1 Kings 11:34

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 11:26-40

We have here the first mention of that infamous name Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that made Israel to sin; he is here brought upon the stage as an adversary to Solomon, whom God had expressly told (1 Kgs. 11:11) that he would give the greatest part of his kingdom to his servant, and Jeroboam was the man. We have here an account, I. Of his extraction, 1 Kgs. 11:26. He was of the tribe of Ephraim, he next in honour to Judah. His mother was a widow, to whom Providence had made up the loss of a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 11:34

Howbeit, I will not take the kingdom out of his hand ,.... Not any part of it, 1 Kings 11:12 , but I will make him prince all the days of his life ; that is, he shall continue to hold the government of all the tribes so long as he lives: for David my servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my statutes ; see 1 Kings 11:12 , or was well pleased with, as the Targum; for keeping the commands of God from right principles, and with right views, is well... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 11:26-43

The call to Jeroboam. I. THE UNWEARIED EFFORTS OF GOD TO WIN MEN FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS . This is the beginning of the story of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 1 . He is met by mercy . The widow's son is made king of Israel. 2 . By counsel and promise ( 1 Kings 11:38 ). The seed is east upon the stony ground and among the thorns, as well as upon the good soil. Learn— 1 . That, like the great husbandman, we should sow the seed of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 11:29-39

The Message of Ahijah. As Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem with his commission from Solomon to rule as his lieutenant over the house of Joseph, meditating how he might use his fortune to construct a throne, he was met by Ahijah the Shilonite, who accosted him in a manner agreeable to his ambition. In the message of Ahijah we have— I. A PROPHECY . 1 . This was expressed in sign . 2 . The prophecy also is expressed in words ( 1 Kings 11:31-39 ). II. ITS REASONS .... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 11:31-35

The Punishment of Solomon's Sin. We have lately traced the gradual declension in piety of this most puissant prince; we have seen him steadily sowing to the wind. The next thing Scripture records concerning him is the retribution which befel him. It is now for us to see him reaping to the whirlwind. But in considering the recompenses of his sin, it is essential to remember— 1 . That we can only speak, because we only know, of the temporal punishment which attended him. It may be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 11:34

Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom [Rawlinson says the context requires " aught of the kingdom," and affirms that the Hebrew will bear this rendering. But he surely forgets that the Hebrew has the def. art. אֶת־כָל־חַמַּמְלָכָה can only represent "all the kingdom, τὴν , βασιλείαν ὅλην ( LXX .) See Gesen; Thesau. s . v . כֹל d . It would certainly seem as if this verse should speak of Solomon's retaining the sceptre during his lifetime, and not of his... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 11:34

Translate - “Howbeit I will not take ought of the kingdom out of his hand.” The context requires this sense. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 11:34

1 Kings 11:34. I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hands Solomon held even the ten tribes as long as he lived. But I will make him prince all the days of his life This was an admonition to Jeroboam not to molest Solomon in his life-time, by raising a rebellion against him; and also to walk in God’s ways as David did, and not fall into idolatry; for which sin God resolved to punish Solomon so severely as to rend the greatest part of his kingdom from his posterity. For David my... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 11:1-43

Solomon’s idolatry (11:1-43)Although some of Solomon’s marriages were for political purposes, most of his wives and concubines were probably given to him as gifts. These women usually brought their gods into Israel, and Solomon’s weakness in worshipping these gods led finally to his downfall (11:1-8). God’s judgment on Solomon and Israel was to bring the long-standing friction between northerners and southerners to a climax in the division of the kingdom. Only Solomon’s tribe Judah (which had... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 11:1-43

4. Solomon’s apostasy ch. 11The writer brought Solomon’s weaknesses and sins, to which he only hinted previously, into the light in this chapter. Solomon had sown some seeds of departure from God and His Word early in his reign. They bore bitter fruit as he grew older. read more

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