1 Kings 11:36

36 I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me^[a] in Jerusalem, the city I chose for Myself to put My name there.

1 Kings 11:36 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 11:36

And unto his son will I give one tribe
Judah and Benjamin reckoned as one; (See Gill on 1 Kings 11:13), that David my servant may have a light always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there; or a kingdom, as the Targum; or an illustrious prince, a successor, shining in royal majesty and glory, to guide and direct, cheer and comfort, the people of Israel; be an honour to David's family, and a means of continuing the pure worship of God in the temple at Jerusalem; see ( 2 Samuel 21:17 ) ( Psalms 132:17 ) .

1 Kings 11:36 In-Context

34 " 'However, I will not take the whole kingdom from his hand but will let him be ruler all the days of his life because of My servant David, whom I chose and who kept My commandments and My statutes.

35 I will take 10 tribes of the kingdom from his son's hand and give them to you.

36 I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city I chose for Myself to put My name there.

37 I will appoint you, and you will reign as king over all you want, and you will be king over Israel.

38 " 'After that, if you obey all I command you, walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight in order to keep My statutes and My commandments as My servant David did, I will be with you. I will build you a lasting dynasty just as I built for David, and I will give you Israel.

Footnotes

• [a]. 1 Kg 15:4; 2 Sm 21:17; 2 Kg 8:19; 2 Ch 21:7; Ps 132:17