Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

Yet all of the kingdom I will not tear [away]. 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."

New American Standard Bible

However, I will not tear away all the kingdom, but 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.”

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

Yet I will not tear the entire kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son because of my servant David and because of Jerusalem that I chose.”

International Standard Version

For the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, I won't tear away the entire kingdom. I'll leave one tribe for your son to govern."

A Conservative Version

However 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.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified

However, I will not tear away all the kingdom; I will give one tribe (Judah) to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem which I have chosen.”

Bible in Basic English

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.

Darby Translation

only, I will not rend away all the kingdom: I will give one tribe to thy son, for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.

Julia Smith Translation

But I will not rend all the kingdom; one tribe I will give to thy son for sake of David my servant, and for sake of Jerusalem which I chose.

King James 2000

However I will not tear away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to your son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.

Modern King James verseion

Only, I will not tear away all the kingdom, but I will give one tribe to your son for David My servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Howbeit I will not take away all: but will give one tribe to thy son, because of David my servant and because of Jerusalem which I have chosen."

NET Bible

But I will not tear away the entire kingdom; I will leave your son one tribe for my servant David's sake and for the sake of my chosen city Jerusalem."

New Heart English Bible

However I will not tear away all the kingdom; but I will give one tribe to your son, for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen."

The Emphasized Bible

Howbeit, all the kingdom, will I not rend away, one tribe, will I give unto thy son, - for the sake of David my servant, and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.

Webster

Yet, 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.

World English Bible

However I will not tear away all the kingdom; but I will give one tribe to your son, for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen."

Youngs Literal Translation

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.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
רק 
Raq 
only, surely, nothing but, except, but, in any wise
Usage: 107

I will not rend away
קרע 
Qara` 
Usage: 63

all the kingdom
ממלכה 
Mamlakah 
Usage: 117

but will give
נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

one
אחד 
'echad 
Usage: 432

שׁבט 
Shebet 
Usage: 190

דּויד דּוד 
David 
Usage: 1074

עבד 
`ebed 
Usage: 800

ירוּשׁלים ירוּשׁלם 
Y@ruwshalaim 
Usage: 642

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

Yahweh's Judgment On Solomon

12 However, I will not do it in your days, for the sake of David your father; from the hand of your son I will tear it [away]. 13 Yet all of the kingdom I will not tear [away]. 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." 14 Then Yahweh raised an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite, from the descendants of that king in Edom.


Cross References

1 Kings 12:20

It happened that just when all of Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to the assembly and made him king over all of Israel. Not one [followed] after the house of David except the tribe of Judah alone.

Deuteronomy 12:11

{and then} [at] the place that Yahweh your God will choose, to let his name dwell there, there you shall bring all [the things] I [am] commanding you, your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and {your donations}, and all [of] the choice [things], your votive gifts that you vow to Yahweh.

1 Kings 11:32

but one tribe shall be for him, for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel;

Deuteronomy 12:5

{But only} to the place that Yahweh your God will choose from all [of] your tribes to place his name there as his dwelling shall you seek, and there you shall go.

Deuteronomy 9:5

[It is] not because of your righteousness and because of the uprightness of your heart [that] you [are] coming to take possession of their land, but because of the wickedness of these nations Yahweh your God [is] driving them {before you}, and in order to confirm the {promise} that Yahweh swore to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

2 Samuel 7:15-16

But my loyal love shall not depart from him as I took [it] from Saul, whom I removed from before you.

1 Kings 11:11-12

So Yahweh said to Solomon, "Because this was with you, and you did not keep my covenant and my ordinances which I have commanded you, I will certainly tear the kingdom from you, and I will give it to your servant.

1 Kings 11:35-36

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

1 Kings 11:39

I will punish the offspring of David on account of this; however, not always.'"

2 Kings 13:23

But Yahweh had mercy on them and showed compassion to them and turned to them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He was not willing to destroy them nor cast them from his presence up to now.

2 Kings 19:34

And I will defend this city to save her for my sake and for the sake of David my servant.'"

2 Kings 21:4

He built altars in the temple of Yahweh [about] which Yahweh had said, "I will put my name in Jerusalem."

2 Kings 23:27

Yahweh had said, "Even Judah I will remove from my face, as I have removed Israel; I will reject this city that I have chosen, even Jerusalem and the house [of] which I said, 'My name shall be there'!"

1 Chronicles 17:13-14

I myself will be a father to him, and he himself will be a son to me. And I will not remove my steadfast love from him as I took it away from whoever was before you.

Psalm 89:33-37

But I will not break off my loyal love from him, and I will not be false against my faithfulness.

Psalm 89:49

Where [are] your former acts of loyal love, O Lord, [that] you swore to David by your faithfulness?

Psalm 132:1

O Yahweh, remember with regard to David all his affliction.

Psalm 132:13-14

For Yahweh has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his habitation.

Psalm 132:17

There I will cause a horn to grow for David; I will set a lamp for my anointed one.

Isaiah 9:7

{His dominion will grow continually, and to peace there will be no end} on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and sustain it with justice and righteousness now and forever. The zeal of Yahweh of hosts will do this.

Isaiah 14:32

And what will one answer [the] messengers of [the] nation? That Yahweh has founded Zion, and the needy of his people will take refuge in it.

Isaiah 62:1

For the sake of Zion I will not be silent, and for the sake of Jerusalem I will not maintain a quiet attitude, until her righteousness goes out like the bright light, and her salvation burns like a torch.

Isaiah 62:7

And you must not give him rest until he establishes, and until he {makes} Jerusalem {an object of praise} in the earth.

Jeremiah 33:15-26

In those days and in that time I will make a branch of righteousness sprout for David, and he will execute justice and righteousness in the land.

Luke 1:32-33

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

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