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

11So now the Lord said to him, “Since you have not kept my covenant and have disobeyed my decrees, I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to one of your servants. 12But for the sake of your father, David, I will not do this while you are still alive. I will take the kingdom away from your son. And even so, I will not take away the entire kingdom; I will let him be king of one tribe, for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, my chosen city.” 14Then the Lord raised up Hadad the Edomite, a member of Edom’s royal family, to be Solomon’s adversary. 15Years before, David had defeated Edom. Joab, his army commander, had stayed to bury some of the Israelite soldiers who had died in battle. While there, they killed 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 11:39Because of Solomon’s sin I will punish the descendants of David—though not forever.’”
• 2 Samuel 7:15But my favor will not be taken from him as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from your sight.
• 1 Chronicles 17:13I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will never take my favor from him as I took it from the one who ruled before you.
• Psalms 89:33But I will never stop loving him nor fail to keep my promise to him.
• 1 Kings 11:35But I will take the kingdom away from his son and give ten of the tribes to you.
• 1 Kings 12:20When the people of Israel learned of Jeroboam’s return from Egypt, they called an assembly and made him king over all Israel. So only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the family of David.
• 1 Kings 11:12But for the sake of your father, David, I will not do this while you are still alive. I will take the kingdom away from your son.
• Deuteronomy 9:5It is not because you are so good or have such integrity that you are about to occupy their land. The Lord your God will drive these nations out ahead of you only because of their wickedness, and to fulfill the oath he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
• 2 Kings 13:23But the Lord was gracious and merciful to the people of Israel, and they were not totally destroyed. He pitied them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day he still has not completely destroyed them or banished them from his presence.
• 2 Kings 19:34For my own honor and for the sake of my servant David, I will defend this city and protect it.”
• Psalms 89:49Lord, where is your unfailing love? You promised it to David with a faithful pledge.
• Psalms 132:1Lord, remember David and all that he suffered.
• Isaiah 9:7His government and its peace will never end. He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David for all eternity. The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will make this happen!
• Jeremiah 33:17For this is what the Lord says: David will have a descendant sitting on the throne of Israel forever.
• Luke 1:32He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David.
• Deuteronomy 12:5Rather, you must seek the Lord your God at the place of worship he himself will choose from among all the tribes—the place where his name will be honored.

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