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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."

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.

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."

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.

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

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Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

Yahweh's Judgment On Solomon

12 Notwithstanding, in thy days I will not do it, because of David thy father: but I will take it from thy son. 13 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." 14 And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, one Hadad, an Edomite and of the king's lineage of Edom.

Cross References

1 Kings 12:20

And when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, they sent and called him unto the congregation and made him king over Israel: and no man followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

Deuteronomy 12:11

Therefore, when the LORD your God hath chosen a place to make his name dwell there, thither ye shall bring all that I command you: your burnt sacrifices and your offerings, your tithes and the heave offerings of your hands and all your godly vows which ye vow unto the LORD.

1 Kings 11:32

and he shall have one, for my servant David's sake and for Jerusalem the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:

Deuteronomy 12:5

but ye shall enquire the place which the LORD your God shall have chosen out of all your tribes to put his name there and there to dwell.

Deuteronomy 9:5

It is not for thy righteousness' sake and right heart that thou goest to possess their land: But partly for the wickedness of these nations, the LORD thy God doth cast them out before thee, and partly to perform that which the LORD thy God sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

2 Samuel 7:15-16

But my mercy will I not take away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put down before thee.

1 Kings 11:11-12

whereupon the LORD said to Solomon, "Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept mine covenant and mine ordinances which I have commanded thee, therefore I will rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant.

1 Kings 11:35-36

But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand and will give unto thee ten tribes of it:

1 Kings 11:39

And therewith will I vex the seed of David, but not forever.'"

2 Kings 13:23

But the LORD had mercy on them and pitied them and turned to them because of his covenant made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and would not destroy them, either cast them from him as yet.

2 Kings 19:34

For I will defend this city and save it, for mine own sake and for David my servant's sake."

2 Kings 21:4

And he built altars in the very house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, "In Jerusalem I will put my name."

2 Kings 23:27

But the LORD said, "I will put Judah, too, out of my sight, as I have done Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I have said, 'My name shall be there.'"

1 Chronicles 17:13-14

I will be his father and he shall be my son, and I will not put my mercy away from him as I did from him that was before thee.

Psalm 89:33-37

Nevertheless, my loving-kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my truth to fail.

Psalm 89:49

LORD, where are thy old loving-kindnesses, which thou sworest unto David in thy truth?

Psalm 132:1

{A song of the stairs} LORD, remember David and all his trouble,

Psalm 132:13-14

For the LORD hath chosen Zion, to be a habitation for himself; he hath longed for her.

Psalm 132:17

There shall I make the horn of David to flourish; I have ordained a lantern for mine anointed.

Isaiah 9:7

He shall make no end to increase the kingdom and peace, and shall sit upon the seat of David and in his kingdom, to set up the same: to establish it with equity and righteousness, from thenceforth for evermore. This shall the jealousy of the LORD of hosts bring to pass.

Isaiah 14:32

Who shall then maintain the messages of the Gentiles? But the LORD establisheth Zion, and the poor of my people shall put their trust in him.

Isaiah 62:1

For Zion's sake therefore will I not hold my tongue, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not cease: until their righteousness break forth as a shining light, and their salvation as a burning lamp.

Isaiah 62:7

And ye that stir up the remembrance of the Lord, see that ye pause not, neither let him have rest until he have prepared and made Jerusalem glorious in the earth.

Jeremiah 33:15-26

Behold, the days will come saith the LORD, that I will stir up unto David a righteous branch, and he shall reign a king, and shall be wise, and shall do equity and justice in the earth.

Luke 1:32-33

He shall be great, and shall be called the son of the highest. And the Lord God shall give unto him the seat of his father David:

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