1 Kings 11:12 - Printer Friendly

ESV: 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.

NIV: 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.

NASB: However, I will not do it in your days, only for the sake of your father David; but I will tear it away from the hand of your son.

CSB: However, I will not do it during your lifetime for the sake of your father David; I will tear it out of your son’s hand.

NLT: 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.

KJV: 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.

NKJV: Nevertheless I will not do it in your days, for the sake of your father David; I will tear it out of the hand of your son.

This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.

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