Now (A)the Lord was angry with Solomon (B)because his heart had turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, (C)who had appeared to him twice, 10 and (D)had commanded him regarding this thing, that he was not to follow other gods; but he did not comply with what the Lord had commanded. 11 So the Lord said to Solomon, “Since [a]you have done this, and you have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, (E)I will certainly tear the kingdom away from you, and will give it to your servant. 12 However, I will not do it in your days, only for the sake of your father David; but I will tear it away from the hand of your son. 13 Yet (F)I will not tear away all the kingdom, but (G)I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David, and (H)for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 11:11 Lit this has happened with you

The Lord was angry with Solomon because he had shifted his allegiance[a] away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him on two occasions[b] 10 and had warned him about this very thing, so that he would not follow other gods.[c] But he did not obey[d] the Lord’s command. 11 So the Lord said to Solomon, “Because you insist on doing these things and have not kept the covenantal rules I gave you,[e] I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant. 12 However, for your father David’s sake I will not do this while you are alive. I will tear it away from your son’s hand instead. 13 But I will not tear away the entire kingdom; I will leave[f] your son one tribe for my servant David’s sake and for the sake of my chosen city Jerusalem.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 11:9 tn Heb “bent his heart.”
  2. 1 Kings 11:9 sn These two occasions are mentioned in 1 Kgs 3:5 and 9:2.
  3. 1 Kings 11:10 tn Heb “and had commanded him concerning this thing not to walk after other gods.”
  4. 1 Kings 11:10 tn Or “keep.”
  5. 1 Kings 11:11 tn Heb “Because this is with you, and you have not kept my covenant and my rules which I commanded you.”
  6. 1 Kings 11:13 tn Heb “give.”