1st Kings Chapter 11 verse 39 Holy Bible
And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.
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(So that I may send trouble for this on the seed of David, but not for ever.)
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And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.
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And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.
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And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.
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I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not forever.
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and I humble the seed of David for this; only, not all the days.'
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 39. - And I will for this [i.e., the defection just described] afflict the seed of David, but not forever [Heb. all the days. Cf. Psalm 89:28, 33, 36. This limitation, "not forever." would seem to apply to the kingdom, for it was through the loss of their kingdom that the seed of David was afflicted. And if so, it promises, if not a restoration of the kingdom to the house of David, at any rate a renewal or continuance of God's favour. We may perhaps regard the promise as fulfilled in the subsequent history of the kings of Judah. Not only did the kingdom last for nearly 500 years, but the royal house of David maintained its position to the time of Zerubbabel. Nor is it to be overlooked that He "of whose kingdom there shall be no end" (Luke 1:33) was the son of David].