◄ 1 Kings 12:17 ►
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Good News Translation
leaving Rehoboam as king only of the people who lived in the territory of Judah.

New Revised Standard Version
But Rehoboam reigned over the Israelites who were living in the towns of Judah.

New American Bible
But Rehoboam continued to reign over the Israelites who lived in the cities of Judah.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But as for all the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Juda, Roboam reigned over them.

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But as for all the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Juda, Roboam reigned over them.

the children

1 Kings 11:13,36 Neither will I take away the whole kingdom; but I will give one tribe to thy son, for the sake of David, my servant, and Jerusalem, which I have chosen. . . .

2 Chronicles 10:17 But Roboam reigned over the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Juda.

2 Chronicles 11:13-17 And the priests and Levites, that were in all Israel, came to him out of all their seats, . . .

Context
The Kingdom Divided
16Then the people, seeing that the king would not hearken to them, answered him, saying: What portion have we in David? or what inheritance in the son of Isai? Go home to thy dwellings, O Israel: now, David, look to thy own house. So Israel departed to their dwellings. 17But as for all the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Juda, Roboam reigned over them.18Then king Roboam sent Aduram, who was over the tribute: and all Israel stoned him, and he died. Wherefore king Roboam made haste to get him up into his chariot, and he fled to Jerusalem:…
Cross References
1 Kings 11:13
Neither will I take away the whole kingdom; but I will give one tribe to thy son, for the sake of David, my servant, and Jerusalem, which I have chosen.

1 Kings 11:35
But I will take away the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give thee ten tribes:

1 Kings 11:36
And to his son I will give one tribe, that there may remain a lamp for my servant, David, before me always in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen, that my name might be there.

1 Kings 12:23
Speak to Roboam, the son of Solomon, the king of Juda, and to all the house of Juda, and Benjamin, and the rest of the people, saying:

1 Kings 12:16
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