King James Version
1 Kings 11:39 in the King James Version says “And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.” — study this verse from 1 Kings chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.”
1 Kings 11:39 · KJV
And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee.
And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.
Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon? acts: or, words, or, things
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“And I will for this afflict”
H6031to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, heed, i.e., purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“but not for ever”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
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