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1 Kings 11:12–13

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12However, I will not do it during your lifetime for the sake of your father David;c I will tear it out of your son’s hand. 13Yet I will not tear the entire kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your sond for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem that I chose.”

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Cross references

  1. c2Sm 7:12–16; 2Kg 19:34; 20:6
  2. d1Kg 11:31–32

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Yet for the sake of David your father I will not do it in your days, but I will tear it out of the hand of your son. However, I will not tear away all the kingdom, but I will give one tribe to your son, for the sake of David my servant and for the sake of Jerusalem that I have chosen.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Nevertheless, for the sake of David your father, I will not do it during your lifetime. I will tear it out of the hand of your son. Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom from him, but will give him one tribe for the sake of David my servant and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.”

NLTNew Living Translation

But for the sake of your father, David, I will not do this while you are still alive. I will take the kingdom away from your son. And even so, I will not take away the entire kingdom; I will let him be king of one tribe, for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, my chosen city.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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. 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.”

KJV 1900King James Version

Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father’s sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son. 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.