1 Kings 12:17Amplified Bible - Classic EditionBut Rehoboam reigned over the Israelites who dwelt in the cities of Judah. See the chapter |
And Rehoboam 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 the Lord chose out of all the tribes of Israel to put His Name [and the pledge of His presence] there. His mother's name was Naamah the Ammonitess.