KJV King James Version
And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.
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1 Kings 11:39
And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Because of this, I will humble David’s descendants—but not forever.’”
WEB World English Bible
I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not forever.’”
ASV American Standard Version
And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and I humble the seed of David for this; only, not all the days.’
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 11
36 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.
37 And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
38 And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do [that is] right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee.
39 And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.
40 Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
41 And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, [are] they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?
42 And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel [was] forty years.
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Luke 1:32-33He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:Isaiah 11:1-10And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of [his] government and peace [there shall be] no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.Luke 2:11For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.Psalm 89:38-45But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.Psalm 89:49-51Lord, where [are] thy former lovingkindnesses, [which] thou swarest unto David in thy truth?Psalm 89:30-34If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;Jeremiah 23:5-6Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.Lamentations 3:31-32For the Lord will not cast off for ever:1 Kings 12:16So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither [have we] inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.1 Kings 11:36And 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.1 Kings 14:25-26And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, [that] Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem:Isaiah 7:14Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.1 Kings 14:8And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and [yet] thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do [that] only [which was] right in mine eyes;Luke 2:4And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
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