1 Kings 11:32

But he shall have one tribe [ LXX . δύο σκῆπτρα . Some would understand "one tribe, in addition to Judah, " but compare 1 Kings 12:20 , "tribe of Judah only," and see note on 1 Kings 12:13 . Possibly neither Judah nor Benjamin is here to be thought of separately. In 1 Kings 12:21 , and 2 Chronicles 11:3 , 2 Chronicles 11:23 , they are both reckoned to Rehoboam. They might be regarded as in some sense one, inasmuch as they enclosed the Holy City (Seb. Schmidt), the line of division passing right through the temple platform. But it is perhaps safer, in view of 1 Kings 12:20 , to understand the term of Judah, compared with which large and influential tribe "little Benjamin" was hardly deserving of separate mention) for my servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake [see on 1 Kings 12:12 , 1 Kings 12:13 ], the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel .