Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 11:12
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.
12. in thy days I will not do it ] For a similar postponement of God’s penalty, cf. the history of Ahab (1Ki 21:29).
for David thy father’s sake ] An example of God’s mercy shewn towards the descendants of them that love Him, as promised in the second commandment (Exo 20:6), and typifying that fuller mercy which was to be shewn for the sake of the obedience of Christ.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
1Ki 11:12
Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it.
Solomons sin
I. The action related to us. To appreciate it, we must consider
(1) the greatness of the offence. Here was authority itself doing that which it ought to have prevented and punished; Davids son departing from Davids God; wisdom guilty of indescribable folly; a man conspicuously favoured (1Ki 11:9), conspicuously disobedient; the appointed builder of Jehovahs temple building rival temples close by. Yet observe, in comparison with it
(2) the lightness of the correction. The offender loses nothing of his power or renown. He has enemies (1Ki 11:14, etc.), but they dare not attack him. There is not a loose stone in his throne till he dies. Only he is warned of the consequences to happen after his death; those consequences themselves, moreover, not being carried out to the full extent even then. Compare the case of pious Hezekiah, who acknowledged the goodness of God, when, for a less offence, he received a heavier stroke (2Ki 20:17-19). Just so it is Gods goodness that is here revealed to us most (Rom 11:22).
II. The motive revealed to us. Why this mercy shown in this instance? Only two reasons are mentioned. One had to do with Jerusalem (1Ki 11:13), the place of Solomons throne. God had chosen it for His dwelling-placer with great objects in view. The other motive (twice mentioned) has to do with Solomons father. For Davids sake the threatened evil was postponed till after his sons death; and even then, for the same Davids sake, it was not to be complete. See, finally, how all this encourages us in the hope of salvation through Christ. See how completely it is part of Gods character to spare one man for anothers sake; especially where they are so connected that they may be considered as one. Also, if He does thus for a sinner and a servant (as here), how much more for His Holy One (Act 2:27), His own Son, the Christ of God! (W. S. Lewis, M. A.)
Children honoured for their fathers sake
Many peerages have been created in this realm which descend from generation to generation, with large estates, the gift of a generous nation, and why? Because this nation has received some signal benefits from one man and has been content to ennoble his heirs for ever for his sake. I do not think there was any error committed when Marlborough or Wellington were lifted to the peerage; having saved their country in war, it was right that they should be honoured in peace; and when for the sake of the parents perpetual estates were entailed upon their descendants, and honours in perpetuity conferred upon their sons, it was only acting according to the laws of gratitude. (C. H. Spurgeon.)
Fuente: Biblical Illustrator Edited by Joseph S. Exell
For David thy fathers sake; for the respect I bear to his memory, and for my promise sake made to him, 2Sa 7.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father’s sake,…. Not for the merits of David, but the promises made to him, 2Sa 7:12,
but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son; and immediate successor, Rehoboam.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(12, 13) For David my servants sakethat is, evidently, in order to fulfil the promise to David. By the postponement of the chastisement, the blessing promised to his son personally would be still preserved; by the retaining of the kingdom, though shorn of its splendour, and limited to Judah, the larger and more important promise, the continuance of the family of David till the coming of the Messiah, would be fulfilled. The one tribe is, of course, Judah, with which Benjamin was indissolubly united by the very position of the capital on its frontier. This is curiously indicated in 1Ki. 11:31-32, where ten tribes are given to Jeroboam, and the remainder out of the twelve is still called one tribe.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
“ Notwithstanding in your days I will not do it, for David your father’s sake, but I will rend it out of the hand of your son.”
Nevertheless, for the sake of David to whom YHWH had given such wonderful promises about Solomon (2Sa 7:12-15; 2Sa 12:24-25), this would not take place while Solomon was alive, but after he had gone. For David had been promised that YHWH would not take away His mercy from his son as He had taken it away from Saul (2Sa 7:15), and YHWH would never go back on His promise. All His mercy therefore was for David’s sake.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
1Ki 11:12 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.
Ver. 12. Out of the hand of thy son, ] i.e., Rehoboam, the only son that Solomon had by so many wives and concubines, quod prodigii instar est, saith one, which may well seem a wonder. See Psa 127:1 Hos 4:10 See Trapp on title of “ Psa 127:1 “
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
in thy days: 1Ki 21:29, 2Ki 20:17, 2Ki 20:19, 2Ki 22:19, 2Ki 22:20
for David: 1Sa 9:4, 1Sa 9:5, Gen 12:2, Gen 19:29
I will rend it out: Exo 20:5
Reciprocal: Deu 17:20 – right hand 1Ki 11:13 – for David 1Ki 11:31 – thus saith 1Ki 11:34 – Howbeit 1Ki 15:4 – for David’s 2Ki 19:34 – my servant 1Ch 17:13 – I will not Job 17:5 – the eyes Psa 132:10 – thy servant Pro 17:6 – and the Isa 37:35 – and for Isa 38:5 – God