What Does 1 Kings 11:11 Mean?

“said”

to say (used with great latitude)

“Wherefore the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

“unto Solomon”

shelomah, david's successor

properly, heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

this (often used adverb)

adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“Forasmuch as this is done of thee and thou hast not kept”

properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc

“my covenant”

a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)

“and my statutes”

a statute

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“which I have commanded”

(intensively) to constitute, enjoin

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

“rend”

to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)

“rend”

to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“the kingdom”

dominion, i.e., (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

“from thee and will give”

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

“it to thy servant”

a servant