But as for the children of Israel which dwelled in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
But as for the children of Israel which dwelled in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
(But Rehoboam was still king over those of the children of Israel who were living in the towns of Judah.)
But as for the children of Israel who dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
But as for the children of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
But as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
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."
12:17 Judah - The tribe of Judah; with those parts of the tribes of Levi, and Simeon, and Benjamin, whose dwellings were within the confines of Judah.