1 Kings 11:13

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Still, I will not tear away all the kingdom from your son. I will leave him one tribe to rule. I will do this for my servant David and for Jerusalem, the city I chose.”

Cross References

1 Kings 12:20

When all the Israelites heard that Jeroboam had come back, they called him to a meeting and made him king over all Israel. The tribe of Judah was the only tribe that continued to follow the family of David.

1 Kings 11:32

I will let David’s family keep only one tribe. I will do this because of my servant David and because of Jerusalem, the city that I chose from among all the tribes of Israel.

Deuteronomy 12:11

Then the Lord your God will choose a place that will be the home for his name. You must bring everything I command you to that place. Bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, one-tenth of your crops and animals, your special gifts, and any gifts that you promised to give to the Lord.

Deuteronomy 12:5

The Lord your God will choose a special place among your tribes. That will be the home for his name. You must go to that place to worship him.

Isaiah 62:7

Don’t give him any rest until he rebuilds Jerusalem and makes it a place that everyone on earth will praise.

Isaiah 62:1

I love Zion, so I will continue to speak for her. I love Jerusalem, so I will not stop speaking. I will speak until goodness shines like a bright light, until salvation burns bright like a flame.

Isaiah 14:32

But what will the messengers from that nation report about us? They will say, “The Lord made Zion strong, and his poor people went there for safety.”

Isaiah 9:7

His power will continue to grow, and there will be peace without end. This will establish him as the king sitting on David’s throne and ruling his kingdom. He will rule with goodness and justice forever and ever. The strong love that the Lord All-Powerful has for his people will make this happen!

Psalm 132:17

This is where I will make David’s family strong. I will never let the lamp of my chosen king stop burning.

Psalm 132:1

Lord, remember how David suffered.

Psalm 89:49

Lord, where is the love you showed in the past? You promised David that you would be loyal to his family.

2 Kings 23:27

The Lord said, “I forced the Israelites to leave their land. I will do the same to Judah. I will take Judah out of my sight. I will not accept Jerusalem. Yes, I chose that city. I was talking about Jerusalem when I said, ‘My name will be there.’ But I will destroy the Temple that is in that place.”

2 Kings 21:4

He built altars to honor false gods in the Lord’s Temple. (This is the place the Lord was talking about when he said, “I will put my name in Jerusalem.”)

2 Kings 19:34

I will protect this city and save it. I will do this for myself and for my servant David.’”

2 Kings 13:23

But the Lord was kind to the Israelites. He had mercy and showed his care for them because of his agreement with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He did not want them to be destroyed. He has never completely left them.

1 Kings 11:39

I will punish David’s descendants because of what Solomon did, but not forever.’”

Deuteronomy 9:5

You are going in to take their land, but not because you are good and live right. You are going in, and the Lord your God is forcing those people out because of the evil way they lived. And the Lord wants to keep the promise he made to your ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

1 Kings 8:29

In the past you said, ‘I will be honored there.’ So please watch over this Temple, night and day. And please listen to my prayer as I turn toward this Temple and pray to you.

1 Kings 11:14

Then the Lord raised up Hadad the Edomite to become Solomon’s enemy. Hadad was from the royal family of Edom.

1 Kings 12:17

But Rehoboam still ruled over the Israelites who lived in the cities of Judah.

2 Kings 17:18

So the Lord became very angry with Israel and removed them from his sight. There were no Israelites left, except the tribe of Judah.

2 Chronicles 21:7

But the Lord would not destroy David’s family because of the agreement he made with David. He had promised to keep a lamp burning for David and his children forever.

1 Kings 12:19

So Israel rebelled against the family of David, and this is how things are even today.

2 Kings 8:19

But the Lord would not destroy Judah because of the promise to his servant David. He had promised David that someone from his family would always be king.