1 Kings 11:34 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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:”
1 Kings 11:34 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 11:34 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 11:34 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““‘However, 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, who kept my commandments and my statutes,”
1 Kings 11:34 — World English Bible
1 Kings 11:34 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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, who kept my commandments and my statutes;”
1 Kings 11:34 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 11:34 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And I do not take the whole of the kingdom out of his hand, for prince I make him all days of his life, for the sake of David My servant whom I chose, who kept My commands and My statutes;”
1 Kings 11:34 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 11:34 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand; for I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant's sake, whom I chose, who kept my commandments and my statutes;”
1 Kings 11:34 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 11:34 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But I will not take the whole kingdome out of his hande: for I will make him prince all his life long for Dauid my seruants sake, whome I haue chosen, and who kept my commandements and my statutes.”
1 Kings 11:34 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 11:34 in Context — 1 Kings 11
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:
35 But I will take the kingdom out of his son’s hand, and will give it unto thee, even ten tribes.
36 And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.
What Does 1 Kings 11:34 Mean?
1 Kings 11:34 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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