1 Kings 11:12
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New International Version (©2011)
Nevertheless, for the sake of David your father, I will not do it during your lifetime. I will tear it out of the hand of your son.

New Living Translation (©2007)
But for the sake of your father, David, I will not do this while you are still alive. I will take the kingdom away from your son.

English Standard Version (©2001)
Yet for the sake of David your father I will not do it in your days, but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"Nevertheless I will not do it in your days for the sake of your father David, but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
However, I will not do it during your lifetime because of your father David; I will tear it out of your son's hand.

International Standard Version (©2012)
I'm not going to do this during your lifetime, for the sake of your father David, but I will tear it out of your son's control.

NET Bible (©2006)
However, for your father David's sake I will not do this while you are alive. I will tear it away from your son's hand instead.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
But I will not do it in your lifetime because of your father David. I will tear it away from the hands of your son.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Nevertheless in your days I will not do it for David your father's sake: but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.

American King James Version
Notwithstanding in your days I will not do it for David your father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of your son.

American Standard Version
Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it, for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Nevertheless in thy days I will not do it, for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.

Darby Bible Translation
notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it, for David thy father's sake; I will rend it out of the hand of thy son;

English Revised Version
Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it, for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.

Webster's Bible Translation
Notwithstanding, in thy days, I will not do it, for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.

World English Bible
Notwithstanding I will not do it in your days, for David your father's sake; but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.

Young's Literal Translation
'Only, in thy days I do it not, for the sake of David thy father; out of the hand of thy son I rend it;

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

11:9-13 The Lord told Solomon, it is likely by a prophet, what he must expect for his apostacy. Though we have reason to hope that he repented, and found mercy, yet the Holy Ghost did not expressly record it, but left it doubtful, as a warning to others not to sin. The guilt may be taken away, but not the reproach; that will remain. Thus it must remain uncertain to us till the day of judgment, whether or not Solomon was left to suffer the everlasting displeasure of an offended God.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 12. - Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it [The threatening had two gracious and merciful limitations,

(1) The blow should not fall until after his death (cf. ver. 34; 1 Kings 21:29; 2 Kings 22:20), and

(2) the disruption should be but partial. There should be a "remnant" Romans 9:27; Romans 11:5, etc.] for David thy father's sake [i.e., because both of David's piety and God's promise to him (2 Samuel 7:13) ]: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake,.... Not for the merits of David, but the promises made to him, 2 Samuel 7:12,

but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son; and immediate successor, Rehoboam.

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God's Anger against Solomon
…11Why the LORD said to Solomon, For as much as this is done of you, and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely rend the kingdom from you, and will give it to your servant. 12Notwithstanding in your days I will not do it for David your father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of your son. 13However, I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to your son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.

1 Kings 11:11 So the LORD said to Solomon, "Since this is your attitude and you have not kept my covenant and my decrees, which I commanded you, I will most certainly tear the kingdom away from you and give it to one of your subordinates.
1 Kings 11:13 Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom from him, but will give him one tribe for the sake of David my servant and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen."
1 Kings 11:31 Then he said to Jeroboam, "Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'See, I am going to tear the kingdom out of Solomon's hand and give you ten tribes.
1 Kings 11:35 I will take the kingdom from his son's hands and give you ten tribes.
2 Kings 19:34 I will defend this city and save it, for my sake and for the sake of David my servant.'"