1 Kings 14:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
and toreוָאֶקְרַ֤ע
(va·'ek·ra)
7167: to teara prim. root
the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙
(ham·mam·la·chah)
4467: kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reignfrom the same as melek
away 
 
7167: to teara prim. root
from the houseמִבֵּ֣ית
(mib·beit)
1004: a housea prim. root
of Davidדָּוִ֔ד
(da·vid,)
1732: perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jessefrom the same as dod
and gaveוָאֶתְּנֶ֖הָ
(va·'et·te·ne·ha)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
it to you -- yet you have not beenהָיִ֜יתָ
(ha·yi·ta)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
like My servantכְּעַבְדִּ֣י
(ke·'av·di)
5650: slave, servantfrom abad
David,דָוִ֗ד
(da·vid)
1732: perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jessefrom the same as dod
whoאֲשֶׁר֩
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
keptשָׁמַ֨ר
(sha·mar)
8104: to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
My commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֜י
(mitz·vo·tai)
4687: commandmentfrom tsavah
and whoוַאֲשֶׁר־
(va·'a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
followedהָלַ֤ךְ
(ha·lach)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
Me with allבְּכָל־
(be·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
his heart,לְבָבֹ֔ו
(le·va·vov,)
3824: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom an unused word
to doלַעֲשֹׂ֕ות
(la·'a·so·vt)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
only 
 
7534: thin, only, altogether, surelyfrom an unused word
that which was rightהַיָּשָׁ֥ר
(hai·ya·shar)
3477: straight, rightfrom yashar
in My sight;בְּעֵינָֽי׃
(be·'ei·nai.)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
And rent
qara`  (kaw-rah')
to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them) -- cut out, rend, surely, tear.
the kingdom
mamlakah  (mam-law-kaw')
dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm) -- kingdom, king's, reign, royal.
away
qara`  (kaw-rah')
to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them) -- cut out, rend, surely, tear.
from the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of David
David  (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
and gave
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
it thee and yet thou hast not been as my servant
`ebed  (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
David
David  (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
who kept
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
my commandments
mitsvah  (mits-vaw')
a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law) -- (which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.
and who followed
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
me with all his heart
lebab  (lay-bawb')
the heart (as the most interior organ)
to do
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
that only which was right
yashar  (yaw-shawr')
straight -- convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), + pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).
in mine eyes
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
and tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you-- yet you have not been like My servant David, who kept My commandments and who followed Me with all his heart, to do only that which was right in My sight;

King James Bible
And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
tore the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it to you. But you were not like My servant David, who kept My commands and followed Me with all of his heart, doing only what is right in My eyes.

International Standard Version
I tore the kingdom away from David's dynasty. 'Then I gave it to you. But you have not lived like my servant David, who kept my commands with all his heart, and did only what I considered to be right.

NET Bible
I tore the kingdom away from the Davidic dynasty and gave it to you. But you are not like my servant David, who kept my commandments and followed me wholeheartedly by doing only what I approve.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I tore the kingdom away from David's heirs and gave it to you. But you have not been like my servant David. He obeyed my commands and faithfully followed me by doing only what I considered right.

King James 2000 Bible
And tore the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it you: and yet you have not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in my eyes;
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