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1 Kings 11:37

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And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.

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  1. 1 Kings 11:35

    But I will take the kingdom out of his son’s hand, and will give it unto thee, even ten tribes.

  2. 1 Kings 11:36

    And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.

  3. 1 Kings 11:38

    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.

  4. 1 Kings 11:39

    And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.