1 Kings 11:34
Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my statutes:
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
And unto his son will I give one tribe,.... Judah and Benjamin reckoned as one; See Gill on Kg1 11:13, that David my servant may have a light always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
Translate - “Howbeit I will not take ought of the kingdom out of his hand.” The context requires this sense.
We have here the first mention of that infamous name Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that made Israel to sin; he is here brought upon the stage as an adversary to Solomon, whom God had expressly told (Kg1…
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