1 Kings 11:39
 1 Kings 11:39 
New International Version (© 2011)
I will humble David's descendants because of this, but not forever.'"

King James Bible
And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.

American Standard Version
And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.

Young's Literal Translation
and I humble the seed of David for this; only, not all the days.'

1 Kings 11:39 Additional Translations
Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

But not for ever - They shall be in affliction and distress till the Messiah come, who shall sit on the throne of David to order it and establish it in judgment and justice for ever. Jarchi says, on this verse,

"When the Messiah comes, the kingdom shall be restored to the house of David.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

afflict

1 Kings 12:16 So when all Israel saw that the king listened not to them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David?...

1 Kings 14:8,25,26 And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it you: and yet you have not been as my servant David...

Psalm 89:38-45,49-51 But you have cast off and abhorred, you have been wroth with your anointed...

not for ever

1 Kings 11:36 And to his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light always before me in Jerusalem...

Psalm 89:30-34 If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments...

Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, on the throne of David, and on his kingdom, to order it...

Isaiah 11:1-10 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots...

Jeremiah 23:5,6 Behold, the days come, said the LORD, that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper...

Lamentations 3:31,32 For the LORD will not cast off for ever...

Luke 1:32,33 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give to him the throne of his father David...

Luke 2:4,11 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem...

1 Kings 11:39 Parallel Commentaries
Afflict Always David David's Descendants Forever Humble Seed Trouble
Afflict Always David David's Descendants Forever Humble Seed Trouble
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1 Kings 11:38 If you do whatever I command you and walk in obedience to me and do what is right in my eyes by obeying my decrees and commands, as David my servant did, I will be with you. I will build you a dynasty as enduring as the one I built for David and will give Israel to you.
1 Kings 11:40 Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam fled to Egypt, to Shishak the king, and stayed there until Solomon's death.