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I Kings 11:13

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Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom away from him. 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.”

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 13

This chapter begins with as melancholy a "but" as almost any we find in all the Bible. Hitherto we have read nothing of Solomon but what was great and good; but the lustre both of his goodness and of his greatness is here sullied and eclipsed, and his sun sets under a cloud. I. The glory of his piety is stained by his departure from God and his duty, in his latter days, marrying strange wives and worshipping strange gods (Kg1 11:4-8). II. The glory of his prosperity is stained by God's displeasure against him and the fruits of that displeasure. 1. He sent him an angry message (Kg1 11:9-13). 2. He stirred up enemies, who gave him disturbance, Hadad (Kg1 11:14-22), Rezon (Kg1 11:23-25). 3. He gave away ten tribes of his twelve, from his posterity after him, to Jeroboam, whom therefore he sought in vain to slay (Kg1 11:26-40), and this is all that remains here to be told concerning Solomon, except his death and burial (Kg1 11:41-43), for there is nothing perfect under the sun, but all is so above the sun.

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Strong's Concordancev. 13

רַק (raq, H7535) — properly, leanness, i.e. (figuratively) limitation; only adverbial, merely, or… קָרַע (qâraʻ, H7167) — to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them) מַמְלָכָה (mamlâkâh, H4467) — dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm) נָתַן (nâthan, H5414) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) אֶחָד (ʼechâd, H259) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first שֵׁבֶט (shêbeṭ, H7626) — a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking,… בֵּן (bên, H1121) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative… דָּוִד (Dâvid, H1732) — David, the youngest son of Jesse עֶבֶד (ʻebed, H5650) — a servant יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם (Yᵉrûwshâlaim, H3389) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine בָּחַר (bâchar, H977) — properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select

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I Kings 12:20rank 7

When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David.

I Kings 11:32rank 5

But one tribe will remain for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.

Deuteronomy 12:11rank 5

then the LORD your God will choose a dwelling for His Name. And there you are to bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, and all the choice offerings you vow to the LORD.

Deuteronomy 12:5rank 4

Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.

Isaiah 62:7rank 3

nor give Him any rest until He establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.

I Kings 11:39rank 2

Because of this, I will humble David’s descendants—but not forever.’”

II Kings 19:34rank 2

‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”

Deuteronomy 9:5rank 2

It is not because of your righteousness or uprightness of heart that you are going in to possess their land, but it is because of their wickedness that the LORD your God is driving out these nations before you, to keep the promise He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Psalms 132:1rank 2

O LORD, remember on behalf of David all the hardships he endured,

Isaiah 14:32rank 2

What answer will be given to the envoys of that nation? “The LORD has founded Zion, where His afflicted people will find refuge.”

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