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+'Nevertheless I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand, but I will make him ruler all the days of his life, for the sake of My servant David whom I chose, who kept My commandments and My statutes;

but ^(C1)I will take the kingdom from his son's hand and give it to you; that is, ten tribes.

+'But ^(C1)to his son I will give one tribe, ^(C2)so that My servant David may always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, ^(C1)the city where I have chosen for Myself to put My name.

+'However I will take you, and you shall reign over all that ^(F1)you desire, and you shall be king over Israel.

+'Then it shall be, that if you listen to all that I command you and walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight by keeping My statutes and My commandments, as My servant David did, then ^(C1)I will be with you and ^(C2)build you an enduring house as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.

+'So I will oppress the ^(F1)descendants of David for this, but not always.'"