Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you, but you have not been like my servant David, who kept my commands and followed me with all his heart, doing only what was right in my eyes. New Living Translation I ripped the kingdom away from the family of David and gave it to you. But you have not been like my servant David, who obeyed my commands and followed me with all his heart and always did whatever I wanted. English Standard Version and tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you, and yet you have not been like my servant David, who kept my commandments and followed me with all his heart, doing only that which was right in my eyes, Berean Study Bible I 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 commandments and followed Me with all his heart, doing only what was right in My eyes. 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; New King James Version and tore the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it to 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 only what was right in My eyes; 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 followed Me with all his heart, to do only that which was right in My sight; NASB 1995 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; NASB 1977 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; Amplified Bible and tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you—but you have not been like My servant David, who kept My commandments and followed Me with all his heart, to do only what was right in My eyes, 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 his heart, doing only what is right in my sight. 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. American Standard Version 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, Contemporary English Version I even took David's kingdom away from his family and gave it to you. But you are not like my servant David. He always obeyed me and did what was right. Douay-Rheims Bible And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it to thee, and thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and followed me with all his heart, doing that which was well pleasing in my sight: English Revised Version 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; Good News Translation I took the kingdom away from David's descendants and gave it to you. But you have not been like my servant David, who was completely loyal to me, obeyed my commands, and did only what I approve of. 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. 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. JPS Tanakh 1917 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; Literal Standard Version and tear the kingdom from the house of David, and give it to you—and you have not been as My servant David who kept My commands, and who walked after Me with all his heart, to only do that which [is] right in My eyes, 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. New Heart English 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, World English 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, Young's Literal Translation and rend the kingdom from the house of David, and give it to thee, -- and thou hast not been as My servant David who kept My commands, and who walked after Me with all his heart, to do only that which is right in Mine eyes, Additional Translations ... Study Bible Ahijah's Prophecy Against Jeroboam…7Go, tell Jeroboam that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I raised you up from among the people and appointed you ruler over My people Israel. 8I 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 commandments and followed Me with all his heart, doing only what was right in My eyes. 9You have done more evil than all who came before you. You have proceeded to make for yourself other gods and molten images to provoke Me, and you have flung Me behind your back.… Cross References 1 Kings 11:31 and said to Jeroboam, "Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and I will give you ten tribes. 1 Kings 11:33 For they have forsaken Me to worship Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the Ammonites. They have not walked in My ways, nor done what is right in My eyes, nor kept My statutes and judgments, as Solomon's father David did. 1 Kings 11:38 If you listen to all that I command you, walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight in order to keep My statutes and commandments as My servant David did, then I will be with you. I will build you a lasting dynasty just as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you. 1 Kings 15:5 For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. Treasury of Scripture And rent 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; rent 1 Kings 11:30,31 And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces: … my servant David 1 Kings 3:14 And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days. 1 Kings 11:33-38 Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father… 1 Kings 15:5 Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. Verse 8. - And rent [same word as in the former prophecy of Ahijah, 1 Kings 11:30, 31] the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David [who had been proposed to Jeroboam as his example, 1 Kings 11:38. This name, as that of a prince of the rival house, would now be almost hateful to Jeroboam], who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart [cf. 1 Kings 11:33, 38; 1 Kings 15:5], to do that only which was right in mine eyes; Parallel Commentaries ... Lexicon I tore the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ (ham·mam·lā·ḵāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4467: Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign away וָאֶקְרַ֤ע (wā·’eq·ra‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 7167: To rend from the house מִבֵּ֣ית (mib·bêṯ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house of David דָּוִ֔ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse and gave it וָאֶתְּנֶ֖הָ (wā·’et·tə·ne·hā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set to you. לָ֑ךְ (lāḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew But you were הָיִ֜יתָ (hā·yî·ṯā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be not וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no like My servant כְּעַבְדִּ֣י (kə·‘aḇ·dî) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant David, דָוִ֗ד (ḏā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse who אֲשֶׁר֩ (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that kept שָׁמַ֨ר (šā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to My commandments מִצְוֺתַ֜י (miṣ·wō·ṯay) Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 4687: Commandment and וַאֲשֶׁר־ (wa·’ă·šer-) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that followed הָלַ֤ךְ (hā·laḵ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk Me with all בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every his heart, לְבָב֔וֹ (lə·ḇā·ḇōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart doing לַעֲשׂ֕וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make only רַ֖ק (raq) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 7535: But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless [what was] right הַיָּשָׁ֥ר (hay·yā·šār) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3477: Straight, right in My eyes. בְּעֵינָֽי׃ (bə·‘ê·nāy) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 5869: An eye, a fountain Jump to Previous Commandments Commands David Eyes Followed Force Heart House Kept Kingdom Orders Rend Rent Right Seed Servant Sight ToreJump to Next Commandments Commands David Eyes Followed Force Heart House Kept Kingdom Orders Rend Rent Right Seed Servant Sight ToreLinks 1 Kings 14:8 NIV1 Kings 14:8 NLT 1 Kings 14:8 ESV 1 Kings 14:8 NASB 1 Kings 14:8 KJV 1 Kings 14:8 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 14:8 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 14:8 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 14:8 French Bible 1 Kings 14:8 Clyx Quotations OT History: 1 Kings 14:8 And tore the kingdom away (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |