I will give one tribe to his son, that David my servant may have a lamp always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for myself to put my name there.
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I will give one tribe to his son, that David my servant may have a lamp always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for myself to put my name there.
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And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.
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And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David My servant may have a lamp alway before Me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen Me to put My name there.
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Passages linked to 1 Kings 11:36 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Kings 11:13 However I will not tear away all the kingdom; but I will give one tribe to your son, for David my servant’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen.”
- 1 Kings 15:4 Nevertheless for David’s sake, Yahweh his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem;
- 2 Kings 8:19 However Yahweh would not destroy Judah, for David his servant’s sake, as he promised him to give to him a lamp for his children always.
- 2 Samuel 21:17 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him, and struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, “Don’t go out with us to battle any more, so that you don’t quench the lamp of Israel.”
- 2 Chronicles 21:7 However Yahweh would not destroy David’s house, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a lamp to him and to his children always.
- Psalms 132:17 I will make the horn of David to bud there. I have ordained a lamp for my anointed.
- 2 Samuel 7:16 Your house and your kingdom will be made sure forever before you. Your throne will be established forever.” ’ ”
- 2 Samuel 7:29 Now therefore let it please you to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever before you; for you, Lord Yahweh, have spoken it. Let the house of your servant be blessed forever with your blessing.”
- 1 Kings 9:3 Yahweh said to him, “I have heard your prayer and your supplication, that you have made before me. I have made this house holy, which you have built, to put my name there forever; and my eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.
- 1 Kings 11:32 (but he shall have 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);
- Jeremiah 33:17-21 For Yahweh says: “David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel. The Levitical priests won’t lack a man before me to offer burnt offerings, to burn meal offerings, and to do sacrifice continually.” Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah, saying, “Yahweh says: ‘If you can break my covenant of the day and my covenant of the night, so that there will not be day and night in their time; then may my covenant also be broken with David my servant, that he won’t have a son to reign on his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers.
- Amos 9:11-12 In that day I will raise up the tent of David who is fallen, and close up its breaches, and I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old; that they may possess the remnant of Edom, and all the nations who are called by my name,” says Yahweh who does this.
- Luke 1:69-70 and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David (as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been from of old),
- Luke 1:78-79 because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the dawn from on high will visit us, to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
- Acts 15:16-17 ‘After these things I will return. I will again build the tabernacle of David, which has fallen. I will again build its ruins. I will set it up that the rest of men may seek after the Lord; all the Gentiles who are called by my name, says the Lord, who does all these things.’
- Galatians 4:25-26 For this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and answers to the Jerusalem that exists now, for she is in bondage with her children. But the Jerusalem that is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
- Hebrews 12:22 But you have come to Mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable multitudes of angels,
- Revelation 21:10 He carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain He hath respect unto the Messiah, which should be…
He hath respect unto the Messiah, which should be the bright star that should shine through all the world.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 11:36 And unto his son will I give…
1Ki 11:36 And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.
Ver. 36. May have a light alway.] This was most properly fulfilled in Christ, who was "a light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of his people Israel." {Luk 2:32}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain A light, i.e. a son and successor, to preserve…
A light, i.e. a son and successor, to preserve his name and memory, and to give light to the people in his stead. Kings are oft called
lights, partly from their great splendour, and partly for the counsel and comfort which their people have or should have from them. Compare 2Sa 21:17; 1Ki 15:4; Psa 132:17.
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Alway before me; in my presence, which is in Jerusalem, and under my favour and protection.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And I will for this afflict the seed of…
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, Luk 1:32, and Jarchi's note on the text is,
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"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 Eze 37:19.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 36. That David my servant may have a…
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.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain That David may have a light - Compare the…
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.”
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain A lamp. Posterity, (2 Kings xxi. 17.) power, and…
A lamp. Posterity, (2 Kings xxi. 17.) power, and glory, 4 Kings viii. 19.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 36. A light alway before me — That is,…
36. A light alway before me — That is, a son to sit on the throne, and like a lamp or candle shine through the future ages, an evidence of the sure mercies of David, and a typical Messianic prophecy. Compare 2Sa_7:16.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 36. one tribe] Here again, as in 32, the…
36. one tribe] Here again, as in 32, the LXX. has ‘two tribes.’
a light] Literally ‘a lamp.’ The idea is quite an Oriental one. In the tent was hung the lamp, for constant lighting, and the permanency of the home is implied in the lamp which is not extinguished. Cf. Psa_132:17. David’s line was to last, though most of the kingdom was taken from his descendants. The LXX. paraphrases by θέσις, i.e. a status, position.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And unto his son will I give one tribe…
And unto his son will I give one tribe cf. ver. 32, note, that David my servant may have a light alway before me The same expression is found in 1Ki_15:4; 2Ki_8:19; 2Ch_21:7; and compare Psa_132:17. Keil would explain it by 2Sa_21:17; but, 2Sa_14:7, "my coal which is left," appears to be a closer parallel. The idea is not that of a home (Rawlinson) but family, issue. We speak of the extinction of a family (Bahr) in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 11:36 a lamp: David’s successors were to be living…
11:36 a lamp: David’s successors were to be living representatives of God’s covenant with David, and they were to shine as lights of God’s grace (15:4; 2 Kgs 8:19; 2 Chr 21:7). They pointed to Jesus, the descendant of David, who is the light of the world (John 1:4-5) and who fulfills God’s promises to David (Ezek 34:23-31).
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