1st Kings Chapter 12 verse 17 Holy Bible
But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
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(But Rehoboam was still king over those of the children of Israel who were living in the towns of Judah.)
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But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
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But as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
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But as for the children of Israel who dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
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But as for the children of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
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As to the sons of Israel, those dwelling in the cities of Judah -- over them reign doth Rehoboam.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 17. - But as for the children of Israel which dwelt In the cities of Judah [i.e., "the Israelites proper or members of other tribes, who happened to be settled within the limits of the land of Judah" (cf. ver. 23). A number of Simeonites were (Rawlinson) certainly among them (Joshua 19:1-9). The term "children of Israel" is henceforward to be understood in its restricted sense (see on ver. 1). It cannot include the men of Judah], Rehoboam reigned over them.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(17) The children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah.--The expression is doubly significant. (a) Historically the tribe of Judah had its semi-dependent tribes--Simeon, already absorbed into Judah; Dan, in great part transferred to the extreme north; and Benjamin, closely united to Judah by the position of Jerusalem. All these, it would seem, are here included--so that the territory of the southern kingdom would be really the Jud?a of later times. In addition to these, we find from 2Chronicles 11:13-16, that, at any rate after the idolatry of Jeroboam, priests and Levites and other Israelites made their way into the cities of Judah. (b) But, besides this, there may be a significance in the phrase "children of Israel." Although the northern kingdom henceforth inherited the proud title of the kingdom of Israel, the phrase, as here used, is perhaps intended to remind the reader that in Judah also dwelt "children of Israel"--true descendants of the "Prince of God," and inheritors of the promise.
