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1 Kings 11

1 Kings 11:36

Jeroboam’s Rebellion · 1 Kings 11:26–40
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Translations

Modern
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.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And to his son I will give one tribe, that there may be a lamp to David My servant all the days before Me in Jerusalem, the city that I have chosen for Myself to put My name there.
Latin
…filio autem ejus dabo tribum unam, ut remaneat lucerna David servo meo cunctis diebus coram me in Jerusalem civitate, quam elegi ut esset nomen meum ibi.

Original

Hebrew
English
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.

Notes

1 Kings 11:36

a lamp: David's successors were to be living symbols of God's promise to David. They were to shine as examples of God's grace (1 Kings 15:4; 2 Kings 8:19; 2 Chronicles 21:7). They pointed to Jesus, David's descendant, who is the light of the world (John 1:4–5) and fulfills God's promises to David (Ezekiel 34:23–31).

1 Kings 11:34–39

Ahijah also told about the coming division of the kingdom. He gave God’s message to Jeroboam: God would bless him and give him lasting rule if he obeyed the Lord.

1 Kings 11:29–39

The meeting between Jeroboam and the prophet Ahijah started God's judgment on Solomon's family line. Ahijah appears again in the story of Jeroboam's sick son (1 Kings 14:1–18). He wrote a book, now lost, that included details about Solomon's actions (2 Chronicles 9:29).

1 Kings 11:26–40

Details about Solomon's third enemy, Jeroboam son of Nebat, help explain how the kingdom of Israel split (1 Kings 12–14).

1 Kings 11:14–40

God delivered Solomon’s punishment through three political adversaries, Hadad, Rezon, and Jeroboam (see 1 Kings 11:40).

Events

People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

Abijam Ahijah Chronology of the Bible (Old Testament) Ephraim, Tribe of Jeroboam Kings, Books of First and Second Presence of God Rehoboam

Topics

Ahijah: A Prophet in Shiloh Backsliders: Solomon Canaan: Land of Into Two Kingdoms, Judah and Israel God: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Holy Land: Divided Into: Two Kingdoms in the Time of Rehoboam Jeroboam: First King of Israel After the Revolt: Ahijah's Prophecy Concerning Jeroboam: First King of Israel After the Revolt: Flees to Egypt to Escape from Solomon Lamps of a Succession of Heirs Light: Figurative and Symbolical