God promises to make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and to appoint one king over them all so that they will no longer be two nations or divided into two kingdoms—a promise of unified political and territorial existence. The specific geographical reference to 'the mountains of Israel' grounds the restoration in concrete topography while emphasizing the strategic and spiritual significance of the Israelite heartland. The appointment of one king over all Israel reverses the political division that produced competing monarchies and competing claims to legitimacy. The explicit rejection of two kingdoms ('no longer be two nations') closes the door on the historical schism and establishes a new political order. This verse anticipates the figure of the prince or David mentioned in the following verses.

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