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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><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"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_kings/11.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />I will humble David&#8217s descendants because of this, but not forever.&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_kings/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Because of Solomon’s sin I will punish the descendants of David—though not forever.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will afflict the offspring of David because of this, but not forever.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because of this, I will humble David’s descendants—but not forever.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And I will afflict the descendants of David because of this, but not forever.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I will oppress the descendants of David for this, but not always.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Thus I will afflict the descendants of David for this, but not always.&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Thus I will afflict the descendants of David for this, but not always.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Thus I will afflict the seed of David for this, but not always.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And in this way I will afflict the descendants of David for this (their sin), but not forever.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will humble David’s descendants, because of their unfaithfulness, but not forever.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will humble David&#8217s descendants, because of their unfaithfulness, but not forever.&#8217&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"I will punish the descendants of David, but not forever." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for over.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will make David's descendants suffer for this, but not always."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Because of Solomon's sin I will punish the descendants of David, but not for all time.'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />This is how I'm going to afflict David's descendants because of what they have done, though I won't do it continuously.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because of this, I will humble David?s descendants?but not forever.??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will humiliate David's descendants because of this, but not forever."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will for this afflict the offspring of David, but not forever.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will afflict the offspring of David for this, but not forever.’” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and I humble the seed of David for this; only, not [for] all the days.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and I humble the seed of David for this; only, not all the days.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I will humble the seed of David for this, but not all the days.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but yet not for ever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will afflict the offspring of David over this, but truly not for all days.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will humble David’s line for this, but not forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For this reason I will punish the descendants of David, but not forever.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And for this I will afflict the descendants of David, but not for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall afflict the seed of David because of this, however, not for all days.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/11-39.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=4667" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/11.htm">Jeroboam's Rebellion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">38</span>If 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. <span class="reftext">39</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Prep) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">Because</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">of this,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6031.htm" title="6031: wa·‘an·neh (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To be bowed down or afflicted. A primitive root; to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive.">I will humble</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (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’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: ze·ra‘ (N-msc) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">descendants—</a> <a href="/hebrew/389.htm" title="389: ’aḵ (Adv) -- Surely, howbeit. Akin to 'aken; a particle of affirmation, surely; hence only.">but</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">forever.’”</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> </span><span class="reftext">40</span>Solomon therefore sought to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, where he remained until the death of Solomon.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-14.htm">2 Samuel 7:14-15</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/12-15.htm">1 Kings 12:15</a></span><br />So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from the LORD, to fulfill the word He had spoken to Jeroboam son of Nebat through Ahijah the Shilonite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-18.htm">2 Kings 17:18-20</a></span><br />So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained, / and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced. / So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-27.htm">2 Kings 23:27</a></span><br />For the LORD had said, “I will remove Judah from My sight, just as I removed Israel. I will reject this city Jerusalem, which I chose, and the temple of which I said, ‘My Name shall be there.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/10-15.htm">2 Chronicles 10:15</a></span><br />So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from God, in order that the LORD might fulfill the word that He had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-16.htm">2 Chronicles 36:16-17</a></span><br />But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. / So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-30.htm">Psalm 89:30-34</a></span><br />If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments, / if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments, / I will attend to their transgression with the rod, and to their iniquity with stripes. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/7-17.htm">Isaiah 7:17</a></span><br />The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since the day Ephraim separated from Judah—He will bring the king of Assyria.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-8.htm">Isaiah 9:8-21</a></span><br />The Lord has sent a message against Jacob, and it has fallen upon Israel. / All the people will know it—Ephraim and the dwellers of Samaria. With pride and arrogance of heart they will say: / “The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with finished stone; the sycamores have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-20.htm">Jeremiah 33:20-21</a></span><br />“This is what the LORD says: If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that day and night cease to occupy their appointed time, / then My covenant may also be broken with David My servant and with My ministers the Levites who are priests, so that David will not have a son to reign on his throne.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/1-4.htm">Hosea 1:4-5</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel. / And on that day I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-8.htm">Amos 9:8-9</a></span><br />Surely the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. Yet I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,” declares the LORD. / “For surely I will give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve; but not a pebble will reach the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1-17</a></span><br />This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: / Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. / Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-43.htm">Matthew 21:43</a></span><br />Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-32.htm">Luke 1:32-33</a></span><br />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!”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.</p><p class="hdg">afflict</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/12-16.htm">1 Kings 12:16</a></b></br> So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither <i>have we</i> inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/14-8.htm">1 Kings 14:8,25,26</a></b></br> And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and <i>yet</i> thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do <i>that</i> only <i>which was</i> right in mine eyes; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-38.htm">Psalm 89:38-45,49-51</a></b></br> But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed… </p><p class="hdg">not for ever</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/11-36.htm">1 Kings 11:36</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-30.htm">Psalm 89:30-34</a></b></br> If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/7-14.htm">Isaiah 7:14</a></b></br> Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/8-35.htm">Afflict</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-36.htm">Always</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-38.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-32.htm">David's</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-21.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-9.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-28.htm">Humble</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-14.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-25.htm">Trouble</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/6-26.htm">Afflict</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-7.htm">Always</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-43.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-4.htm">David's</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-21.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-7.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-19.htm">Humble</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-8.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-18.htm">Trouble</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">Solomon's wives and concubines</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/11-4.htm">In his old age they draw him to idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/11-9.htm">God threatens him,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/11-14.htm">Solomon's adversaries were Hadad, who was entertained in Egypt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/11-23.htm">Rezon, who reigned in Damascus</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/11-26.htm">And Jeroboam, to whom Ahijah prophesied</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/11-41.htm">Solomon's acts, reign, and death. Rehoboam succeeds him</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>Because of this,</b><br>This phrase refers to the preceding context where Solomon's heart turned away from God due to his foreign wives and idolatry. It highlights the cause-and-effect relationship between disobedience and divine discipline. The "this" is Solomon's failure to keep God's covenant and statutes, which is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, emphasizing the importance of faithfulness to God's commands.<p><b>I will humble David’s descendants—</b><br>The humbling of David's descendants refers to the division of the kingdom after Solomon's reign. Historically, this occurred when the ten northern tribes broke away to form the kingdom of Israel, leaving only Judah and Benjamin under the rule of Solomon's son, Rehoboam. This humbling is a direct consequence of Solomon's actions, yet it also fulfills God's promise to David that his lineage would continue, albeit in a diminished capacity. This humbling serves as a reminder of the conditional nature of God's promises based on obedience.<p><b>but not forever.’”</b><br>This phrase offers a glimmer of hope and points to God's enduring mercy and faithfulness to His covenant with David. It foreshadows the eventual restoration and fulfillment of God's promises through Jesus Christ, a descendant of David, who establishes an eternal kingdom. This assurance aligns with prophecies such as those found in <a href="/isaiah/9-7.htm">Isaiah 9:7</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/33-17.htm">Jeremiah 33:17</a>, which speak of the everlasting nature of David's throne. The "not forever" indicates that while there will be a period of judgment and humbling, it is not the end of God's plan for David's line.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>The son of David and king of Israel, whose heart turned away from God due to his many foreign wives and their idols.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The former king of Israel, known for his heart for God, but whose lineage is being disciplined due to Solomon's actions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeroboam.htm">Jeroboam</a></b><br>A servant of Solomon who is promised ten tribes of Israel, as God divides the kingdom due to Solomon's disobedience.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The united kingdom under David and Solomon, which is prophesied to be divided.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The God of Israel, who is enacting judgment and discipline on Solomon's lineage while maintaining His covenant promises.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_discipline.htm">God's Faithfulness in Discipline</a></b><br>Even in judgment, God remains faithful to His promises. His discipline is corrective, not destructive.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Solomon's turning away from God led to significant consequences for his descendants, highlighting the impact of our choices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>The phrase "but not forever" indicates God's plan for eventual restoration, pointing to His mercy and long-term purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_covenant.htm">The Importance of Covenant</a></b><br>God's dealings with David's line remind us of the importance of His covenants and the assurance they provide.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_reflection_on_legacy.htm">Personal Reflection on Legacy</a></b><br>Consider how our actions today affect future generations, encouraging a legacy of faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_david's_eternal_throne_explained.htm">In Jeremiah 33:17, it says David will never lack a man on his throne--how is this reconciled with the historical fall of David's dynasty?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_israel's_monarchy_end.htm">If God's promise in 2 Samuel 7:16 is 'forever,' why does the monarchy disappear from Israel's recorded history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_psalm_72_5_claim_eternal_reign.htm">How can Psalm 72:5 claim a mortal king will endure 'as long as the sun and moon' when that seems scientifically and historically implausible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_11_1_fit_david's_lineage.htm">How does the prophecy of a 'Branch from Jesse' (Isaiah 11:1) align with the uncertain historical records of David's lineage?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 39.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And I will for this</span> [<span class="accented">i.e.</span>, the defection just described] <span class="cmt_word">afflict the seed of David, but not forever</span> [Heb. <span class="accented">all</span> <span class="accented">the days</span>. Cf. <a href="/psalms/89-28.htm">Psalm 89:28, 33, 36</a>. This limitation, "not forever." would seem to apply to the kingdom, for it was through the loss of their kingdom that the seed of David was afflicted. And if so, it promises, if not a restoration of the kingdom to the house of David, at any rate a renewal or continuance of God's favour. We may perhaps regard the promise as fulfilled in the subsequent history of the kings of Judah. Not only did the kingdom last for nearly 500 years, but the royal house of David maintained its position to the time of Zerubbabel. Nor is it to be overlooked that He "of whose kingdom there shall be no end" (<a href="/luke/1-33.htm">Luke 1:33</a>) was the son of David]. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/11-39.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Because</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַ֣עַן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ma·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> </span><span class="str2">Purpose -- intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of this,</span><br /><span class="heb">זֹ֑את</span> <span class="translit">(zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will humble</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽאעַנֶּ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘an·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6031.htm">Strong's 6031: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be bowed down or afflicted</span><br /><br /><span class="word">David’s</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּוִ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(dā·wiḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">descendants—</span><br /><span class="heb">זֶ֥רַע</span> <span class="translit">(ze·ra‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but</span><br /><span class="heb">אַ֖ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(’aḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_389.htm">Strong's 389: </a> </span><span class="str2">A particle of affirmation, surely</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">forever.’”</span><br /><span class="heb">כָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/11-39.htm">1 Kings 11:39 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/11-39.htm">1 Kings 11:39 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/11-39.htm">1 Kings 11:39 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/11-39.htm">1 Kings 11:39 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/11-39.htm">1 Kings 11:39 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/11-39.htm">1 Kings 11:39 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/11-39.htm">1 Kings 11:39 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/11-39.htm">1 Kings 11:39 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/11-39.htm">1 Kings 11:39 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/11-39.htm">1 Kings 11:39 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/11-39.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 11:39 I will for this afflict the seed (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/11-38.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 11:38"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 11:38" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/11-40.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 11:40"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 11:40" /></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>