God’s Word Translation
1 Kings 11:13
13However, I will not tear the whole kingdom away from you. I will give your son one tribe for my servant David’s sake and for the sake of Jerusalem, ⌞the city⌟ that I chose.”
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
11The Lord told Solomon, “Because this is your attitude and you have no respect for my promises or my laws that I commanded you to keep, I will certainly tear the kingdom away from you. I will give it to one of your servants. 12But I will not do it in your lifetime because of your father David. I will tear it away from the hands of your son. However, I will not tear the whole kingdom away from you. I will give your son one tribe for my servant David’s sake and for the sake of Jerusalem, ⌞the city⌟ that I chose.” 14The Lord raised up Hadad the Edomite as a rival to Solomon. Hadad was from the Edomite royal family. 15When David had conquered Edom, Joab, the commander of the army, went to bury those killed in battle and killed every male in Edom.
Read all of 1 Kings 111 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 11:39I will make David’s descendants suffer for this, but not always.”
- 2 Samuel 7:15But I will never stop showing him my love as I did to Saul, whom I took out of your way.
- 1 Chronicles 17:13I will be his Father, and he will be my Son. And I will never stop showing him my love as I did to your predecessor.
- Psalms 89:33But I will not take my mercy away from him or allow my truth to become a lie.
- 1 Kings 11:35But I will take the kingdom away from his son and give you ten tribes.
- 1 Kings 12:20When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent men to invite him to the assembly. They made him king of all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to David’s dynasty.
- 1 Kings 11:12But I will not do it in your lifetime because of your father David. I will tear it away from the hands of your son.
- Deuteronomy 9:5It’s not because you’ve been living right or because you’re so honest that you’re entering to take possession of their land. It’s because these people are so wicked that the Lord your God is forcing them out of your way. It’s also because the Lord wants to confirm the promise he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
- 2 Kings 13:23But the Lord was kind and merciful to the Israelites because of his promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He didn’t want to destroy the Israelites, and even now he hasn’t turned away from them.
- 2 Kings 19:34“I will shield this city to rescue it for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.”
- Psalms 89:49Where is the evidence of your mercy, Lord? You swore an oath to David on ⌞the basis of⌟ your faithfulness.
- Psalms 132:1O Lord, remember David and all the hardships he endured.
- Isaiah 9:7His government and peace will have unlimited growth. He will establish David’s throne and kingdom. He will uphold it with justice and righteousness now and forever. The Lord of Armies is determined to do this!
- Jeremiah 33:17“This what the Lord says: David will never fail to have a descendant sitting on the throne of Israel.
- Luke 1:32He will be a great man and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David.
- Deuteronomy 12:5The Lord your God will choose a place out of all your tribes to live and put his name. Go there and 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
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