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1 Kings 11:13

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Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; [but] will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.

Howbeit {H7535} I will not rend away {H7167} all the kingdom {H4467}; but will give {H5414} one {H259} tribe {H7626} to thy son {H1121} for David {H1732} my servant's {H5650} sake, and for Jerusalem's {H3389} sake which I have chosen {H977}.

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."

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.”

Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but I will give one tribe to thy son, for David my servant’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen.

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Cross-References

  • 1 Kings 12:20 (7 votes)

    And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

  • 1 Kings 11:32 (5 votes)

    (But he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:)

  • Deuteronomy 12:11 (5 votes)

    Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD:

  • Psalms 132:13 (4 votes)

    For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired [it] for his habitation.

  • Psalms 132:14 (4 votes)

    This [is] my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

  • Luke 1:32 (4 votes)

    He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

  • Luke 1:33 (4 votes)

    And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.