1 Kings 11:13

11:13 But I will not tear away the entire kingdom; I will leave ¹  your son one tribe for my servant David’s sake and for the sake of my chosen city Jerusalem.”

1 Kings 11:35-36

11:35 I will take the kingdom from the hand of his son and give ten tribes to you. ²  11:36 I will leave ³  his son one tribe so my servant David’s dynasty may continue to serve me ⁴  in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen as my home. ⁵ 

1 Kings 12:19-20

12:19 So Israel has been in rebellion against the Davidic dynasty to this very day. 12:20 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. ⁶ 

1 Kings 12:2

12:2 ⁷  When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard the news, he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since. ⁸ 

1 Kings 5:5

5:5 So I have decided ⁹  to build a temple to honor the Lord ¹⁰  my God, as the Lord instructed my father David, ‘Your son, whom I will put on your throne in your place, is the one who will build a temple to honor me.’ ¹¹ 

1 Kings 5:1

Solomon Gathers Building Materials for the Temple

5:1 (5:15) ¹²  King Hiram of Tyre ¹³  sent messengers ¹⁴  to Solomon when he heard that he had been anointed king in his father’s place. (Hiram had always been an ally of David.)

1 Kings 12:1-2

Rehoboam Loses His Kingdom

12:1 Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in ¹⁵  Shechem to make Rehoboam ¹⁶  king. 12:2 ¹⁷  When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard the news, he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since. ¹⁸ 

1 Kings 9:1

The Lord Gives Solomon a Promise and a Warning

9:1 After Solomon finished building the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the other construction projects he had planned, ¹⁹ 

Ecclesiastes 1:12

Futility of Secular Accomplishment

1:12 I, the Teacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem. ²⁰ 

¹ tn Heb “give.”

² tn Heb “and I will give it to you, ten tribes.”

³ tn Heb “give.”

⁴ tn 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.

⁵ tn 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.”

⁶ tn Heb “there was no one [following] after the house of David except the tribe of Judah, it alone.”

⁷ tc Verse 2 is not included in the Old Greek translation. See the note on 11:43.

⁸ tn Heb “and Jeroboam lived in Egypt.” The parallel text in 2 Chr 10:2 reads, “and Jeroboam returned from Egypt.” In a purely consonantal text the forms “and he lived” and “and he returned” are identical (וישׁב).

⁹ tn Heb “Look, I am saying.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “a house for the name of the Lord.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor. The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name.

¹¹ tn Heb “a house for my name.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor. The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name.

¹² sn The verse numbers in the English Bible differ from those in the Hebrew text (BHS) here; 5:1-18 in the English Bible corresponds to 5:15-32 in the Hebrew text. See the note at 4:21.

¹³ map For location see Map1-A2; Map2-G2; Map4-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.

¹⁴ tn Heb “his servants.”

¹⁵ tn Heb “come [to].”

¹⁶ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁷ tc Verse 2 is not included in the Old Greek translation. See the note on 11:43.

¹⁸ tn Heb “and Jeroboam lived in Egypt.” The parallel text in 2 Chr 10:2 reads, “and Jeroboam returned from Egypt.” In a purely consonantal text the forms “and he lived” and “and he returned” are identical (וישׁב).

¹⁹ tn Heb “and all the desire of Solomon which he wanted to do.”

²⁰ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.