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1 Kings 11:34

Nevertheless, I will not take the whole kingdom out of Solomon’s hand, because I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of David My servant, whom I chose because he kept My commandments and statutes.

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ASV

Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand; but I will make him prince all the days of his life, for David my servant’s sake whom I chose, who kept my commandments and my statutes;

KJV

Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant’s sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my statutes:

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
אֶקַּ֥ח'e.KachI will takeH3947 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.Khahthe kingdomH4467 →
מִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.Dofrom hand hisH3027 →
כִּ֣י׀kiforH3588 →
נָשִׂ֣יאna.Si'rulerH5387 →
אֲשִׁתֶ֗נּוּ'a.shi.Te.nuI will make himH7896 →
כֹּ֚לkolallH3605 →
יְמֵ֣יye.Mei[the] days ofH3117 →
חַיָּ֔יוchai.Yavlife hisH2416 →
לְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anfor [the] sake ofH4616 →
דָּוִ֤דda.VidDavidH1732 →
עַבְדִּי֙'av.Diservant myH5650 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhomH834 →
בָּחַ֣רְתִּיba.Char.tiI choseH977 →
אֹת֔וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhoH834 →
שָׁמַ֖רsha.Marhe observedH8104 →
מִצְוֹתַ֥יmitz.vo.Taicommandments myH4687 →
וְחֻקֹּתָֽי׃ve.chu.ko.Taiand statutes myH2708 →

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Psalms 89:19You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people.Isaiah 55:3Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.Habakkuk 3:2O LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!1 Kings 11:12–13Nevertheless, for the sake of your father David, I will not do it during your lifetime; I will tear it out of the hand of your son.1 Kings 11:31and said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and I will give you ten tribes.Psalms 103:10He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities.Job 11:6and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know then that God exacts from you less than your iniquity deserves.1 Kings 12:16When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So the Israelites went home,1 Kings 3:3And Solomon loved the LORD and walked in the statutes of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.Deuteronomy 17:20Then his heart will not be exalted above his countrymen, and he will not turn aside from the commandment, to the right or to the left, in order that he and his sons may reign many years over his kingdom in Israel.Psalms 132:10For the sake of Your servant David, do not reject Your anointed one.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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