1 Kings 11:36

Bible in Basic English 1965

And one tribe I will give to his son, so that David my servant may have a light for ever burning before me in Jerusalem, the town which I have made mine to put my name there.

Cross References

2 Samuel 21:17

But Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, came to his help, and, turning on the Philistine, gave him his death-blow. Then David's men took an oath, and said, Never again are you to go out with us to the fight, so that you may not put out the light of Israel.

2 Samuel 22:29

For you are my light, O Lord; and the Lord will make the dark bright for me.

2 Samuel 7:16

And your family and your kingdom will keep their place before me for ever: the seat of your authority will never be overturned.

2 Samuel 7:29

So may it be your pleasure to give your blessing to the family of your servant, so that it may go on for ever before you: for you, O Lord God, have said it, and may your blessing be on your servant's family line for ever!

1 Kings 11:13

Still I will not take all the kingdom from him; but I will give one tribe to your son, because of my servant David, and because of Jerusalem, the town of my selection.

1 Kings 11:32

But one tribe will be his, because of my servant David, and because of Jerusalem, the town which, out of all the tribes of Israel, I have made mine,

1 Kings 11:37

And you I will take, and you will be king over Israel, ruling over whatever is the desire of your soul.

1 Kings 12:17

But Rehoboam was still king over those of the children of Israel who were living in the towns of Judah.

1 Kings 14:21

And Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, was king in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king, and he was king for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the town which the Lord had made his out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there; his mother's name was Naamah, an Ammonite woman.

1 Kings 15:4

But because of David, the Lord gave him a light in Jerusalem, making his sons king after him, so that Jerusalem might be safe;

1 Kings 2:4

So that the Lord may give effect to what he said of me, If your children give attention to their ways, living uprightly before me with all their heart and their soul, you will never be without a man to be king in Israel.

1 Kings 8:29

That your eyes may be open to this house night and day, to this place of which you have said, My name will be there; hearing the prayer which your servant may make, turning to this place.

1 Kings 9:3

And the Lord said to him, Your prayers and your requests for grace have come to my ears: I have made holy this house which you have made, and I have put my name there for ever; my eyes and my heart will be there at all times.

2 Kings 8:19

But it was not the Lord's purpose to send destruction on Judah, because of David his servant, to whom he had given his word that he would have a light for ever.

2 Chronicles 12:13

So King Rehoboam made himself strong in Jerusalem and was ruling there. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king, and he was ruling for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the town which the Lord had made his out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there; and his mother's name was Naamah, an Ammonite woman.

2 Chronicles 21:7

But it was not the Lord's purpose to send destruction on the family of David, because of the agreement he had made with David, when he said he would give to him and to his sons a light for ever.

Psalm 132:17

There I will make the horn of David fertile: I have made ready a light for my king.

Hebrews 12:22

But you have come to the mountain of Zion, to the place of the living God, to the Jerusalem which is in heaven, and to an army of angels which may not be numbered,

Revelation 21:10

And he took me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and let me see the holy town Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,