1 Kings 11:11

11 So now the LORD said to him, “Since you have not kept my covenant and have disobeyed my decrees, I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to one of your servants.

1 Kings 11:11 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 11:11

Wherefore the Lord said unto Solomon
Not in a vision, as before, but by a prophet; the Jews say ^F14, Ahijah the Shilonite, which is probable, see ( 1 Kings 11:29 )

forasmuch as this is done of thee, that thou hast not kept my covenant
and my statutes which I have commanded thee;
but broke them by his idolatry:

I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and I will give it to thy
servant;
meaning Jeroboam, who was not only a subject, but in office under him, ( 1 Kings 11:26 1 Kings 11:28 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 Seder Olam Rabba, c. 20. p. 53. Kimchi in loc.

1 Kings 11:11 In-Context

9 The LORD was very angry with Solomon, for his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice.

10 He had warned Solomon specifically about worshiping other gods, but Solomon did not listen to the LORD ’s command.

11 So now the LORD said to him, “Since you have not kept my covenant and have disobeyed my decrees, I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to one of your servants.

12 But for the sake of your father, David, I will not do this while you are still alive. I will take the kingdom away from your son.

13 And even so, I will not take away the entire kingdom; I will let him be king of one tribe, for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, my chosen city.”