2 Chronicles 12:13
So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 12:1 shows that after Rehoboam became strong, he abandoned God's law — the context for the strength mentioned here.
In 2 Chronicles 6:6, Solomon declares God chose Jerusalem for His name — the same claim echoed here for Rehoboam's reign.
Deuteronomy 12:5 commands Israel to seek the place God chooses to put His name — the legal basis for Jerusalem's unique status.
1 Kings 11:1 lists Solomon's foreign wives, including Ammonites — Naamah, Rehoboam's mother, was one, tying his heritage to Solomon's disobedience.
1 Kings 14:21 provides the parallel account of Rehoboam's reign, confirming the details of his age, reign length, and Jerusalem's chosen status.
Nehemiah 13:26 recounts Solomon's sin with foreign women — Naamah the Ammonite, Rehoboam's mother, was a direct result of that sin.
Psalm 78:68 states God chose Judah and Mount Zion — directly affirming the divine selection of Jerusalem referenced here.
Nehemiah 13:1 cites the law barring Ammonites from the assembly — Rehoboam's Ammonite mother creates tension with that law.
Psalm 48:1-3 celebrates Jerusalem as the city of the great King, reinforcing the significance of God's choice mentioned here.
Ezekiel 48:35 names the eschatological Jerusalem 'The LORD is There,' extending the promise of God's presence into the future.