1 Kings 11:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"However, 
 
7534: thin, only, altogether, surelyfrom an unused word
I will not tear awayאֶקְרָ֔ע
(ek·ra,)
7167: to teara prim. root
allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the kingdom,הַמַּמְלָכָה֙
(ham·mam·la·chah)
4467: kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reignfrom the same as melek
[but] I will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן
(et·ten)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
oneאֶחָ֖ד
(e·chad)
259: onea prim. card. number
tribeשֵׁ֥בֶט
(she·vet)
7626: rod, staff, club, scepter, tribefrom an unused word
to your sonלִבְנֶ֑ךָ
(liv·ne·cha;)
1121: sona prim. root
for the sakeלְמַ֙עַן֙
(le·ma·'an)
4616: purpose, intentfrom anah
of My servantעַבְדִּ֔י
(av·di,)
5650: slave, servantfrom abad
Davidדָּוִ֣ד
(da·vid)
1732: perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jessefrom the same as dod
and for the sakeוּלְמַ֥עַן
(u·le·ma·'an)
4616: purpose, intentfrom anah
of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם
(ye·ru·sha·lim)
3389: probably "foundation of peace," capital city of all Isr.from yarah and shalem
whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
I have chosen."בָּחָֽרְתִּי׃
(ba·cha·re·ti.)
977: to choosea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Howbeit
raq  (rak)
leanness, i.e. (figuratively) limitation; only adverbial, merely, or conjunctional, although
I will not rend away
qara`  (kaw-rah')
to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them) -- cut out, rend, surely, tear.
all the kingdom
mamlakah  (mam-law-kaw')
dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm) -- kingdom, king's, reign, royal.
but will give
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
one
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
tribe
shebet  (shay'-bet)
a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan -- correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.
to thy son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
for David
David  (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
my servant's
`ebed  (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
sake and for Jerusalem's
Yruwshalaim  (yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im)
founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine -- Jerusalem.
sake which I have chosen
bachar  (baw-khar')
to try, i.e. (by implication) select -- acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"However, I will not tear away all the kingdom, but I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem which I have chosen."

King James Bible
Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Yet I will not tear the entire kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son because of my servant David and because of Jerusalem that I chose."

International Standard Version
For the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, I won't tear away the entire kingdom. I'll leave one tribe for your son to govern."

NET Bible
But I will not tear away the entire kingdom; I will leave your son one tribe for my servant David's sake and for the sake of my chosen city Jerusalem."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
However, I will not tear the whole kingdom away from you. I will give your son one tribe for my servant David's sake and for the sake of Jerusalem, [the city] that I chose."

King James 2000 Bible
However I will not tear 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.
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