1 Kings 11:13

11:13 But I will not tear away the entire kingdom; I will leave¹ your son one tribe for my servant David’s sake and for the sake of my chosen city Jerusalem.”

1 Kings 11:34

11:34 I will not take the whole kingdom from his hand. I will allow him to be ruler for the rest of his life for the sake of my chosen servant David who kept my commandments and rules.

1 Kings 11:36

11:36 I will leave² his son one tribe so my servant David’s dynasty may continue to serve me³ in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen as my home.⁴

1 Kings 11:39

11:39 I will humiliate David’s descendants because of this,⁵ but not forever.”⁶

¹tn Heb “give.”

²tn Heb “give.”

³tn Heb “so there might be a lamp for David my servant all the days before me in Jerusalem.” The metaphorical “lamp” symbolizes the Davidic dynasty. Because this imagery is unfamiliar to the modern reader, the translation “so my servant David’s dynasty may continue to serve me” has been used.

⁴tn Heb “so there might be a lamp for David my servant all the days before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for myself to put my name there.”

⁵sn Because of this. Reference is made to the idolatry mentioned earlier.

⁶tn Heb “but not all the days.”