Sinai1 Kings 11:12
World English Bible
Nevertheless, I will not do it in your days, for David your father’s sake; but I will tear it out of your son’s hand.
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1 Kings 11:12 in other translations
Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it, for David thy father’s sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.
1 Kings 11:12 in context
- 10and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods; but he didn’t keep that which Yahweh commanded.
- 11Therefore Yahweh said to Solomon, “Because this is done by you, and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you, and will give it to your servant.
- 12Nevertheless, I will not do it in your days, for David your father’s sake; but I will tear it out of your son’s hand.
- 13However I will not tear away all the kingdom; but I will give one tribe to your son, for David my servant’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen.”
- 14Yahweh raised up an adversary to Solomon: Hadad the Edomite. He was one of the king’s offspring in Edom.