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you will be king over Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_kings/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And I will place you on the throne of Israel, and you will rule over all that your heart desires.<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 take you, and you shall reign over all that your soul desires, and you shall be king over Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But as for you, I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your heart desires, and you will be king over Israel.<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 take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So I will take you, and you shall reign over all your heart desires, and you shall be king over Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />However I will take you, and you shall reign over all that you desire, and you shall be king over Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216I will take you, and you shall reign over whatever you desire, and you shall be king over Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And I will take you, and you shall reign over whatever you desire, and you shall be king over Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And I will take you, and you shall reign over whatever your soul desires, and you shall be king over Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I will take you [Jeroboam], and you shall reign over whatever your soul desires; and you shall be king over Israel (the ten northern tribes).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will appoint you, and you will reign as king over all you want, and you will be king over Israel.<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 appoint you, and you will reign as king over all you want, and you will be king over Israel.&#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 take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"You will be king of Israel and will rule every nation you want. <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 take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.<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 choose you so that you can rule everything you desire. You will be king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jeroboam, I will make you king of Israel, and you will rule over all the territory that you want. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'm going to take you and have you reign over whatever you desire. You will be king over Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But as for you, I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your heart desires, and you will be king over Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will select you; you will rule over all you desire to have and you will be king over Israel.<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 take you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul desires, and shall be king over Israel.<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 take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will take you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul desires, and shall be king over Israel. <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 take you, and you have reigned over all that your soul desires, and you have been king over Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And thee I take, and thou hast reigned over all that thy soul desireth, and thou hast been king over Israel;<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 take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all which thy soul shall desire, and be king over Israel.<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 take thee, and thou shalt reign over all that thy soul desireth, and thou shalt be king over Israel. <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 take you up, and you shall reign over all that your soul desires. And you shall be king over Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You I will take and you shall reign over all that you desire and shall become king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your soul desires; you shall be king over Israel.<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 I will give it to you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul desires, and you shall be king over Israel.<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 give to you and you shall reign according to the desire of your soul and you shall be King over Israel.<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 take thee, and thou shalt reign over all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign as thy soul desires, and thou shalt be king over Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/11-37.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=4636" 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">36</span>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. <span class="reftext">37</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’ō·ṯə·ḵā (Conj-w:: DirObjM:: 2ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">But as for you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: ’eq·qaḥ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">I will take you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: ū·mā·laḵ·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">and you shall reign</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵōl (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">over all</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.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·še·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">your heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/183.htm" title="183: tə·’aw·weh (V-Piel-Imperf-3fs) -- To incline, desire. A primitive root; to wish for.">desires,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yî·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and you will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel.</a> </span><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.…<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="/1_kings/12-20.htm">1 Kings 12:20</a></span><br />When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-7.htm">1 Kings 14:7-8</a></span><br />Go, tell Jeroboam that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I raised you up from among the people and appointed you ruler over My people Israel. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/13-14.htm">1 Samuel 13:14</a></span><br />But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept the command of the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-8.htm">2 Samuel 7:8-16</a></span><br />Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel. / I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like that of the greatest in the land. / And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-5.htm">1 Kings 9:5</a></span><br />then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-31.htm">1 Kings 11:31-32</a></span><br />and said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and I will give you ten tribes. / But one tribe will remain for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-29.htm">1 Kings 15:29-30</a></span><br />As soon as Baasha became king, he struck down the entire household of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam anyone who breathed, but destroyed them all according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the Shilonite, / because of the sins Jeroboam had committed and had caused Israel to commit, and because he had provoked the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-21.htm">2 Kings 17:21</a></span><br />When the LORD had torn Israel away from the house of David, they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king, and Jeroboam led Israel away from following the LORD and caused them to commit a great sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/10-15.htm">2 Chronicles 10:15-19</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. / 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 all the Israelites went home, / but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-5.htm">2 Chronicles 13:5-8</a></span><br />Do you not know that the LORD, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt? / Yet Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master. / Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young, inexperienced, and unable to resist them. ...<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="/hosea/13-11.htm">Hosea 13:11</a></span><br />So in My anger I gave you a king, and in My wrath I took him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a></span><br />This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-2.htm">Matthew 2:2</a></span><br />asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-4.htm">Matthew 21:4-5</a></span><br />This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: / “Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your King comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”</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 take you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul desires, and shall be king over Israel.</p><p class="hdg">according</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/11-26.htm">1 Kings 11:26</a></b></br> And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant, whose mother's name <i>was</i> Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up <i>his</i> hand against the king.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/14-26.htm">Deuteronomy 14:26</a></b></br> And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/3-21.htm">2 Samuel 3:21</a></b></br> And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/10-13.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-1.htm">Desires</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-21.htm">Desireth</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-9.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-34.htm">However</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-32.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-29.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-1.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-25.htm">Reigned</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-23.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-23.htm">Ruling</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-48.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-13.htm">Whatever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/21-5.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/esther/1-8.htm">Desires</a> <a href="/job/7-2.htm">Desireth</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-26.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-14.htm">However</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-38.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-2.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-41.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-42.htm">Reigned</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-28.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-23.htm">Ruling</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-21.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-41.htm">Whatever</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>But as for you, I will take you</b><br>This phrase indicates a divine selection and calling. In the context of <a href="/1_kings/11.htm">1 Kings 11</a>, God is speaking to Jeroboam through the prophet Ahijah. Jeroboam, a servant of Solomon, is chosen by God to lead a portion of the divided kingdom. This divine intervention is reminiscent of God's calling of other leaders in Israel's history, such as Moses (<a href="/exodus/3-10.htm">Exodus 3:10</a>) and David (<a href="/1_samuel/16-12.htm">1 Samuel 16:12</a>). It underscores the theme of God's sovereignty in appointing leaders according to His purposes.<p><b>and you shall reign over all that your heart desires</b><br>This promise suggests that Jeroboam's reign will fulfill his ambitions and desires. It reflects the biblical principle that God often grants leadership to those whose hearts align with His purposes, though it also serves as a cautionary note about the potential for personal ambition to lead to downfall, as seen later in Jeroboam's reign (<a href="/1_kings/12-26.htm">1 Kings 12:26-33</a>). The phrase can be compared to God's promise to David, where God acknowledges the desires of a leader's heart (<a href="/psalms/37-4.htm">Psalm 37:4</a>).<p><b>and you will be king over Israel</b><br>This statement confirms Jeroboam's future role as king over the northern tribes of Israel. Historically, this marks the division of the united monarchy after Solomon's reign, leading to the separate kingdoms of Israel (the northern kingdom) and Judah (the southern kingdom). Theologically, it highlights the consequences of Solomon's idolatry and disobedience (<a href="/1_kings/11-9.htm">1 Kings 11:9-13</a>). This division fulfills the prophecy given earlier in the chapter and sets the stage for the complex history of the divided kingdoms. The phrase also foreshadows the ultimate reunification under a future king, seen as a type of Christ, who will reign over a united people of God (<a href="/ezekiel/37-22.htm">Ezekiel 37:22-24</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeroboam.htm">Jeroboam</a></b><br>A servant of Solomon who is chosen by God to rule over ten tribes of Israel. His rise to power is a significant event in the division of the united kingdom of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>The reigning king of Israel at the time, whose disobedience to God leads to the division of the kingdom.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/ahijah_the_prophet.htm">Ahijah the Prophet</a></b><br>The prophet who delivers God's message to Jeroboam, foretelling his future as king over Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The united kingdom under Solomon, which is prophesied to be divided due to Solomon's idolatry and disobedience.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_division_of_the_kingdom.htm">The Division of the Kingdom</a></b><br>A pivotal event in Israel's history where the united kingdom is split into the northern kingdom (Israel) and the southern kingdom (Judah).<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_leadership.htm">God's Sovereignty in Leadership</a></b><br>God is in control of who rises to power. Despite human actions, His plans prevail, as seen in Jeroboam's rise.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Solomon's failure to adhere to God's commands resulted in the division of the kingdom. Disobedience to God can have far-reaching consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prophetic_fulfillment.htm">Prophetic Fulfillment</a></b><br>God's word through His prophets is reliable and will come to pass. Believers can trust in the certainty of God's promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/desires_of_the_heart.htm">Desires of the Heart</a></b><br>Jeroboam is promised to reign over all his heart desires. Believers should align their desires with God's will to ensure they are righteous and fulfilling.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a></b><br>With leadership comes great responsibility. Jeroboam's account reminds us that leaders are accountable to God for their actions and decisions.<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_will_god_judge_and_restore_israel.htm">How will God's judgment and restoration manifest for Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/any_non-biblical_proof_of_solomon-egypt_conflict.htm">1 Kings 11:40 - Is there any historical record or secular source confirming Solomon's conflicts with Egypt beyond the biblical account?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_60_queens_fit_solomon's_700_wives.htm">(Song of Solomon 6:8) How can sixty queens and eighty concubines align with Solomon's reputed 700 wives and 300 concubines (1 Kings 11:3)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/israel_and_judah's_kings.htm">Who were the kings of Israel and Judah?</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 37.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth</span> [We are not justified in concluding from these words that Jeroboam then had ambitious designs upon the throne (Keil). They rather mean, "as king, all thy desires shall be gratified" (cf. <a href="/deuteronomy/12-20.htm">Deuteronomy 12:20</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/14-26.htm">Deuteronomy 14:26</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/2-16.htm">1 Samuel 2:16</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/3-21.htm">2 Samuel 3:21</a>). Bahr paraphrases "thou shalt have the dominion thou now strivest for," but we have absolutely no proof that Jeroboam at that time had ever meditated rebellion. It is quite possible that the idea was inspired by this interview], <span class="cmt_word">and shalt be king over Israel.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/11-37.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">But as for you,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֹתְךָ֣</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ō·ṯə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will take you,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶקַּ֔ח</span> <span class="translit">(’eq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and you shall reign</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמָ֣לַכְתָּ֔</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mā·laḵ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over all</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכֹ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<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 /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your heart</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·še·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">desires,</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּאַוֶּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(tə·’aw·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_183.htm">Strong's 183: </a> </span><span class="str2">To incline, desire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and you will be</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיִ֥יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">king</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶּ֖לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Israel.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/11-37.htm">1 Kings 11:37 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/11-37.htm">1 Kings 11:37 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/11-37.htm">1 Kings 11:37 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/11-37.htm">1 Kings 11:37 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/11-37.htm">1 Kings 11:37 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/11-37.htm">1 Kings 11:37 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/11-37.htm">1 Kings 11:37 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/11-37.htm">1 Kings 11:37 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/11-37.htm">1 Kings 11:37 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/11-37.htm">1 Kings 11:37 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/11-37.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 11:37 I will take you and you shall (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/11-36.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 11:36"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 11:36" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/11-38.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 11:38"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 11:38" /></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>