NET Bible
"However, for your father David’s sake I will not do this while you are alive. I will tear it away from your son’s hand instead."
— 1 Kings 11:12, NET Bible
“Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father’s sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.”
“Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it, for David thy father’s sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son. ”
“Notwithstanding I will not do it in your days, for David your father's sake; but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.”
“Nevertheless, in thy days I will not do it, for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.”
“I will not do it in your life-time, because of your father David, but I will take it from your son.”
“Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father’s sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.”
The LORD was angry with Solomon because he had shifted his allegiance away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him on two occasions
and had warned him about this very thing, so that he would not follow other gods. But he did not obey the LORD’s command.
So the LORD said to Solomon,“Because you insist on doing these things and have not kept the covenantal rules I gave you, I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant.
However, for your father David’s sake I will not do this while you are alive. I will tear it away from your son’s hand instead.
But I will not tear away the entire kingdom; I will leave your son one tribe for my servant David’s sake and for the sake of my chosen city Jerusalem.”
The LORD brought against Solomon an enemy, Hadad the Edomite, a descendant of the Edomite king.
During David’s campaign against Edom, Joab, the commander of the army, while on a mission to bury the dead, killed every male in Edom.