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1 Kings 11:34-36
New English Translation
1 Kings 11:34-36
New English Translation
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. 35 I will take the kingdom from the hand of his son and give ten tribes to you.[a] 36 I will leave[b] his son one tribe so my servant David’s dynasty may continue to serve me[c] in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen as my home.[d]
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- 1 Kings 11:35 tn Heb “and I will give it to you, ten tribes.”
- 1 Kings 11:36 tn Heb “give.”
- 1 Kings 11:36 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.
- 1 Kings 11:36 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.”
1 Kings 11:34-36
New International Version
1 Kings 11:34-36
New International Version
34 “‘But I will not take the whole kingdom out of Solomon’s hand; I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of David my servant, whom I chose and who obeyed my commands and decrees. 35 I will take the kingdom from his son’s hands and give you ten tribes. 36 I will give one tribe(A) to his son so that David my servant may always have a lamp(B) before me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put my Name.
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