1 Kings 11:38-39

11:38 You must obey ¹  all I command you to do, follow my instructions, ²  do what I approve, ³  and keep my rules and commandments, like my servant David did. Then I will be with you and establish for you a lasting dynasty, as I did for David; ⁴  I will give you Israel. 11:39 I will humiliate David’s descendants because of this, ⁵  but not forever.” ⁶ 

[11:38]  ¹ tn Heb “If you obey.” In the Hebrew text v. 38 is actually one long conditional sentence, which has been broken into two parts in the translation for stylistic purposes.

[11:38]  ² tn Heb “walk in my ways.”

[11:38]  ³ tn Heb “do what is right in my eyes.”

[11:38]  ⁴ tn Heb “I will build for you a permanent house, like I built for David.”

[11:39]  ⁵ sn Because of this. Reference is made to the idolatry mentioned earlier.

[11:39]  ⁶ tn Heb “but not all the days.”