1 Kings 11:13

1 Kings 11:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen.
• New International Version (NIV)Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom from him, but will give him one tribe for the sake of David my servant and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)However, I will not tear away all the kingdom, but I will give one tribe to your son, for the sake of David my servant and for the sake of Jerusalem that I have chosen."
• New King James Version (NKJV)However I will not tear away the whole kingdom; I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David, and for the sake of Jerusalem which I have chosen.”

Context of 1 Kings 11:13

11Therefore the Lord said to Solomon, “Because you have done this and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will certainly tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant. 12However, I will not do it in your lifetime, for the sake of your father David, but I will tear it out of the hand of your son (Rehoboam). However, I will not tear away all the kingdom; I will give one tribe (Judah) to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem which I have chosen.” 14Then the Lord stirred up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite; he was of royal descent in Edom. 15For it came about, when David was in Edom, and Joab the commander of the army had gone up to bury those killed [in battle] and had struck down every male in Edom

1 Kings 11:13 word by word

רַ֤ק אֶת־כָּל־הַמַּמְלָכָה֙ לֹ֣א אֶקְרָ֔ע שֵׁ֥בֶט אֶחָ֖ד אֶתֵּ֣ן לִבְנֶ֑ךָ לְמַ֙עַן֙ דָּוִ֣ד עַבְדִּ֔י וּלְמַ֥עַן יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּחָֽרְתִּי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Howbeitרַקraq · exceptH7535
• I will not rend awayקָרַעqâra‛ · to tearH7167
• all the kingdomמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467
• will giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• tribeשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribeH7626
• to thy sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• for Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• my servant’sעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• sake, and for Jerusalem’sיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• sake which I have chosenבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977

Cross-references for 1 Kings 11:13

• 1 Kings 11:39And in this way I will afflict the descendants of David for this (their sin), but not forever.’ ”
• 2 Samuel 7:15But My lovingkindness and mercy will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.
• 1 Chronicles 17:13I will be his father and he shall be My son; and I will not take My steadfast love and mercy away from him, as I took it from him (King Saul) who was before you.
• Psalms 89:33Nevertheless, I will not break off My lovingkindness from him, Nor allow My faithfulness to fail.
• 1 Kings 11:35But I will take the kingdom out of his son’s hand and give it to you: ten tribes.
• 1 Kings 12:20It came about when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, that they sent word and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. None followed the house of David except the tribe of Judah [including Benjamin].
• 1 Kings 11:12However, I will not do it in your lifetime, for the sake of your father David, but I will tear it out of the hand of your son (Rehoboam).
• Deuteronomy 9:5It is not for your righteousness or for the uprightness of your heart that you are going to possess their land, but because of the wickedness of these nations the Lord your God is driving them out before you, and to confirm the oath which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
• 2 Kings 13:23But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion on them and turned toward them for the sake of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and He was unwilling to destroy them, and did not cast them from His presence until now.
• 2 Kings 19:34‘For I will protect this city to save it, for My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’ ”
• Psalms 89:49O Lord, where are Your former lovingkindnesses [so abundant in the days of David and Solomon], Which You swore to David in Your faithfulness?
• Psalms 132:1O Lord, remember on David’s behalf All his hardship and affliction;
• Isaiah 9:7There shall be no end to the increase of His government and of peace, [He shall rule] on the throne of David and over his kingdom, To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness From that time forward and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this.
• Jeremiah 33:17For thus says the Lord, ‘David shall never lack a man (descendant) to sit on the throne of the house of Israel;
• Luke 1:32He will be great and eminent and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David;
• Deuteronomy 12:5But you shall seek the Lord at the place which the Lord your God will choose out of all your tribes to establish His Name there for His dwelling [place], and there you shall come [to worship Him].

Commentaries on 1 Kings 11:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Will give one tribe - for David my servant's sake - The line of the Messiah must be preserved. The prevailing lion must come out of the tribe of Judah: not only the tribe must be preserved, but the regal line and the regal right. All this must be done for the true David's sake: and this was undoubtedly what God had in view by thus miraculously preserving the tribe of Judah and the royal line, in the midst of so general a defection. And for Jerusalem's…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-13Verses 9-13 The Lord told Solomon, it is likely by a prophet, what he must expect for his apostacy. Though we have reason to hope that he repented, and found mercy, yet the Holy Ghost did not expressly record it, but left it doubtful, as a warning to others not to sin. The guilt may be taken away, but not the reproach; that will remain. Thus it must remain uncertain to us till the day of judgment, whether or not Solomon was left to suffer the everlasting…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-13God declared that the kingdom would split, but Solomon's descendants would keep a portion of it (see 1 Kings 11:32–36).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. I will give one tribe to thy son--There were left to Rehoboam the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, and Levi (2Ch 11:12, 13); and multitudes of Israelites, who, after the schism of the kingdom, established their residence within the territory of Judah to enjoy the privileges of the true religion (1Ki 12:17). These are all reckoned as one tribe. 1Ki 11:14-40. Solomon's Adversaries.Read the comment

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Commentaries on 1 Kings 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings