but I will take the kingdom from his son’s hand and give it to you; that is, ten tribes.
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.
- BSB But I will take ten tribes of the kingdom from the hand of his son and give them to you.
- NKJV But I will take the kingdom out of his son’s hand and give it to you—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 yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me,
- 1 Kgs 11:12Nevertheless, I will not do it in your days, for David your father’s sake; but I will tear it out of your son’s hand.
- 1 Kgs 12:20When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to the congregation, and made him king over all Israel. There was no one who followed David’s house, except for the tribe of Judah only.
- 1 Kgs 12:15–17So the king didn’t listen to the people; for it was a thing brought about from Yahweh, that he might establish his word, which Yahweh spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
- 2 Chr 10:15–17So the king didn’t listen to the people; for it was brought about by God, that Yahweh might establish his word, which he spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the 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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