1 Kings 11:13
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.
Context
This verse from 1 Kings Chapter 11 connects to 10 cross-references. Solomon loves many foreign women—seven hundred wives and three hundred concubines—who turn his heart to their gods; he builds high places for Chemosh, Milcom, and Ashtoreth. God is angry and raises adversaries against Solomon: Hadad the Edomite, Rezon of Aram, …
Other Translations
Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but I will give one tribe to thy son, for David my servant’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen.
only all the kingdom I do not rend away; one tribe I give to thy son, for the sake of David My servant, and for the sake of Jerusalem, that I have chosen.'
Still I will not take all the kingdom from him; but I will give one tribe to your son, because of my servant David, and because of Jerusalem, the town of my selection.
Cross References
And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
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Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, so that I will not take any …
In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and …
But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established …
I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from …
And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto …