1 Kings 11:39

Green's Literal Translation

And for this I will humble the seed of David; but not forever.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I will humble David’s descendants, because of their unfaithfulness, but not forever.’”

Hebrew Names Version
I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not forever.

King James Version
And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.

English Standard Version
And I will afflict the offspring of David because of this, but not forever.'"

New Century Version
I will punish David's children because of this, but I will not punish them forever.'"

New English Translation
I will humiliate David's descendants because of this, but not forever."

Amplified Bible
'And in this way I will afflict the descendants of David for this (their sin), but not forever.'"

New American Standard Bible
'So I will oppress the descendants of David for this, but not always.'"

Geneva Bible (1587)
And I will for this afflict the seede of Dauid, but not for euer.

Legacy Standard Bible
Thus I will afflict the seed of David for this, but not always.'"

Contemporary English Version
"I will punish the descendants of David, but not forever."

Complete Jewish Bible
For this [offense] I will trouble David's descendants, but not forever."

Darby Translation
And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.

Easy-to-Read Version
I will punish David's descendants because of what Solomon did, but not forever.'"

George Lamsa Translation
And for this I will afflict the descendants of David, but not for ever.

Good News Translation
Because of Solomon's sin I will punish the descendants of David, but not for all time.'"

Lexham English Bible
I will punish the offspring of David on account of this; however, not always.'"

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and therwith wyll I subdue the sede of Dauid, but not for euermore.

American Standard Version
And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.

Bible in Basic English
(So that I may send trouble for this on the seed of David, but not for ever.)

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And I will for this [offence whiche Solomon hath committed] vexe the seede of Dauid, but nor for euer.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.'

King James Version (1611)
And I will for this afflict the seed of Dauid, but not for euer.

English Revised Version
And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for over.

Berean Standard Bible
Because of this, I will humble David's descendants-but not forever.'"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and Y schal turmente the seed of Dauid on this thing, netheles not in alle daies.

Young's Literal Translation
and I humble the seed of David for this; only, not all the days.'

Update Bible Version
And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not forever.

Webster's Bible Translation
And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.

World English Bible
I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not forever.

New King James Version
And I will afflict the descendants of David because of this, but not forever."'

New Living Translation
Because of Solomon's sin I will punish the descendants of David—though not forever.'"

New Life Bible
I will bring trouble to the children of David for this, but not forever.'"

New Revised Standard
For this reason I will punish the descendants of David, but not forever."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thus will I humiliate the seed of David, because of this; yet not for ever.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but yet not for ever.

Revised Standard Version
And I will for this afflict the descendants of David, but not for ever.'"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
'Thus I will afflict the descendants of David for this, but not always.'"

Contextual Overview

²⁶ And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, a servant of Solomon (and his mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman) he also lifted up a hand against the king. ²⁷ And this was the thing for which he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, repairing the breaks of the city of his father David. ²⁸ And the man Jeroboam was a mighty warrior. And Solomon saw the young man, that he was doing work. And he appointed him to all the burden of the house of Joseph. ²⁹ And at that time it happened that Jeroboam had gone out from Jerusalem, and Ahijah the Shilonite, the prophet, found him in the way. And he covered himself with a new garment, and both of them were by themselves in a field. ³⁰ And Ahijah laid hold on the new garment on him and tore it into twelve pieces. ³¹ And he said to Jeroboam, Take ten pieces for yourself. For so says Jehovah, God of Israel, Behold, I am tearing the kingdom from the hand of Solomon and giving to you the ten tribes. ³² And he shall have the 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 they have forsaken Me, and bow themselves to Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, to Chemosh the god of Moab, to Milcom the god of the sons of Ammon; and have not walked in My ways, to do the right in My eyes, and My statutes andMy judgments, as his father David did. ³⁴ But I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand, but I will make him ruler all the days of his life, for My servant David's sake, whom I chose, because he kept My commands and My statutes. ³⁵ But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give it to you, ten tribes.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

afflict: 1 Kings 12:16, 1 Kings 14:8, 1 Kings 14:25, 1 Kings 14:26, Psalms 89:38-45, Psalms 89:49-51

not for ever: 1 Kings 11:36, Psalms 89:30-34, Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:7, Isaiah 11:1-10, Jeremiah 23:5, Jeremiah 23:6, Lamentations 3:31, Lamentations 3:32, Luke 1:32, Luke 1:33, Luke 2:4, Luke 2:11

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 11:13 - Howbeit Psalms 89:32 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And I will for this afflict the seed of David,.... For the idolatry Solomon had been guilty of, and connived at:

but not for ever; for when the ten tribes were carried captive, the kingdom of Judah flourished under Hezekiah, Josiah, c. and though the tribe of Judah was carried captive, yet it returned after seventy years captivity, and had rulers over it of the seed of David and especially to the Messiah has God given the throne of his father David, of whose kingdom there will he no end, Luke 1:32, and Jarchi's note on the text is,

"for in the days of the Messiah the kingdom shall return to it,''

the seed of David; and Abarbinel says, of a truth, at the coming of our Messiah, this prophecy will be fulfilled; but the true Messiah is come already, in whom it is fulfilled; see Kimchi and Abendana, who refer to

Ezekiel 37:19.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But not forever - David had been distinctly promised that God should never fail his seed, whatever their shortcomings Psalms 89:28-37. The fulfillment of these promises was seen, partly in the Providence which maintained David’s family in a royal position until Zerubbabel, but mainly in the preservation of his seed to the time fixed for the coming of Christ, and in the birth of Christ - the Eternal King - from one of David’s descendants.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 39. But not for ever. — They shall be in affliction and distress till the Messiah come, who shall sit on the throne of David to order it and establish it in judgment and justice for ever. Jarchi says, on this verse, "When the Messiah comes, the kingdom shall be restored to the house of David."