1 Kings 11:36
 1 Kings 11:36 
New Living Translation (© 2007)
His son will have one tribe so that the descendants of David my servant will continue to reign, shining like a lamp in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen to be the place for my name.

King James Bible
And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.

American Standard Version
And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a lamp alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.

Young's Literal Translation
and to his son I give one tribe, for there being a lamp to David My servant all the days before Me in Jerusalem, the city that I have chosen to Myself to put My name there.

1 Kings 11:36 Additional Translations
1 Kings 11:36 Parallel Commentaries
Alway Always Burning Chose Chosen City David Jerusalem Lamp Servant Tribe
Alway Always Burning Chose Chosen City David Jerusalem Lamp Servant Tribe
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2 Samuel 22:29 O LORD, you are my lamp. The LORD lights up my darkness.
1 Kings 11:13 And even so, I will not take away the entire kingdom; I will let him be king of one tribe, for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, my chosen city."
1 Kings 11:37 And I will place you on the throne of Israel, and you will rule over all that your heart desires.
1 Kings 12:17 But Rehoboam continued to rule over the Israelites who lived in the towns of Judah.
1 Kings 14:21 Meanwhile, Rehoboam son of Solomon was king in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from among all the tribes of Israel as the place to honor his name. Rehoboam's mother was Naamah, an Ammonite woman.
1 Kings 15:4 But for David's sake, the LORD his God allowed his descendants to continue ruling, shining like a lamp, and he gave Abijam a son to rule after him in Jerusalem.
2 Kings 8:19 But the LORD did not want to destroy Judah, for he had made a covenant with David and promised that his descendants would continue to rule, shining like a lamp forever.