1 Kings 11:32

32 (¹but he will have one tribe, for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, ²the city which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel ),

1 Kings 11:32 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 11:32

But he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake
(See Gill on 1 Kings 11:13).

1 Kings 11:32 In-Context

30 Then Ahijah took hold of the new cloak which was on him and tore it into twelve pieces.

31 He said to Jeroboam, "Take for yourself ten pieces; for thus says the LORD , the God of Israel, 'Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and give you ten tribes

32 (but he will have one tribe, for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel ),

33 because they have forsaken Me, and have worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the sons of Ammon; and they have not walked in My ways, doing what is right in My sight and observing My statutes and My ordinances, as his father David did.

34 'Nevertheless I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand, but I will make him ruler all the days of his life, for the sake of My servant David whom I chose, who observed My commandments and My statutes;

Cross References

• 1. 1 Kings 11:13; 1 Kings 12:21
• 2. 1 Kings 11:13; 1 Kings 14:21