I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel: The word also stresses the fact that what had already happened to Israel would happen to Judah as well. In Hebrew the word also is closely attached to the name Judah rather than to the verb remove.
If the verb remove sounds too gentle, it is possible to translate “chase away” (La Bible du Semeur) or “banish” (Good News Translation, Knox).
As in the previous verse, Judah refers to “the people of the kingdom of Judah” (Parola Del Signore: La Bibbia in Lingua Corrente; similarly Bible en français courant). And Israel refers to “the people of the kingdom of Israel” (Bible en français courant, Parola Del Signore: La Bibbia in Lingua Corrente).
For out of my sight, see the comments at 1 Kgs 9.7.
I will cast off this city which I have chosen, Jerusalem: The verb cast off may be better translated “reject” (Good News Translation and the majority of modern translations) or “throw away.” This city which I have chosen is specifically named as Jerusalem. But in many languages it will be more natural to give the proper name first and then qualify it later in the verse as this city which I have chosen.
The house referred to here is clearly the Temple and should probably be so translated in most languages as in several modern English versions (Good News Translation, New American Bible, New Jerusalem Bible, New International Version, New Century Version, Contemporary English Version).
My name shall be there: This recalls the pledge recorded in 1 Kgs 8.29 (see also 1 Kgs 3.2; 8.16). Yahweh promised that he would be present in the Temple at Jerusalem for his people to worship him there. But the behavior of the people made it necessary for him to reconsider that promise.
This promise of the LORD is an embedded quotation. It may have to be made indirect in many languages (so Good News Translation). Contemporary English Version does this by rendering the last part of the verse as “And I will abandon this temple built to honor me.”
Quoted with permission from Omanson, Roger L. and Ellington, John E. A Handbook on 1-2 Kings, Volume 2. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2008. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .