But I will take ten tribes of the kingdom from the hand of his son and give them to you.
Parallel translations
- WEB but I will take the kingdom out of his son’s hand, and will give it to you, even ten tribes.
- KJV But I will take the kingdom out of his son’s hand, and will give it unto thee, even ten tribes.
- NKJV But I will take the kingdom out of his son’s hand and give it to you—ten tribes.
- NASB but I will take the kingdom from his son’s hand and give it to you; that is, ten tribes.
- NLT But I will take the kingdom away from his son and give ten of the tribes to you.
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Quick answer
God will take ten tribes from Solomon's son and give them to Jeroboam. The judgment falls in the next generation.
Overview
The verse confirms that the kingdom will be torn away from Rehoboam, Solomon's heir, and granted to Jeroboam. The timing spares Solomon personally while ensuring the prophecy is fulfilled. It demonstrates that God's word, once spoken, will surely come to pass in his appointed time.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Exod 20:5–6You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
- 1 Kgs 11:12Nevertheless, for the sake of your father David, I will not do it during your lifetime; I will tear it out of the hand of your son.
- 1 Kgs 12:20When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David.
- 1 Kgs 12:15–17So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from the LORD, to fulfill the word He had spoken to Jeroboam son of Nebat through Ahijah the Shilonite.
- 2 Chr 10:15–17So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from God, in order that the LORD might fulfill the word that He had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.
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Solomon's glory, wisdom, and temple where God's presence dwells are a shadow of the greater Son of David — 'one greater than Solomon is here' — and of the true Temple, Christ himself.
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