Verse 39

1 Kings 11:39

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

39 And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but yet not for ever.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַֽ/אעַנֶּ֛ה אֶת זֶ֥רַע דָּוִ֖ד לְמַ֣עַן זֹ֑את אַ֖ךְ לֹ֥א כָל הַ/יָּמִֽים
English Translation
And I will answer the seed of David for this reason, but not all the days.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 11 Context
1 And king Solomon loved many strange women besides the daughter of Pharao, and women of Moab, and of... Focus ↗
2 Of the nations concerning which the Lord said to the children of Israel: You shall not go in unto th... Focus ↗
3 And he had seven hundred wives as queens, and three hundred concubines: and the women turned away hi... Focus ↗
4 And when he was now old, his heart was turned away by women to follow strange gods: and his heart wa... Focus ↗
5 But Solomon worshipped Astarthe the goddess of the Sidonians, and Moloch the idol of the ammonites. Focus ↗
6 And Solomon did that which was net pleasing before the Lord, and did not fully follow the Lord, as D... Focus ↗
7 Then Solomon built a temple for Chamos the idol of Moab, on the hill that is over against Jerusalem,... Focus ↗
8 And he did in this manner for all his wives that were strangers, who burnt incense, and offered sacr... Focus ↗
9 And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his mind was turned away from the Lord the God (Elohim)... Focus ↗
10 And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not follow strange gods: but he kept not... Focus ↗
11 The Lord therefore said to Solomon: Because thou hast done this, and hast not kept my covenant, and... Focus ↗
12 Nevertheless in thy days I will not do it, for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of th... Focus ↗
13 Neither will I take away the whole kingdom, but I will give one tribe to thy son for the sake of Dav... Focus ↗
14 And the Lord raised up an adversary to Solomon, Adad the Edomite of the king's seed, in Edom. Focus ↗
15 For when David was in Edom, and Joab the general of the army was gone up to bury them that were slai... Focus ↗
16 (For Joab remained there six months with all Israel, till he had slain every male in Edom,) Focus ↗
17 Then Adad fled, he and certain Edomites, of his father's servants with him, to go into Egypt: and Ad... Focus ↗
18 And they arose out of Madian, and came into Pharan, and they took men with them from Pharan, and wen... Focus ↗
19 And Adad found great favour before Pharao, insomuch that he gave him to wife, the own sister of his... Focus ↗
20 And the sister of Taphnes bore him his son Genubath, and Taphnes brought him up in the house of Phar... Focus ↗
21 And when Adad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the general of the arm... Focus ↗
22 And Pharao said to him: Why, what is wanting to thee with me, that thou seekest to go to thy own cou... Focus ↗
23 God (Elohim) also raised up against him an adversary, Razon the son of Eliada, 'who had fled from hi... Focus ↗
24 And he gathered men against him, and he became a captain of robbers, when David slew them of Soba: a... Focus ↗
25 And he was an adversary to Israel, all the days of Solomon: and this is the evil of Adad, and his ha... Focus ↗
26 Jeroboam also the son of Nabat an Ephrathite of Sareda, a servant of Solomon, whose mother was named... Focus ↗
27 And this is the cause of his rebellion against him, for Solomon built Mello, and filled up the breac... Focus ↗
28 And Jeroboam was a valiant and mighty man: and Solomon seeing him a young man ingenious and industri... Focus ↗
29 So it came to paste at that time, that Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, and the prophet Ahias the Sil... Focus ↗
30 And Ahias taking his new garment, wherewith he was clad, divided it into twelve parts: Focus ↗
31 ,31And he said to Jeroboam: Take to thee ten pieces: for thus saith the Lord the God (Elohim) of Isr... Focus ↗
32 But one tribe shall remain to him for the sake of my servant David, and Jerusalem the city, which I... Focus ↗
33 Because he hath forsaken me, and hath adored Astarthe the goddess of the Sidonians, and Chamos the g... Focus ↗
34 Yet I will not take away all the kingdom out of his hand, but I will make him prince all the days of... Focus ↗
35 But I will take away the kingdom out of his son's hand and will give thee ten tribes: Focus ↗
36 And to his son I will give one tribe, that there may remain a lamp for my servant David before me al... Focus ↗
37 And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign over all that thy soul desireth, and thou shalt be king o... Focus ↗
38 If then thou wilt hearken to all that I shall command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do what is... Focus ↗
39 And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but yet not for ever.
40 Solomon therefore sought to kill Jeroboam: but he arose, and fled into Egypt to Sesac the king of Eg... Focus ↗
41 And the rest of the words of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom: behold they are all writt... Focus ↗
42 And the days that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel, were forty years. Focus ↗
43 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father, and Roboam his s... Focus ↗