OET interlinear 1 KI 12:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-background

וּ⁠בְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הַ⁠יֹּשְׁבִ֖ים בְּ⁠עָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה וַ⁠יִּמְלֹ֥ךְ עֲלֵי⁠הֶ֖ם רְחַבְעָֽם

and=the_sons (Some words not found in UHB: and=the_sons Yisrael [who,were]_dwelling in,the_cities_of Yehuda and,he_reigned over,them Rəḩaⱱˊām )

As background information, the author is describing what happened as a result of this event even before he has finished telling the story of the event. He is doing that in order to clarify that the term “Israel” in the previous verse, meaning the Israelite people, does not include the members of the tribe of Judah. In your translation, present this information in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠בְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל

and=the_sons (Some words not found in UHB: and=the_sons Yisrael [who,were]_dwelling in,the_cities_of Yehuda and,he_reigned over,them Rəḩaⱱˊām )

See how you translated the similar expression in [6:1](../06/01.md). Alternate translation: [But the Israelites]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בְּ⁠עָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=the_sons Yisrael [who,were]_dwelling in,the_cities_of Yehuda and,he_reigned over,them Rəḩaⱱˊām )

See how you translated the similar expression in [11:13](../11/13.md). Alternate translation: [the cities of Judah and Benjamin]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠עָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=the_sons Yisrael [who,were]_dwelling in,the_cities_of Yehuda and,he_reigned over,them Rəḩaⱱˊām )

Here, the cities of Judah represents the territory of the united tribe of Judah and Benjamin. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [within the territory of the united tribe of Judah and Benjamin]