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1 Kings 11:37
'I will take you [Jeroboam], and you shall reign over whatever your soul desires; and you shall be king over Israel (the ten northern tribes).
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Christian Standard Bible®
I will appoint you, and you will reign as king over all you want, and you will be king over Israel.
I will appoint you, and you will reign as king over all you want, and you will be king over Israel.
Hebrew Names Version
I will take you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul desires, and shall be king over Yisra'el.
I will take you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul desires, and shall be king over Yisra'el.
King James Version
And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
English Standard Version
And I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your soul desires, and you shall be king over Israel.
And I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your soul desires, and you shall be king over Israel.
New Century Version
But I will make you rule over everything you want. You will rule over all of Israel,
But I will make you rule over everything you want. You will rule over all of Israel,
New English Translation
I will select you; you will rule over all you desire to have and you will be king over Israel.
I will select you; you will rule over all you desire to have and you will be king over Israel.
New American Standard Bible
'However I will take you, and you shall reign over all that you desire, and you shall be king over Israel.
'However I will take you, and you shall reign over all that you desire, and you shall be king over Israel.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And I wil take thee, and thou shalt reigne, euen as thine heart desireth, and shalt be King ouer Israel.
And I wil take thee, and thou shalt reigne, euen as thine heart desireth, and shalt be King ouer Israel.
Legacy Standard Bible
And I will take you, and you shall reign over whatever your soul desires, and you shall be king over Israel.
And I will take you, and you shall reign over whatever your soul desires, and you shall be king over Israel.
Contemporary English Version
"You will be king of Israel and will rule every nation you want.
"You will be king of Israel and will rule every nation you want.
Complete Jewish Bible
I will take you, and you will rule over everything you want; you will be king over Isra'el.
I will take you, and you will rule over everything you want; you will be king over Isra'el.
Darby Translation
And I will take thee, that thou mayest reign over all that thy soul desireth, and thou shalt be king over Israel.
And I will take thee, that thou mayest reign over all that thy soul desireth, and thou shalt be king over Israel.
Easy-to-Read Version
But I will make you king of Israel. You will rule over everything you want.
But I will make you king of Israel. You will rule over everything you want.
George Lamsa Translation
And I will give it to you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul desires, and you shall be king over Israel.
And I will give it to you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul desires, and you shall be king over Israel.
Good News Translation
Jeroboam, I will make you king of Israel, and you will rule over all the territory that you want.
Jeroboam, I will make you king of Israel, and you will rule over all the territory that you want.
Lexham English Bible
You I will take, and you shall reign over all your soul desires, and you shall be king over Israel.
You I will take, and you shall reign over all your soul desires, and you shall be king over Israel.
Literal Translation
And I will take you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul desires, and shall be king over Israel.
And I will take you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul desires, and shall be king over Israel.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Therfore wyl I take the now, to raygne ouer all that thine hert desyreth, and thou shalt be kynge ouer Israel.
Therfore wyl I take the now, to raygne ouer all that thine hert desyreth, and thou shalt be kynge ouer Israel.
American Standard Version
And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
Bible in Basic English
And you I will take, and you will be king over Israel, ruling over whatever is the desire of your soul.
And you I will take, and you will be king over Israel, ruling over whatever is the desire of your soul.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And I will take thee, and thou shalt raigne according to all that thy soule desireth, and shalt be king ouer Israel.
And I will take thee, and thou shalt raigne according to all that thy soule desireth, and shalt be king ouer Israel.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign over all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign over all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
King James Version (1611)
And I will take thee, and thou shalt reigne according to all that thy soule desireth, and shalt be King ouer Israel.
And I will take thee, and thou shalt reigne according to all that thy soule desireth, and shalt be King ouer Israel.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign as thy soul desires, and thou shalt be king over Israel.
And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign as thy soul desires, and thou shalt be king over Israel.
English Revised Version
And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
Berean Standard Bible
But as for you, I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your heart desires, and you will be king over Israel.
But as for you, I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your heart desires, and you will be king over Israel.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Y schal take thee, and thou schalt regne on alle thingis whiche thi soule desirith, and thou schalt be kyng on Israel.
Forsothe Y schal take thee, and thou schalt regne on alle thingis whiche thi soule desirith, and thou schalt be kyng on Israel.
Young's Literal Translation
`And thee I take, and thou hast reigned over all that thy soul desireth, and thou hast been king over Israel;
`And thee I take, and thou hast reigned over all that thy soul desireth, and thou hast been king over Israel;
Update Bible Version
And I will take you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul desires, and shall be king over Israel.
And I will take you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul desires, and shall be king over Israel.
Webster's Bible Translation
And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
World English Bible
I will take you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul desires, and shall be king over Israel.
I will take you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul desires, and shall be king over Israel.
New King James Version
So I will take you, and you shall reign over all your heart desires, and you shall be king over Israel.
So I will take you, and you shall reign over all your heart desires, and you shall be king over Israel.
New Living Translation
And I will place you on the throne of Israel, and you will rule over all that your heart desires.
And I will place you on the throne of Israel, and you will rule over all that your heart desires.
New Life Bible
And I will take you, and you will rule over whatever you want. You will be the king of Israel.
And I will take you, and you will rule over whatever you want. You will be the king of Israel.
New Revised Standard
I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your soul desires; you shall be king over Israel.
I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your soul desires; you shall be king over Israel.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, thee, will I take, and thou shalt reign over all that thy soul could desire, - and thou shalt be king over Israel.
But, thee, will I take, and thou shalt reign over all that thy soul could desire, - and thou shalt be king over Israel.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign over all that thy soul desireth, and thou shalt be king over Israel.
And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign over all that thy soul desireth, and thou shalt be king over Israel.
Revised Standard Version
And I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your soul desires, and you shall be king over Israel.
And I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your soul desires, and you shall be king over Israel.
THE MESSAGE
"But I have taken you in hand. Rule to your heart's content! You are to be the king of Israel. If you listen to what I tell you and live the way I show you and do what pleases me, following directions and obeying orders as my servant David did, I'll stick with you no matter what. I'll build you a kingdom as solid as the one I built for David. Israel will be yours! I am bringing pain and trouble on David's descendants, but the trials won't last forever."
"But I have taken you in hand. Rule to your heart's content! You are to be the king of Israel. If you listen to what I tell you and live the way I show you and do what pleases me, following directions and obeying orders as my servant David did, I'll stick with you no matter what. I'll build you a kingdom as solid as the one I built for David. Israel will be yours! I am bringing pain and trouble on David's descendants, but the trials won't last forever."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'I will take you, and you shall reign over whatever you desire, and you shall be king over Israel.
'I will take you, and you shall reign over whatever you desire, and you shall be king over Israel.
Contextual Overview
26Jeroboam, Solomon's servant, the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zeredah whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow, also rebelled against the king. 27Now this is the reason why he rebelled against the king: Solomon built the Millo (fortification) and he repaired and closed the breach of the city of his father David. 28The man Jeroboam was a brave warrior and when Solomon saw that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of all the forced labor of the house of Joseph. 29It came about at that time, when Jeroboam left Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him on the road. Now Ahijah had covered himself with a new cloak; and the two of them were alone in the field. 30Then Ahijah took hold of the new cloak which he was wearing and tore it into twelve pieces. 31He said to Jeroboam, "Take ten pieces for yourself; for thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'Behold, I am going to tear the kingdom from the hand of Solomon and give you ten tribes— 32but he [and his descendants] shall have one tribe (Benjamin was annexed to Judah), for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel— 33because they have abandoned Me and have worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the sons of Ammon; and they have not walked in My ways and followed My commandments, doing what is right in My sight and keeping My statutes and My ordinances as did his father David. 34'However, I will not take the entire 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 because he kept My commandments and My statutes. 35'But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand and give it to you: ten tribes.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
according: 1 Kings 11:26, Deuteronomy 14:26, 2 Samuel 3:21
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And I will take thee,.... From the low estate in which he was, to be king:
and thou shall reign according to all that thy soul desireth; he being ambitious of the kingdom, and having already formed in his mind some designs upon it:
and shall be king over Israel; the ten tribes.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 37. According to all that thy soul desireth — It appears from this that Jeroboam had affected the kingdom, and was seeking for an opportunity to seize on the government. God now tells him, by his prophet, what he shall have, and what he shall not have, in order to prevent him from attempting to seize on the whole kingdom, to the prejudice of the spiritual seed of David.
