1 Kings 11:36

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Contextual Overview

²⁶Now Solomon's servant, Jeroboam son of Nebat, was an Ephraimite from Zeredah, and his mother was a widow named Zeruah. Jeroboam rebelled against Solomon, ²⁷and this is the account of his rebellion against the king. Solomon had built the supporting terraces and repaired the gap in the wall of the city of his father David. ²⁸Now Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph. ²⁹During that time, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met Jeroboam on the road as he was going out of Jerusalem. Now Ahijah had wrapped himself in a new cloak, and the two of them were alone in the open field. ³⁰And Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing, tore it into twelve pieces, ³¹and said to Jeroboam, "Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and I will give you ten tribes. ³²But one tribe will remain for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel. ³³For they have forsaken Me to worship Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Molech the god of the Ammonites. They have not walked in My ways, nor done what is right in My eyes, nor kept My statutes and judgments, as Solomon's father David did. ³⁴Nevertheless, I will not take the whole kingdom out of Solomon's hand, because I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of David My servant, whom I chose because he kept My commandments and statutes. ³⁵But I will take ten tribes of the kingdom from the hand of his son and give them to you.

Bible Verse Review
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David: 1 Kings 15:4, 2 Samuel 7:16, 2 Samuel 7:29, 2 Samuel 21:17, 2 Kings 8:19, 2 Chronicles 21:7, Psalms 132:17, Jeremiah 33:17-21, Amos 9:11, Amos 9:12, Luke 1:69, Luke 1:70, Luke 1:78, Luke 1:79, Acts 15:16, Acts 15:17

light: Heb. lamp, or candle

the city: 1 Kings 11:13, 1 Kings 9:3, Galatians 4:25, Galatians 4:26, Hebrews 12:22, Revelation 21:10

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 17:20 - right hand 1 Kings 4:1 - over all Israel 1 Kings 8:16 - my name 1 Kings 8:29 - My name 1 Kings 11:39 - not for ever 1 Kings 12:16 - now see 1 Kings 12:17 - the children 1 Kings 14:21 - the city 2 Kings 16:5 - but could not 2 Kings 17:18 - the tribe 1 Chronicles 17:13 - I will not 2 Chronicles 10:17 - But as for Psalms 18:28 - candle Psalms 89:33 - Nevertheless Proverbs 10:7 - memory Proverbs 13:9 - light Isaiah 37:35 - and for Isaiah 42:9 - the former

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And unto his son will I give one tribe,.... Judah and Benjamin reckoned as one; :-, that David my servant may have a light always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there; or a kingdom, as the Targum; or an illustrious prince, a successor, shining in royal majesty and glory, to guide and direct, cheer and comfort, the people of Israel; be an honour to David's family, and a means of continuing the pure worship of God in the temple at Jerusalem; see 2 Samuel 21:17.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

That David may have a light - Compare the marginal references. The exact meaning of the expression is doubtful. Perhaps the best explanation is, that “light” here is taken as the essential feature of a continuing “home.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 36. That David my servant may have a light alway — That his posterity may never fail, and the regal line never become extinct. This, as we have already seen, was in reference to the Messiah. He was not only David's light, but he was a light to enlighten the Gentiles.