1 Kings 11:12

12 But I will not take it away while you are alive because of my love for your father David. I will tear it away from your son when he becomes king.

1 Kings 11:12 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 11:12

Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy
father's sake
Not for the merits of David, but the promises made to him, ( 2 Samuel 7:12 2 Samuel 7:13 ) ,

but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son;
and immediate successor, Rehoboam.

1 Kings 11:12 In-Context

10 because he had commanded Solomon not to follow other gods. But Solomon did not obey the Lord's command.

11 So the Lord said to Solomon, "Because you have chosen to break your agreement with me and have not obeyed my commands, I will tear your kingdom away from you and give it to one of your officers.

12 But I will not take it away while you are alive because of my love for your father David. I will tear it away from your son when he becomes king.

13 I will not tear away all the kingdom from him, but I will leave him one tribe to rule. I will do this because of David, my servant, and because of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen."

14 The Lord caused Hadad the Edomite, a member of the family of the king of Edom, to become Solomon's enemy.