1 Kings 11:37

37 However, as for you, I will take you, and you will rule over all that your heart desires; you will be king over Israel.

1 Kings 11:37 in Other Translations

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

37 And I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your soul desires, and you shall be king over Israel.

37 And I will place you on the throne of Israel, and you will rule over all that your heart desires.

37 "But I have taken you in hand. Rule to your heart's content! You are to be the king of Israel.

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

37 "I will choose you so that you can rule everything you desire. You will be king of Israel.

37 I will appoint you, and you will reign as king over all you want, and you will be king over Israel.

37 " 'But I will make you king over Israel. You will rule over everything your heart longs for. So you will be the king of Israel.

1 Kings 11:37 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 11:37

And I will take thee
From the low estate in which he was, to be king:

and thou shall reign according to all that thy soul desireth;
he being ambitious of the kingdom, and having already formed in his mind some designs upon it:

and shall be king over Israel;
the ten tribes.

1 Kings 11:37 In-Context

35 I will take the kingdom from his son’s hands and give you ten tribes.

36 I will give one tribe to his son so that David my servant may always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put my Name.

37 However, as for you, I will take you, and you will rule over all that your heart desires; you will be king over Israel.

38 If you do whatever I command you and walk in obedience to me and do what is right in my eyes by obeying my decrees and commands, as David my servant did, I will be with you. I will build you a dynasty as enduring as the one I built for David and will give Israel to you.

39 I will humble David’s descendants because of this, but not forever.’ ”

Cross References

• 1. 1 Kings 14:7
• 2. 2 Samuel 3:21