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1 Kings 11:37 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 11 · verse 37
And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.1 Kings 11:37 · King James Version
1 Kings 11:37 in context
35But I will take the kingdom out of his son’s hand, and will give it unto thee, even ten tribes.
36And 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.
37And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
38And 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.
39And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- desirethʼâvâhto wish forH183 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- reignmâlakto reignH4427 →
- takelâqachto takeH3947 →
- soulnepheshproperly, a breathing creatureH5315 →
- kingmeleka kingH4428 →
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We have here the first mention of that infamous name Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that made Israel to sin; he is here brought upon the stage as an adversary to Solomon, whom God had expressly told (Kg1 11:11) that he would give the greatest part of his kingdom to his servant, and Jeroboam was the man.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 26-40