1 Kings 11 · Verse 13

1 Kings 11:13

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.
1 Kings 11:13, King James Version

1 Kings 11:13 in other translations

BSBYet 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.”
WEBHowever, I will not tear away all the kingdom; but I will give one tribe to your son, for David my servant’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen.”
ASVHowbeit 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.
YLTonly all the kingdom I do not rend away; one tribe I give to thy son, for the sake of David My servant, and for the sake of Jerusalem, that I have chosen.'
DARBYonly, I will not rend away all the kingdom: I will give one tribe to thy son, for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.
BBEStill I will not take all the kingdom from him; but I will give one tribe to your son, because of my servant David, and because of Jerusalem, the town of my selection.
WebsterYet, 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.

What does 1 Kings 11:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. I will give one tribe to thy son--There were left to Rehoboam the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, and Levi (2Ch 11:12, 13); and multitudes of Israelites, who, after the schism of the kingdom, established their residence within the territory of Judah to enjoy the privileges of the true religion (1Ki 12:17). These are all reckoned as one tribe. 1Ki 11:14-40. Solomon's Adversaries.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 Will give one tribe - for David my servant's sake - The line of the Messiah must be preserved. The prevailing lion must come out of the tribe of Judah: not only the tribe must be preserved, but the regal line and the regal right. All this must be done for the true David's sake: and this was undoubtedly what God had in view by thus miraculously preserving the tribe of Judah and the royal line, in the midst of so general a defection. And for Jerusalem's sake - As David was a type of the Messiah, so was Jerusalem a type of the true Church: therefore the Old Jerusalem must be preserved in the hands of the tribe of Judah, till the true David should establish the New Jerusalem in the same land, and in the same city. And what a series of providences did it require to do all these things!

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 11:9-13

The Lord told Solomon, it is likely by a prophet, what he must expect for his apostacy. Though we have reason to hope that he repented, and found mercy, yet the Holy Ghost did not expressly record it, but left it doubtful, as a warning to others not to sin. The guilt may be taken away, but not the reproach; that will remain. Thus it must remain uncertain to us till the day of judgment, whether or not Solomon was…

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1 Kings 11:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

רַ֤קrakonlyH7535
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.Khahthe kingdomH4467
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
אֶקְרָ֔ע'ek.Ra'I will tear awayH7167
שֵׁ֥בֶטShe.veta tribeH7626
אֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadoneH259
אֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenI will giveH5414
לִבְנֶ֑ךָliv.Ne.khato son yourH1121
לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anfor [the] sake ofH4616
דָּוִ֣דda.VidDavidH1732
עַבְדִּ֔י'av.Diservant myH5650
וּלְמַ֥עַןu.le.Ma.'anand for [the] sake ofH4616
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
בָּחָֽרְתִּי\׃ba.Cha.re.tiI have chosenH977

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 11:13

  • 1 Kings 12:20

    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.

  • Deuteronomy 12:11

    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:

  • 1 Kings 11:32

    (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 12:5

    But unto the place which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:

  • Psalms 132:13-14

    For the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

  • Luke 1:32-33

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

  • Isaiah 62:7

    And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

  • Jeremiah 33:15-26

    In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land. In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The Lord our righteousness. For thus saith the Lord; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel; Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do sacrifice continually. …

  • 1 Kings 11:35-36

    But I will take the kingdom out of his son’s hand, and will give it unto thee, even ten tribes. And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.

  • 1 Chronicles 17:13-14

    I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee: But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.

  • 2 Samuel 7:15-16

    But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee. And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

  • 1 Kings 11:11-12

    Wherefore the Lord said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant. 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Howbeit.
39; 2Sa 7:15,16; 1Ch 17:13,14; Ps 89:33-37
one tribe.
35,36; 12:20
for David.
11,12,32; De 9:5; 2Ki 13:23; 19:34; Ps 89:49; 132:1,17; Isa 9:7
Jer 33:17-26; Lu 1:32,33
for Jerusalem's.
De 12:5,11; 2Ki 21:4; 23:27; Ps 132:13,14; Isa 14:32; 62:1,7
Jer 33:15,16

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Context

  • 1 Kings 11:12

    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.

  • 1 Kings 11:13

    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.

  • 1 Kings 11:14

    And the Lord stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king’s seed in Edom.

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1 Kings 11:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Sin embargo no romperé todo el reino, sino que daré una tribu á tu hijo, por amor de David mi siervo, y por amor de Jerusalem que yo he elegido.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Toutefois je ne lui arracherai pas tout le royaume; je donnerai une tribu à ton fils, à cause de David, mon serviteur, et à cause de Jérusalem, que j’ai choisie.
German
Elberfelder 1871		nur will ich ihm nicht das ganze Königreich entreißen: einen Stamm will ich deinem Sohne geben, um meines Knechtes David willen und um Jerusalems willen, das ich erwählt habe.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		nec totum regnum auferam, sed tribum unam dabo filio tuo propter David servum meum, et Jerusalem, quam elegi.