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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/1_kings/11.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/1_kings/11.htm">New International Version</a> I will give one tribe to his son so that David my servant may always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put my Name. <a href="/nlt/1_kings/11.htm">New Living Translation</a> His son will have one tribe so that the descendants of David my servant will continue to reign, shining like a lamp in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen to be the place for my name. <a href="/esv/1_kings/11.htm">English Standard Version</a> Yet to his son I will give one tribe, that David my servant may always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chosen to put my name. <a href="/bsb/1_kings/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/1_kings/11.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/11.htm">New King James Version</a> And to his son I will give one tribe, that My servant David may always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for Myself, to put My name there. <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But to his son I will give one tribe, so that My servant David may always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chosen for Myself to put My name. <a href="/nasb/1_kings/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216But to his son I will give one tribe, that My servant David may have a lamp always before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chosen for Myself to put My name. <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘But to his son I will give one tribe, that My servant David may have a lamp always before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chosen for Myself to put My name. <a href="/lsb/1_kings/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But to his son I will give one tribe, that My servant David may have a lamp always before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chosen for Myself to put My name. <a href="/amp/1_kings/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Yet to his son I will give one tribe, so that My servant David may have a lamp always before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chosen to put My Name and Presence. <a href="/csb/1_kings/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I will give one tribe to his son, so that my servant David will always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city I chose for myself to put my name there. <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city I chose for Myself to put My name there. <a href="/asv/1_kings/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/1_kings/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> but Solomon's son will still rule one tribe. This way, my servant David will always have a descendant ruling in Jerusalem, the city where I have chosen to be worshiped. <a href="/erv/1_kings/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/1_kings/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I will give his son one tribe so that my servant David will always have a lamp in my presence in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to place my name. <a href="/gnt/1_kings/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> but I will let Solomon's son keep one tribe, so that I will always have a descendant of my servant David ruling in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen as the place where I am worshiped. <a href="/isv/1_kings/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> I'll give one tribe to his son, so my servant David will always have a light shining in my presence in Jerusalem, the city that I chose for myself and where I have placed my name. <a href="/msb/1_kings/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/1_kings/11.htm">NET Bible</a> I will leave his son one tribe so my servant David's dynasty may continue to serve me in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen as my home. <a href="/nheb/1_kings/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> To his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a lamp always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there. <a href="/wbt/1_kings/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And to his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for me to put my name there. <a href="/web/1_kings/11.htm">World English Bible</a> I will give one tribe to his son, that David my servant may have a lamp always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for myself to put my name there. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and to his son I give one tribe, for there being a lamp before Me for My servant David in Jerusalem [for] all the days, the city that I have chosen for Myself to put My Name there. <a href="/ylt/1_kings/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and to his son I give one tribe, for there being a lamp to David My servant all the days before Me in Jerusalem, the city that I have chosen to Myself to put My name there. <a href="/slt/1_kings/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And to his son I will give one tribe on account of there being a light to David my servant all the days before me in Jerusalem the city which I chose to me to put my name there.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And to his son I will give one tribe, that there may remain a lamp for my servant David before me always in Jerusalem the city which I have chosen, that my name might be there. <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then, to his son, I will give one tribe, so that there may remain a lamp for my servant David before me, for all days, in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen, so that my name would be there. <a href="/nabre/1_kings/11.htm">New American Bible</a> I will give his son one tribe, that David my servant may always have a holding before me in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen, to set my name there. <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Yet to his son I will give one tribe, so that my servant David may always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chosen to put my name.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And to his son I will give one tribe, that David my servant may have an heir always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for myself to put my name there. <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And his son I shall give one tribe, because my Servant David will have a lamp all the days before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for myself to put my name there.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/1_kings/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> But to his son I will give the two remaining tribes, that my servant David may have an establishment continually before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for myself to put my name there. <a href="/parallel/1_kings/11-36.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=4624" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_kings/11.htm">Jeroboam's Rebellion</a> …35But I will take ten tribes of the kingdom from the hand of his son and give them to you. 36<a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: ’et·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I will give</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">one</a> <a href="/hebrew/7626.htm" title="7626: šê·ḇeṭ- (N-ms) -- Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe. From an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, i.e. a stick Or a clan.">tribe</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: wə·liḇ·nōw (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">to his son,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Conj) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">so that</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·dî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">My servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: lə·ḏā·wîḏ- (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">will always</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yā·mîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hĕ·yō·wṯ- (V-Qal-Inf) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">have</a> <a href="/hebrew/5216.htm" title="5216: nîr (N-ms) -- A lamp. Or nir; also neyr; or ner; or nerah; from a primitive root properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp or light.">a lamp</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lə·p̄ā·nay (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: bî·rū·šā·lim (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">in Jerusalem,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">where</a> <a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="977: bā·ḥar·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To choose. A primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. select.">I chose</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: lā·śūm (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">to put</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šə·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">My Name.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> 37But as for you, I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your heart desires, and you will be king over Israel.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_samuel/7-13.htm">2 Samuel 7:13-16</a> He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. / But My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you. ... <a href="/1_kings/15-4.htm">1 Kings 15:4</a> Nevertheless, 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. <a href="/2_chronicles/21-7.htm">2 Chronicles 21:7</a> Yet 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. <a href="/psalms/132-17.htm">Psalm 132:17</a> There I will make a horn grow for David; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one. <a href="/isaiah/9-7.htm">Isaiah 9:7</a> 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. <a href="/jeremiah/33-17.htm">Jeremiah 33:17</a> For this is what the LORD says: David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel, <a href="/2_samuel/21-17.htm">2 Samuel 21:17</a> But 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.” <a href="/2_samuel/23-5.htm">2 Samuel 23:5</a> Is not my house right with God? For He has established with me an everlasting covenant, ordered and secured in every part. Will He not bring about my full salvation and my every desire? <a href="/1_kings/8-25.htm">1 Kings 8:25</a> Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk before Me as you have done.’ <a href="/2_chronicles/6-16.htm">2 Chronicles 6:16</a> Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk in My law as you have walked before Me.’ <a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a> This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: <a href="/luke/1-32.htm">Luke 1:32-33</a> 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, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!” <a href="/acts/2-29.htm">Acts 2:29-30</a> Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. / But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne. <a href="/romans/1-3.htm">Romans 1:3</a> regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh, <a href="/revelation/22-16.htm">Revelation 22:16</a> “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And to his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.David<a href="/1_kings/15-4.htm">1 Kings 15:4</a> Nevertheless for David's sake did the LORD his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem:<a href="/2_samuel/7-16.htm">2 Samuel 7:16,29</a> And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever… <a href="/2_samuel/21-17.htm">2 Samuel 21:17</a> But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel.light [heb] lamp, or candle <a href="/1_kings/11-13.htm">1 Kings 11:13</a> Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.<a href="/1_kings/9-3.htm">1 Kings 9:3</a> And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.<a href="/galatians/4-25.htm">Galatians 4:25,26</a> For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/9-10.htm">Alway</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-3.htm">Always</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-8.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-34.htm">Chose</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-32.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-32.htm">City</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-34.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-32.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-29.htm">Lamp</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-34.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-32.htm">Tribe</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/8-19.htm">Alway</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-39.htm">Always</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-1.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-21.htm">Chose</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-21.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-43.htm">City</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-38.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-42.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-4.htm">Lamp</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-38.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-20.htm">Tribe</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 11</div>1. <a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">Solomon's wives and concubines</a> 4. <a href="/1_kings/11-4.htm">In his old age they draw him to idolatry</a> 9. <a href="/1_kings/11-9.htm">God threatens him,</a> 14. <a href="/1_kings/11-14.htm">Solomon's adversaries were Hadad, who was entertained in Egypt</a> 23. <a href="/1_kings/11-23.htm">Rezon, who reigned in Damascus</a> 26. <a href="/1_kings/11-26.htm">And Jeroboam, to whom Ahijah prophesied</a> 41. <a href="/1_kings/11-41.htm">Solomon's acts, reign, and death. Rehoboam succeeds him</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>I will give one tribe to his son This phrase refers to God's decision to preserve a portion of the kingdom for the lineage of David, despite Solomon's disobedience. The "one tribe" is often understood to be Judah, which remained loyal to the house of David. This decision highlights God's faithfulness to His covenant with David, as seen in <a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>, where God promises David that his kingdom will endure forever. The preservation of one tribe ensures the continuation of David's line, ultimately leading to the birth of Jesus Christ, who is often referred to as the "Son of David" (<a href="/matthew/1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a>).so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me The metaphor of a "lamp" signifies the enduring presence and legacy of David's dynasty. In ancient Near Eastern culture, a lamp symbolized life, guidance, and continuity. This promise of a "lamp" is reiterated in <a href="/2_kings/8-19.htm">2 Kings 8:19</a>, where it is stated that the Lord was unwilling to destroy Judah for the sake of David, His servant, as He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants. This imagery also foreshadows the coming of Christ, the Light of the World (<a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a>), who fulfills the Davidic covenant.in Jerusalem Jerusalem holds significant theological and historical importance as the city chosen by God for His temple and the center of worship for Israel. It is the city where David established his capital and where Solomon built the temple. Jerusalem is often seen as a symbol of God's presence among His people and is central to biblical prophecy, including its role in the end times (<a href="/zechariah/14-4.htm">Zechariah 14:4</a>). The city's selection underscores God's sovereign choice and His plan for redemption through the lineage of David.the city where I chose to put My Name This phrase emphasizes God's divine selection of Jerusalem as the spiritual center for His people. In <a href="/deuteronomy/12-5.htm">Deuteronomy 12:5</a>, God instructs the Israelites to seek the place He will choose to put His Name, which is ultimately revealed as Jerusalem. The concept of God's Name being placed in a location signifies His presence, authority, and blessing. This choice is not only about geographical preference but also about establishing a place where God's covenant with Israel is manifested and where His glory dwells, as seen in the dedication of Solomon's temple (<a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a> The son of David and king of Israel, whose heart turned away from God due to his foreign wives and idolatry. 2. <a href="/topical/r/rehoboam.htm">Rehoboam</a> Solomon's son, who would inherit the kingdom but only retain one tribe due to Solomon's disobedience. 3. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> The servant of God, whose lineage God promised to preserve as a "lamp" in Jerusalem. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city chosen by God to put His Name, central to His covenant with David. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_division_of_the_kingdom.htm">The Division of the Kingdom</a> The event where the united kingdom of Israel was divided into the northern kingdom (Israel) and the southern kingdom (Judah).<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a> Despite human failure, God remains faithful to His covenant, as seen in His promise to David. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> Solomon's turning away from God led to the division of the kingdom, highlighting the importance of obedience. <a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_jerusalem.htm">The Significance of Jerusalem</a> As the city where God chose to put His Name, Jerusalem holds a central place in God's redemptive plan. <a href="/topical/t/the_symbol_of_the_lamp.htm">The Symbol of the Lamp</a> Represents the enduring presence and guidance of God through the Davidic line, ultimately fulfilled in Christ. <a href="/topical/l/legacy_and_influence.htm">Legacy and Influence</a> Our actions and faithfulness can impact future generations, as seen in the legacy of David and Solomon.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 36. - And unto his son will I give one tribe [cf. ver. 32, note], that David my servant may have a light alway before me [The same expression is found in <a href="/1_kings/15-4.htm">1 Kings 15:4</a>; <a href="/2_kings/8-19.htm">2 Kings 8:19</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/21-7.htm">2 Chronicles 21:7</a>; and compare <a href="/psalms/132-17.htm">Psalm 132:17</a>. Keil would explain it by <a href="/2_samuel/21-17.htm">2 Samuel 21:17</a>; but <a href="/2_samuel/14-7.htm">2 Samuel 14:7</a>, "my coal which is left," appears to be a closer parallel. The idea is not that of a home (Rawlinson), but family, issue. We speak of the extinction of a family (Bahr) ] in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there. <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/11-36.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>I will give אֶתֵּ֣ן (’et·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set one אֶחָ֑ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first tribe שֵֽׁבֶט־ (šê·ḇeṭ-) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7626.htm">Strong's 7626: </a> Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe to his son, וְלִבְנ֖וֹ (wə·liḇ·nōw) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son so that לְמַ֣עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> Purpose -- intent My servant עַ֠בְדִּי (‘aḇ·dî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant David לְדָֽוִיד־ (lə·ḏā·wîḏ-) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse will always כָּֽל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every have הֱיֽוֹת־ (hĕ·yō·wṯ-) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be a lamp נִ֣יר (nîr) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5216.htm">Strong's 5216: </a> A lamp, light before Me לְפָנַי֙ (lə·p̄ā·nay) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face in Jerusalem, בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (bî·rū·šā·lim) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel the city הָעִיר֙ (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement where אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I chose בָּחַ֣רְתִּי (bā·ḥar·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_977.htm">Strong's 977: </a> To try, select to put לָשׂ֥וּם (lā·śūm) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set My name. שְׁמִ֖י (šə·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> A name <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/11-36.htm">1 Kings 11:36 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/11-36.htm">1 Kings 11:36 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/11-36.htm">1 Kings 11:36 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/11-36.htm">1 Kings 11:36 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/11-36.htm">1 Kings 11:36 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/11-36.htm">1 Kings 11:36 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/11-36.htm">1 Kings 11:36 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/11-36.htm">1 Kings 11:36 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/11-36.htm">1 Kings 11:36 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/11-36.htm">1 Kings 11:36 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-36.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 11:36 To his son will I give one (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/11-35.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 11:35"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 11:35" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/11-37.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 11:37"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 11:37" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>