1 Kings 11:11-13

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 11:9-13

Here is, I. God's anger against Solomon for his sin. The thing he did displeased the Lord. Time was then the Lord loved Solomon (2 Sam. 12:24) and delighted in him (1 Kgs. 10:9), but now the Lord was angry with Solomon (1 Kgs. 11:9), for there was in his sin, 1. The most base ingratitude that could be. He turned from the Lord who had appeared unto him twice, once before he began to build the temple (1 Kgs. 3:5) and once after he had dedicated it, 1 Kgs. 9:2. God keeps account of the gracious... read more

John Gill

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

Wherefore the Lord said unto Solomon ,.... Not in a vision, as before, but by a prophet; the Jews say F14 Seder Olam Rabba, c. 20. p. 53. Kimchi in loc. , Ahijah the Shilonite, which is probable, see 1 Kings 11:29 . forasmuch as this is done of thee, that thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes which I have commanded thee ; but broke them by his idolatry: I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and I will give it to thy servant ; meaning Jeroboam, who was not only a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 11:12

Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake ,.... Not for the merits of David, but the promises made to him, 2 Samuel 7:12 , but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son ; and immediate successor, Rehoboam. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 11:13

Howbeit, I will not rend away all the kingdom ,.... The whole kingdom of Israel: but will give one tribe to thy son ; but it seems he had both Benjamin and Judah, and only ten tribes were rent from him; the reason of this mode of expression may be, either because he gave him one of the tribes of Israel, besides that of Judah, which was his own tribe; or only the tribe of Judah is meant, the whole tribe of Benjamin not being his, since Bethel, and some other places in that tribe, were in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 11:11

Forasmuch as this is done of thee - Was not this another warning from the Lord? And might not Solomon have yet recovered himself? Was there not mercy in this message which he might have sought and found? read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 11:13

Will give one tribe - for David my servant ' s sake - The line of the Messiah must be preserved. The prevailing lion must come out of the tribe of Judah: not only the tribe must be preserved, but the regal line and the regal right. All this must be done for the true David's sake: and this was undoubtedly what God had in view by thus miraculously preserving the tribe of Judah and the royal line, in the midst of so general a defection. And for Jerusalem ' s sake -... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 11:9-13

The Anger of God. This is the inevitable consequence of sin. Had God expressed no displeasure against Solomon, what mischief might not his example have wrought? The terrible judgments of the great day will have a most salutary effect upon the order and stability of the whole moral universe. If men sufficiently considered these things they would hesitate before they plunged into vices. Let us be admonished from this history as to— I. How THE ANGER OF GOD IS PROVOKED . It is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 11:9-13

God's Anger. I. SINS ARE SET IN THE LIGHT OF PAST MERCIES . 1 . Solomon's idolatry is contrasted with the advantages conferred upon him, The Lord had appeared to him twice. The reality of God's existence and His personality had been engraven upon Solomon's soul. 2 . With the commandment given . The Lord "had commanded him concerning this thing." The rebellion and ingratitude are both marked. Our sins are judged not only in themselves and their effects, but... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 11:9-13

Solomon's Fall. The dark omen that marred the brightness of Solomon's second vision ( 1 Kings 9:6 ) has come to be fulfilled. He was forewarned of danger and yet has fallen into it. The splendour of royal circumstance remained the same, but how completely has his true glory departed! "How is the gold become dim and the fine gold changed!" The smile of God that rested as glad sunshine on his head, has turned to "anger." The cause of the change is in the secresy of his own soul. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 11:9-13

After the consecration of the temple Solomon reached the culminating point of his reign, both in a spiritual and temporal point of view. His fame and his dominion continued to increase. The Queen of Sheba came from the far East to pay him homage. From this summit of glory he had a sudden and shameful fall, and became all but an apostate. This son of David, whose high honour it was to have built and consecrated the temple of Jehovah, this heir of the promises on which hung the salvation of... read more

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