# It happened that

This phrase is used here to mark an important event in the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.

# when all Israel heard

"All Israel" here is a generalization that means the capable men of Israel who represent the rest of the people by a synecdoche. AT: "when all the leaders of Israel heard" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])

# king over all Israel

"Israel" implicitly means the northern ten tribes that rebelled against Rehoboam. AT: "king over all of the 10 tribes of Israel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# the family of David

"David's descendants"