God’s Word Translation
1 Kings 14:21
21Rehoboam, son of Solomon, ruled Judah. He was 41 years old when he began to rule. He ruled for 17 years in Jerusalem, the city that the Lord chose from all the tribes of Israel, the city where the Lord put his name. Rehoboam’s mother was an Ammonite woman named Naamah.
1 Kings 14:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
- New International Version (NIV)Rehoboam son of Solomon was king in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel in which to put his Name. His mother’s name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city that the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. His mother's name was Naamah the Ammonite.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king. He reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put His name there. His mother’s name was Naamah, an Ammonitess.
Context of 1 Kings 14:21
19Everything else concerning Jeroboam, his wars, and his reign is written in the official records of the kings of Israel. 20Jeroboam ruled for 22 years. Then he lay down in death with his ancestors. His son Nadab succeeded him as king. Rehoboam, son of Solomon, ruled Judah. He was 41 years old when he began to rule. He ruled for 17 years in Jerusalem, the city that the Lord chose from all the tribes of Israel, the city where the Lord put his name. Rehoboam’s mother was an Ammonite woman named Naamah. 22The people of Judah did what the Lord considered evil. Their sins made him more angry than anything their ancestors had done. 23They built worship sites for themselves and ⌞put up⌟ large stones and Asherah poles to worship on every high hill and under every large tree.
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וּרְחַבְעָם֙ בֶּן־שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּֽיהוּדָ֑ה בֶּן־אַרְבָּעִ֣ים וְאַחַ֣ת שָׁנָה֩ רְחַבְעָ֨ם בְּמָלְכ֜וֹ וּֽשֲׁבַ֨ע עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה שָׁנָ֣ה׀ מָלַ֣ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֗ם הָ֠עִיר אֲשֶׁר־בָּחַ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה לָשׂ֨וּם אֶת־שְׁמ֥וֹ שָׁם֙ מִכֹּל֙ שִׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ נַעֲמָ֖ה הָעַמֹּנִֽית׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Rehoboamרְחַבְעָםrechab‛âm · RehoboamH7346
- the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
- reignedמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
- in Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
- and oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
- oldבֵּןbên · son: agedH1121
- seventeenעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
- seventeenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
- in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
- the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- which the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- did chooseבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
- out of all the tribesשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribeH7626
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- to putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
- his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- there. And his mother’sאֵם'êm · motherH517
- Naamahנַעֲמָהna‛ămâh · NaamahH5279
- an Ammonitessעַמּוֹנִית‛ammônîyth · AmmonitessH5985
Cross-references for 1 Kings 14:21
- 1 Kings 11:43Solomon lay down in death with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. His son Rehoboam succeeded him as king.
- 2 Chronicles 12:13King Rehoboam strengthened his position in Jerusalem and ruled. He was 41 years old when he began to rule. He ruled for 17 years in Jerusalem, the city that the Lord chose from all the tribes of Israel, the city where the Lord put his name. (Rehoboam’s mother was an Ammonite woman named Naamah.)
- 2 Chronicles 13:7Worthless, good-for-nothing men gathered around him. They opposed Rehoboam, son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was too young and inexperienced to challenge them.
- 1 Kings 8:16‘Ever since I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I didn’t choose any city in any of the tribes of Israel as a place to build a temple for my name. But now I’ve chosen David to rule my people Israel.’
- 1 Kings 11:36I will give his son one tribe so that my servant David will always have a lamp in my presence in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to place my name.
- Psalms 78:68but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved.
- Psalms 87:1⌞The city⌟ the Lord has founded ⌞stands⌟ on holy mountains.
- Psalms 132:13The Lord has chosen Zion. He wants it for his home.
- Isaiah 12:6Shout loudly, and sing with joy, people of Zion! The Holy One of Israel is great. He is among you.”
- Exodus 20:24“You must build an altar for me made out of dirt. Sacrifice your burnt offerings and your fellowship offerings, your sheep, goats, and cattle on it. Wherever I choose to have my name remembered, I will come to you and bless you.
- Deuteronomy 12:5The Lord your God will choose a place out of all your tribes to live and put his name. Go there and worship him.
- 1 Kings 14:31Rehoboam lay down in death with his ancestors and was buried with them in the City of David. (His mother was an Ammonite woman named Naamah.) His son Abijam succeeded him as king.
- Deuteronomy 23:3Ammonites or Moabites may not join the assembly of the Lord. Not one descendant of theirs may join the assembly of the Lord for ten generations.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 14:21
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21On the age of Rehoboam at his accession, see 1 Kings 12:8 note. The 17 years of his reign must have been complete, or a little more than complete, if Abijam ascended the throne in the “eighteenth” year of Jeroboam 1 Kings 15:1.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-31Verses 21-31 Here is no good said of Rehoboam, and much said to the disadvantage of his subjects. The abounding of the worst crimes, of the worst of the heathen, in Jerusalem, the city the Lord had chosen for his temple and his worship, shows that nothing can mend the hearts of fallen men but the sanctifying grace of the Holy Spirit. On this alone may we depend; for this let us daily pray, in behalf of ourselves and all around us. The splendour of their…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21Instead of any city in the northern kingdom the Lord chose Jerusalem. Naamah was the queen mother. She was highly respected in Judah. This role became an official position (1 Kings 15:13). Judah’s queen mothers are often mentioned with the reigning king (see, for example, Jeremiah 22:26).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. he reigned ... in Jerusalem--Its particular designation as "the city which the Lord did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there," seems given here, both as a reflection on the apostasy of the ten tribes, and as a proof of the aggravated wickedness of introducing idolatry and its attendant vices there. his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess--Her heathen extraction and her influence as queen mother are stated to account for…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Kings 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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