Verse 11

1 Kings 11:11

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11 However, for the sake of your father David, I will not do this in your lifetime—I will take it away from your son.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה לִ/שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה יַ֚עַן אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָֽיְתָה זֹּ֣את עִמָּ֔/ךְ וְ/לֹ֤א שָׁמַ֨רְתָּ֙ בְּרִיתִ֣/י וְ/חֻקֹּתַ֔/י אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוִּ֖יתִי עָלֶ֑י/ךָ קָרֹ֨עַ אֶקְרַ֤ע אֶת הַ/מַּמְלָכָה֙ מֵֽ/עָלֶ֔י/ךָ וּ/נְתַתִּ֖י/הָ לְ/עַבְדֶּֽ/ךָ

English Translation

And the LORD said to Solomon, "Because this is what was with you and you did not keep my covenant and my statutes which I commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant."

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Chapter 11 Context

1 King Solomon loved many foreign women. Besides Pharaoh's daughter, there were women from the Moabite... Focus ↗

2 They were from the nations that the Lord had warned the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with th... Focus ↗

3 He had seven hundred wives of noble birth and three hundred concubines. His wives did convince him t... Focus ↗

4 As Solomon grew old, his wives led him to follow other gods, and he did not commit himself wholehear... Focus ↗

5 Solomon worshiped Ashtoreth, goddess of the Sidonians, and Molech, the vile god of the Ammonites. Focus ↗

6 This was how Solomon did evil in the Lord's sight, and was not completely dedicated to the Lord as h... Focus ↗

7 It was then that Solomon built a high place of worship for Chemosh, the vile god of the people of Mo... Focus ↗

8 The Lord became angry with Solomon because he had turned away from the Lord, the God (Elohim) of Isr... Focus ↗

9 The Lord had warned Solomon about this—that he should not worship other gods. But Solomon did not li... Focus ↗

10 So the Lord told him, “Since this is what you have done, and since you have not kept my agreement an... Focus ↗

11 However, for the sake of your father David, I will not do this in your lifetime—I will take it away...

12 Even then I will not take away the whole kingdom. I will leave your son with one tribe for the sake... Focus ↗

13 Previously, when David was in Edom, Joab the commander of the Israelite army had gone to bury some o... Focus ↗

14 But Hadad and some Edomites who had been his father's officials had run away to Egypt—Hadad was just... Focus ↗

15 They left Midian and went to Paran. Then, along with some people from Paran, they went to Egypt, to... Focus ↗

16 Pharaoh became very friendly with Hadad, and he gave him the sister of his own wife to marry, Queen... Focus ↗

17 She gave birth to his son called Genubath. Tahpenes brought him up in Pharaoh's palace with Pharaoh'... Focus ↗

18 However, when news reached Hadad in Egypt that both David and Joab, the commander of the army, had d... Focus ↗

19 Pharaoh asked him, “Is there anything that you have lacked here with me that now you want to go back... Focus ↗

20 God (Elohim) also encouraged Rezon, son of Eliada, to oppose Solomon. He had run away from his maste... Focus ↗

21 Rezon gathered around him a rebel band, and became their leader. They went and settled in Damascus,... Focus ↗

22 Rezon was Israel's enemy throughout Solomon's lifetime which added to the trouble Hadad caused. Rezo... Focus ↗

23 In addition, Jeroboam, son of Nebat, rebelled against the king. One of Solomon's officials, he was a... Focus ↗

24 This is why he rebelled against the king: Solomon had built the terraces and had closed the gap in t... Focus ↗

25 Jeroboam was a man of ability, and when Solomon realized how successful he was in what he did, he pl... Focus ↗

26 Ahijah had wrapped himself in a new cloak, and the two of them were by themselves in the countryside... Focus ↗

27 He said, “Jeroboam, take ten pieces. This is what the Lord God (Elohim) of Israel says. ‘Jeroboam, I... Focus ↗

28 One tribe will be left for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I ch... Focus ↗

29 This is because they have abandoned me and bowed down in worship of Ashtoreth, goddess of the Sidoni... Focus ↗

30 Even so, I'm not going to take the whole kingdom from Solomon, because I made him ruler for his life... Focus ↗

31 I will give his son one tribe, so that my servant David will always have a descendant like a lamp be... Focus ↗

32 I will take you, and you shall reign over everything that you want. You will be king over Israel. Focus ↗

33 If you accept everything that I command you, if you follow my ways, if you do what is right in my si... Focus ↗

34 I will punish David's descendants because of this, but not forever.’” Focus ↗

35 So Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam ran away to Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt. He rema... Focus ↗

36 The record of the rest of the acts of Solomon, including everything he did, and his wisdom, are writ... Focus ↗

37 Solomon died and was buried in the city of his father David. His son Rehoboam succeeded him as king. Focus ↗

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Book: 1 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 11 (37 verses)
Version: Free Bible Version

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