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1 Kings 11:13

King James Version (KJV)

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Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; [but] will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen.

1 Kings 11:13 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Kings 11:13

Theological / Devotional

One tribe. Except for David’s sake, the whole kingdom would have been taken away from Solomon’s son. As it was, only one tribe, Judah (ch. 12:20), was reserved to the house of David. Benjamin and Levi (2 Chron. 11:12, 13), were to be with Judah, and were included with Judah to make one nation.

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