1 Kings 11:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

One tribe

1 Kings 11:35

1 Kings 12:20

For david

For jerusalem's

Jeremiah 33:15

Bible References

One tribe

I will take the kingdom from the hand of his son and give ten tribes to you.

When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. No one except the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the Davidic dynasty.

For david

So the Lord said to Solomon, "Because you insist on doing these things and have not kept the covenantal rules I gave you, I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant.

It is not because of your righteousness, or even your inner uprightness, that you have come here to possess their land. Instead, because of the wickedness of these nations the Lord your God is driving them out ahead of you in order to confirm the promise he made on oath to your ancestors, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

But the Lord had mercy on them and felt pity for them. He extended his favor to them because of the promise he had made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He has been unwilling to destroy them or remove them from his presence to this very day.

I will shield this city and rescue it for the sake of my reputation and because of my promise to David my servant.'"

Where are your earlier faithful deeds, O Lord, the ones performed in accordance with your reliable oath to David?

A song of ascents. O Lord, for David's sake remember all his strenuous effort,

His dominion will be vast and he will bring immeasurable prosperity. He will rule on David's throne and over David's kingdom, establishing it and strengthening it by promoting justice and fairness, from this time forward and forevermore. The Lord's intense devotion to his people will accomplish this.

For I, the Lord, promise: "David will never lack a successor to occupy the throne over the nation of Israel.

He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.

For jerusalem's

But you must seek only the place he chooses from all your tribes to establish his name as his place of residence, and you must go there.

He built altars in the Lord's temple, about which the Lord had said, "Jerusalem will be my home."

The Lord announced, "I will also spurn Judah, just as I spurned Israel. I will reject this city that I chose -- both Jerusalem and the temple, about which I said, "I will live there."

Certainly the Lord has chosen Zion; he decided to make it his home.

How will they respond to the messengers of this nation? Indeed, the Lord has made Zion secure; the oppressed among his people will find safety in her.

"For the sake of Zion I will not be silent; for the sake of Jerusalem I will not be quiet, until her vindication shines brightly and her deliverance burns like a torch."

In those days and at that time I will raise up for them a righteous descendant of David. "'He will do what is just and right in the land.