Bible Verses About Solomon: Prophecies concerning

When your days come to an end and you sleep with your ancestors, I will establish one of your descendants to succeed you, one of your own flesh and blood; and I will set up his rulership.

He will build a house for my name, and I will establish his royal throne forever.

I will be a father for him, and he will be a son for me. If he does something wrong, I will punish him with a rod and blows, just as everyone gets punished;

nevertheless, my grace will not leave him, as I took it away from Sha'ul, whom I removed from before you.

Thus your house and your kingdom will be made secure forever before you; your throne will be set up forever.'"

So ADONAI grew angry with Shlomo, because his heart had turned away from ADONAI the God of Isra'el, who had appeared to him twice

and given him orders concerning this matter that he should not follow other gods. But he didn't obey ADONAI's orders.

So ADONAI said to Shlomo, "Since this is what has been in your mind, and you haven't kept my covenant and my regulations which I ordered you to obey, I will tear the kingdom from you and give it to your servant.

However, for David your father's sake I won't do it while you are alive, but I will tear it away from your son.

Even then, I won't tear away all the kingdom; I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of David my servant and for the sake of Yerushalayim, which I have chosen."

When your days come to an end and you go to be with your ancestors, I will establish one of your descendants to succeed you, one of your own sons; and I will set up his rulership.

He will build me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.

I will be a father for him, and he will be a son for me; I will not take my grace away from him, as I took it away from your predecessor.

Rather, I will maintain him in my house and in my kingdom forever; and his throne will be set up forever.'"

"Moreover, he said to me, 'Shlomo your son will build my house and courtyards, for I have chosen him to be a son to me, and I will be a father to him.

I will establish his kingdom forever, if he uses his strength to obey my mitzvot and abide by my rulings, as [he is doing] currently.'

ADONAI swore an oath to David, an oath he will not break: "One of the sons from your own body I will set on your throne.