. 2 Alternatively, “see who is left with you,” and rule over them, for you will not reign over Yisroel as a whole.—Radak
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 7 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבְנֵ֣י | uvenei | and [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים | haiyoshevim | who were dwelling | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| בְּעָרֵ֣י | bearei | in [the] cities of | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| יְהוּדָ֑ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ | vaiyimlokh | and he reigned | H4427 → | 348 times |
| עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם | ʾaleihem | over them | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| רְחַבְעָֽם׃ פ | rechavam | Rehoboam | H7346 → | 50 times |
וּבְנֵ֣יand [the] people of
uveneiH1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםwho were dwelling
haiyoshevimH3427 →1079 times
בְּעָרֵ֣יin [the] cities of
beareiH5892 →1090 times
יְהוּדָ֑הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְand he reigned
vaiyimlokhH4427 →348 times
עֲלֵיהֶ֖םover them
ʾaleihemH5921 →5755 times
רְחַבְעָֽם׃ פRehoboam
rechavamH7346 →50 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Kings 11:13Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I…
it leads to
- 1 Kings 12:20
When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David.
- Deuteronomy 12:11
then the LORD your God will choose a dwelling for His Name. And there you are to bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, and all…
- 1 Kings 11:32
But one tribe will remain for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.
- Luke 1:32–33
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
- Deuteronomy 12:5
Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.
- 1 Kings 12:20
Through
1 Kings 11:36I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put My Name.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 15:4
Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and to make Jerusalem strong.
- 2 Kings 8:19
Yet for the sake of His servant David, the LORD was unwilling to destroy Judah, since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.
- 1 Kings 11:13
Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I…
- 1 Kings 15:4
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PersonDivided kingdomRehoboamSolomon's son whose refusal of the elders' counsel at Shechem — answering the people with scorpions — tore ten tribes from the hou…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.