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1 Kings 11:36

I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put My Name.

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ASV

And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a lamp alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.

KJV

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.

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְלִבְנ֖וֹve.liv.Noand to son hisH1121 →
אֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenI will giveH5414 →
שֵֽׁבֶט־she.vet-a tribeH7626 →
אֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadoneH259 →
לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anso asH4616 →
הֱיֽוֹת־he.yot-to belongH1961 →
נִ֣ירnira lampH5216 →
לְדָֽוִיד־le.da.vid-to DavidH1732 →
עַ֠בְדִּי'Av.diservant myH5650 →
כָּֽל־kal-allH3605 →
הַיָּמִ֤ים׀hai.ya.Mimthe daysH3117 →
לְפָנַי֙le.fa.Nai<to> before meH6440 →
בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.Limin JerusalemH3389 →
הָעִיר֙ha.'Irthe cityH5892 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
בָּחַ֣רְתִּיba.Char.tiI have chosenH977 →
לִ֔יLifor myself
לָשׂ֥וּםla.Sumto putH7760 →
שְׁמִ֖יshe.Miname myH8034 →
שָֽׁם׃ShamthereH8033 →

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2 Kings 8:19Yet for the sake of His servant David, the LORD was unwilling to destroy Judah, since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.1 Kings 15:4Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and to make Jerusalem strong.1 Kings 11:13Yet 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.”Isaiah 37:35‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”1 Kings 12:17but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah.2 Kings 17:18So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained,1 Kings 14:21Meanwhile, Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.Psalms 89:33But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness.2 Samuel 21:17But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, “You must never again go out with us to battle, so that the lamp of Israel may not be extinguished.”2 Chronicles 21:7Yet the LORD was unwilling to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant He had made with David, and since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.Psalms 132:17There I will make a horn grow for David; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.Psalms 18:28For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.Proverbs 13:9The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.Isaiah 42:9Behold, the former things have happened, and now I declare new things. Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”Amos 9:11–12“In that day I will restore the fallen tent of David. I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old,Galatians 4:25–26Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present-day Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.2 Samuel 7:16Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”2 Samuel 7:29Now therefore, may it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O Lord GOD, have spoken, and with Your blessing the house of Your servant will be blessed forever.”

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