1 Kings 11:32 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“(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:)”

1 Kings 11:32 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 11:32 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 11:32 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“(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),”

1 Kings 11:32 — World English Bible

1 Kings 11:32 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“(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);”

1 Kings 11:32 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 11:32 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the one tribe he hath for My servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have fixed on, out of all the tribes of Israel.”

1 Kings 11:32 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 11:32 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“but one tribe shall he have for my servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:”

1 Kings 11:32 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 11:32 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But he shall haue one tribe for my seruant Dauids sake, and for Ierusalem the citie, which I haue chosen out of all the tribes of Israel,”

1 Kings 11:32 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 11:32 in Context — 1 Kings 11

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.

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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What Does 1 Kings 11:32 Mean?

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