1 Kings 11:34-36

Expanded Bible

³⁴ “‘But I will not take all the kingdom away from ·Solomon [^Lhis hand]. I will let him rule all ·his life [^Lthe days of his life] ·because [for the sake of] of my servant David, whom I chose, who ·obeyed [observed; kept] all my commands and laws. ³⁵ But I will take the kingdom away from his ·son [^Lson’s hand], and I will ·allow you to rule over [give you] the ten tribes. ³⁶ I will ·allow Solomon’s son to continue to rule over [^Lgive to his son] one tribe so that David, my servant will always have a ·descendant [^Llamp before me; ^Cpossibly a metaphor for the reign of a king] in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to ·be worshiped [^Lput my name].