1 Kings 11:38
in 1 Kings 11If you listen to all that I command you, walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight in order to keep My statutes and commandments as My servant David did, then I will be with you. I will build you a lasting dynasty just as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that which is right in mine eyes, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and will build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee.
KJV
And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee.
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This verse in 1 Kings 11
Commentary
5 notes on this verseAnd build thee a sure house - He would have continued his posterity on the throne of Israel, had he not by his wickedness forfeited the promises of God, and thrown himself out of the protection of the Most High.
This site's exposition
build thee a sure house
on 1 Kings 11:38-39
The phrase given here to Jeroboam, I will build thee a sure house, as I built for David, is its third and last occurrence in Scripture, after Eli's house is denied it at 1 Sam 2:35 and David's is granted it at 1 Sam 25:28. The offer to Jeroboam is conditional on the same terms given every king, hearken, walk in my ways, keep my statutes, and 12:26-33 will show him breaking every clause inside two chapters, forfeiting the sure house the moment it is offered. Verse 39 sets the limit on David's own affliction, not for ever, thread 1's promise holding even inside a judgment speech aimed at another man's family.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
He was a young man of talent and energy, who, having been appointed by Solomon superintendent of the engineering works projected around Jerusalem, had risen into public notice, and on being informed by a very significant act of the prophet Ahijah of the royal destiny which, by divine appointment, awaited him, his mind took a new turn.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
See the marginal references. To “build a sure house,” or “give a house,” is to give a continuity of offspring, and so secure the perpetuity of a family. The promise, it will be observed, is conditional; and as the condition was not complied with, it did not take effect (see 1Ki 14:8-14). The entire house of Jeroboam was destroyed by Baasha 1Ki 15:29.
The words behind it
32 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָיָ֗ה | vehayah | and it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| אִם־ | ʾim- | if | H518 → | 1069 times |
| תִּשְׁמַע֮ | tishma' | you will listen to | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| אֲצַוֶּךָ֒ | ʾatzavekha | I will command you | H6680 → | 494 times |
| וְהָלַכְתָּ֣ | vehalakhta | and you will walk | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| בִדְרָכַ֗י | vidrakhai | in ways my | H1870 → | 707 times |
| וְעָשִׂ֨יתָ | veasita | and you will do | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| הַיָּשָׁ֤ר | haiyashar | the right | H3477 → | 119 times |
| בְּעֵינַי֙ | beeinai | in view my | H5869 → | 887 times |
| לִשְׁמ֤וֹר | lishmor | by observing | H8104 → | 468 times |
| חֻקּוֹתַי֙ | chukotai | statutes my | H2708 → | 104 times |
| וּמִצְוֹתַ֔י | umitzvotai | and commandments my | H4687 → | 181 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עָשָׂ֖ה | ʾasah | he did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| דָּוִ֣ד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| עַבְדִּ֑י | ʾavdi | servant my | H5650 → | 799 times |
| וְהָיִ֣יתִי | vehayiti | and I will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| עִמָּ֗ךְ | ʾimakh | with you | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| וּבָנִ֨יתִי | uvaniti | and I will build | H1129 → | 376 times |
| לְךָ֤ | lekha | for you | ||
| בַֽיִת־ | vayit- | a house | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| נֶאֱמָן֙ | neeman | enduring | H539 → | 106 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בָּנִ֣יתִי | baniti | I built | H1129 → | 376 times |
| לְדָוִ֔ד | ledavid | for David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| וְנָתַתִּ֥י | venatati | and I will give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לְךָ֖ | lekha | to you | ||
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
וְהָיָ֗הand it will be
vehayahH1961 →3559 times
אִם־if
ʾim-H518 →1069 times
תִּשְׁמַע֮you will listen to
tishma'H8085 →1159 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רthat
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
אֲצַוֶּךָ֒I will command you
ʾatzavekhaH6680 →494 times
וְהָלַכְתָּ֣and you will walk
vehalakhtaH1980 →1546 times
בִדְרָכַ֗יin ways my
vidrakhaiH1870 →707 times
וְעָשִׂ֨יתָand you will do
veasitaH6213 →2628 times
הַיָּשָׁ֤רthe right
haiyasharH3477 →119 times
בְּעֵינַי֙in view my
beeinaiH5869 →887 times
לִשְׁמ֤וֹרby observing
lishmorH8104 →468 times
חֻקּוֹתַי֙statutes my
chukotaiH2708 →104 times
וּמִצְוֹתַ֔יand commandments my
umitzvotaiH4687 →181 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
עָשָׂ֖הhe did
ʾasahH6213 →2628 times
דָּוִ֣דDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
עַבְדִּ֑יservant my
ʾavdiH5650 →799 times
וְהָיִ֣יתִיand I will be
vehayitiH1961 →3559 times
עִמָּ֗ךְwith you
ʾimakhH5973 →1050 times
וּבָנִ֨יתִיand I will build
uvanitiH1129 →376 times
לְךָ֤for you
lekha
בַֽיִת־a house
vayit-H1004 →2046 times
נֶאֱמָן֙enduring
neemanH539 →106 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
בָּנִ֣יתִיI built
banitiH1129 →376 times
לְדָוִ֔דfor David
ledavidH1732 →999 times
וְנָתַתִּ֥יand I will give
venatatiH5414 →2011 times
לְךָ֖to you
lekha
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Deuteronomy 31:8The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”
it leads to
- Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Exodus 33:14
And the LORD answered, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
- Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
- Joshua 1:5
No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
- Joshua 1:9
Through
Joshua 1:5No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 31:6–8
Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
- Matthew 28:20
and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
- Isaiah 41:10–14
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
- Deuteronomy 31:6–8
Where this verse is studied
On this page
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Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of the Kings and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.