¹⁷ But Rehoboam continued to rule over the Israelites who lived in the towns of Judah.

Shemaiah’s Prophecy

11 When Rehoboam arrived at Jerusalem, he mobilized the men of Judah and Benjamin—180,000 select troops—to fight against Israel and to restore the kingdom to himself.

¹⁷ But Rehoboam continued to rule over the Israelites who lived in the towns of Judah.

³⁶ His son will have one tribe so that the descendants of David my servant will continue to reign, shining like a lamp in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen to be the place for my name.