1 Kings 11:31 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee:”
1 Kings 11:31 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 11:31 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 11:31 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces; for Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and will give ten tribes to you”
1 Kings 11:31 — World English Bible
1 Kings 11:31 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces; for thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee”
1 Kings 11:31 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 11:31 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and saith to Jeroboam, `Take to thee ten pieces, for thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, lo, I am rending the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and have given to thee the ten tribes,”
1 Kings 11:31 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 11:31 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces; for thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee;”
1 Kings 11:31 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 11:31 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And said to Ieroboam, Take vnto thee ten pieces: for thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Beholde, I wil rent the kingdome out of ye hands of Salomon, and will giue ten tribes to thee.”
1 Kings 11:31 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 11:31 in Context — 1 Kings 11
29 And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field:
30 And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:
31 And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee:
32 (But he shall have one tribe for my servant David’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:)
33 Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father.
What Does 1 Kings 11:31 Mean?
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