Reference

1 Kings 12:21

And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.
19

So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.

20

And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

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And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.

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But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

23

Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying,

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Israel as Distinct

The verse describes a historical event of a divided kingdom, where "Israel" refers to the northern kingdom distinct from "Judah" (which included Benjamin). This distinction is political and geographical, not necessarily theological in a way that implies separate eternal promises or a future prophetic role for "Israel" (the northern kingdom) distinct from "Judah" or a unified people of God. The "house of Israel" here is simply the opposing political entity to Rehoboam's "house of Judah."

Israel-Specific Promises

This verse describes a historical event—Rehoboam assembling an army—and does not contain any promises, prophecies, or covenants directed at ethnic Israel, the land, or the Jewish nation.