1 Kings 14:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

And tore the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it to you: yet you have not been like my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do only that which was right in my eyes;

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you. But you have not been like My servant David, who kept My commandments and followed Me with all his heart, doing only what was right in My eyes.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes;

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and rent{H7167} the kingdom{H4467} away{H7167} from the house{H1004} of David,{H1732} and gave{H5414} it thee; and yet thou hast not been as my servant{H5650} David,{H1732} who kept{H8104} my commandments,{H4687} and who followed{H1980} me with all his heart,{H3824} to do{H6213} that only which was right{H3477} in mine eyes,{H5869}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And rent{H7167} the kingdom{H4467} away{H7167}{(H8799)} from the house{H1004} of David{H1732}, and gave{H5414}{(H8799)} it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant{H5650} David{H1732}, who kept{H8104}{(H8804)} my commandments{H4687}, and who followed{H1980}{(H8804)}{H310} me with all his heart{H3824}, to do{H6213}{(H8800)} that only which was right{H3477} in mine eyes{H5869};

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and haue rente the kyngdome from the house of Dauid, and geuen it the. But thou hast not bene as my seruaunt Dauid, which kepte my commaundemetes, and walked after me with all his hert, so that he did onely ye thinge that was righte in my sighte:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And haue rent the kingdome away from the house of Dauid, and haue giuen it thee, and thou hast not bene as my seruant Dauid, which kept my commaundements, and followed mee with all his heart, and did onely that which was right in mine eyes,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    I did rent the kingdome away from the house of Dauid, & gaue it thee: Neuerthelesse, thou hast not ben as my seruaunt Dauid, which kept my commaundementes, and folowed me with all his heart, to do that onely which was right in myne eyes:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and [yet] thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do [that] only [which was] right in mine eyes;

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    and tore the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it you; and yet you have not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in my eyes,

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and rend the kingdom from the house of David, and give it to thee, -- and thou hast not been as My servant David who kept My commands, and who walked after Me with all his heart, to do only that which `is' right in Mine eyes,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee; and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee; and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes,

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And took the kingdom away by force from the seed of David and gave it to you, you have not been like my servant David, who kept my orders, and was true to me with all his heart, doing only what was right in my eyes.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    and tore the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it you; and yet you have not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in my eyes,

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    I tore the kingdom away from the Davidic dynasty and gave it to you. But you are not like my servant David, who kept my commandments and followed me wholeheartedly by doing only what I approve.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 15:5 : 5 Because David did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, and did not turn aside from anything He commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
  • 2 Chr 17:3 : 3 And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and did not seek after the Baal idols;
  • 2 Chr 28:1 : 1 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, but he did not do what was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father.
  • Acts 13:22 : 22 And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king; to whom he also gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who shall fulfill all my will.
  • Acts 13:36 : 36 For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, and was laid to his fathers, and saw corruption:
  • 1 Kgs 3:14 : 14 And if you will walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days.
  • 1 Kgs 11:30-31 : 30 And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and tore it in twelve pieces. 31 And he said to Jeroboam, Take ten pieces: for thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and will give ten tribes to you.
  • 1 Kgs 11:33-38 : 33 Because they have forsaken me, and have worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do what is right in my eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father. 34 However, I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my statutes. 35 But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give it to you, even ten tribes. 36 And to his son I will give one tribe, that David my servant may always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for myself to put my name there. 37 And I will take you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul desires, and shall be king over Israel. 38 And it shall be, if you will listen to all that I command you, and will walk in my ways, and do what is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with you, and build you a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel to you.

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