1 Kings 11:36 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Kings 11:36 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 11:36 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 11:36 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I will give one tribe to his son, that David my servant may have a lamp always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for myself to put my name there.”
1 Kings 11:36 — World English Bible
1 Kings 11:36 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a lamp alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.”
1 Kings 11:36 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 11:36 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and to his son I give one tribe, for there being a lamp to David My servant all the days before Me in Jerusalem, the city that I have chosen to Myself to put My name there.”
1 Kings 11:36 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 11:36 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a lamp always before me in Jerusalem, the city that I have chosen for myself to put my name there.”
1 Kings 11:36 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 11:36 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And vnto his sonne will I giue one tribe, that Dauid my seruant may haue a light alway before me in Ierusalem the citie, which I haue chosen me, to put my Name there.”
1 Kings 11:36 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 11:36 in Context — 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:
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.
37 And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
38 And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee.
What Does 1 Kings 11:36 Mean?
1 Kings 11:36 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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