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.
Rehoboam, Solomon's son, ruled over Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city that the LORD chose from all the tribes of Israel to place his name there. His mother's name was Naamah, and she was from the Ammonite people.
This verse introduces King Rehoboam's reign over Judah, highlighting that he ruled from Jerusalem, the city God had specially chosen for himself.
📚 Historical Context
This takes place after the kingdom of Israel split in two following Solomon's death around 930 BC. Rehoboam inherited only the southern kingdom of Judah, while Jeroboam ruled the northern kingdom of Israel. His mother being an Ammonite (a foreign nation) reflects Solomon's many foreign marriages, which had led Israel away from God.
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