1 Kings 11:39

Translations

Modern

Because of this, I will humble David’s descendants—but not forever.’”

Traditional

And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.

Literal

And I will afflict the seed of David on account of this, but not all the days.’”

Latin

…et affligam semen David super hoc, verumtamen non cunctis diebus.

Original

Hebrew

English

Because of this, I will humble David’s descendants—but not forever.’”

Notes

1 Kings 11:39

Jesus, a descendant of David, would later inherit his rightful throne, as promised by God to:

David (2 Samuel 7:13, 16–19; Psalm 89:35–37),
Abraham (Genesis 17:1–8; Luke 1:67–79), and
Judah (Genesis 49:10).

He has made a new agreement with God's people and will rule forever (Jeremiah 31:31–36; Ezekiel 37:22–28; 2 Corinthians 3:6).

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).

Theme notes and profiles

Jeroboam I Joseph Solomon God’s Covenant with Israel’s Kings Prophets in 1 Kings

Events

Reign of Solomon

Related verses

Luke 2:11
Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!
Isaiah 9:7
Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
Isaiah 11:1–10
Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
Luke 1:32–33
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
Psalm 89:38–45
Now, however, You have spurned and rejected him; You are enraged by Your anointed one.
Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
1 Kings 14:8
I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you. But you have not been like My servant David, who kept My commandments and followed Me with all his heart, doing only what was right in My eyes.
1 Kings 14:25–26
In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem.
Luke 2:4
So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.
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.
1 Kings 12:16
When 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,
Lamentations 3:31–32
For the Lord will not cast us off forever.

People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ

Glossary

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

Topics

Ahijah: A Prophet in Shiloh Backsliders: Solomon God: Mercy of God: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The 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

1 Kings 11:39

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