1 Kings 11:36

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

but Solomon's son will still rule one tribe. This way, my servant David will always have a descendant ruling in Jerusalem, the city where I have chosen to be worshipped.

Cross References

2 Samuel 21:17

But Abishai came to the rescue and killed the Philistine. David's soldiers told him, “We can't let you risk your life in battle any more! You give light to our nation, and we want that flame to keep burning.”

2 Samuel 22:29

Our LORD and God, you are my lamp. You turn darkness to light.

2 Samuel 7:16

I will make sure that one of your descendants will always be king.

2 Samuel 7:29

Please bless my descendants and let them always be your chosen kings. You have already promised, and I'm sure that you will bless my family for ever.

1 Kings 11:13

When I do, I will still let him rule one tribe, because I have not forgotten that David was my servant and Jerusalem is my city.

1 Kings 11:32

But Solomon will still rule one tribe, since he is the son of David my servant, and Jerusalem is my chosen city.

1 Kings 11:37

“You will be king of Israel and will rule every nation you want.

1 Kings 14:21

Rehoboam son of Solomon was forty-one years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled seventeen years from Jerusalem, the city where the LORD had chosen to be worshipped. His mother Naamah was from Ammon.

1 Kings 15:4

David had always obeyed the LORD's commands by doing right, except in the case of Uriah. And since Abijam was David's great-grandson, the LORD kept Jerusalem safe and let Abijam have a son who would be the next king.

1 Kings 2:4

You and your descendants must always faithfully obey the LORD. If you do, he will keep the solemn promise he made to me that someone from our family will always be king of Israel.

1 Kings 8:29

This is the temple where you have chosen to be worshipped. Please watch over it day and night and listen when I turn towards it and pray.

1 Kings 9:3

The LORD said: I heard your prayer and what you asked me to do. This temple you have built is where I will be worshipped for ever. It belongs to me, and I will never stop watching over it.

2 Kings 8:19

But the LORD refused to destroy Judah, because he had promised his servant David that someone from his family would always rule in Judah.

2 Chronicles 12:13

Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled seventeen years from Jerusalem, the city where the LORD had chosen to be worshipped. His mother Naamah was from Ammon. Rehoboam was a powerful king,

2 Chronicles 21:7

but because the LORD had made a solemn promise to King David that someone from his family would always rule in Judah, he refused to wipe out David's descendants.

Psalm 132:17

I will give mighty power to the kingdom of David. Each one of my chosen kings will shine like a lamp

Hebrews 12:22

You have now come to Mount Zion and to the heavenly Jerusalem. This is the city of the living God, where thousands and thousands of angels have come to celebrate.

Revelation 21:10

Then with the help of the Spirit, he took me to the top of a very high mountain. There he showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down from God in heaven.