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1 Kings 14:19-21
New English Translation
1 Kings 14:19-21
New English Translation
Jeroboam’s Reign Ends
19 The rest of the events of Jeroboam’s reign, including the details of his battles and rule, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.[a] 20 Jeroboam ruled for twenty-two years; then he passed away.[b] His son Nadab replaced him as king.
Rehoboam’s Reign over Judah
21 Now Rehoboam son of Solomon ruled in Judah. He[c] was forty-one years old when he became king and he ruled for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord chose from all the tribes of Israel to be his home.[d] His mother was an Ammonite woman[e] named Naamah.
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- 1 Kings 14:19 tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Jeroboam, how he fought and how he ruled, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?”
- 1 Kings 14:20 tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”
- 1 Kings 14:21 tn Heb “Rehoboam.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
- 1 Kings 14:21 tn Heb “the city where the Lord chose to place his name from all the tribes of Israel.”
- 1 Kings 14:21 tn Heb “an Ammonite”; the word “woman” is implied by the gender of the word.
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