Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 11:39
And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not forever.
39. but not for ever ] The glorious promises made to David’s line were not to be withdrawn, and in the Messiah were abundantly fulfilled.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
But not forever – David had been distinctly promised that God should never fail his seed, whatever their shortcomings Psa 89:28-37. The fulfillment of these promises was seen, partly in the Providence which maintained Davids family in a royal position until Zerubbabel, but mainly in the preservation of his seed to the time fixed for the coming of Christ, and in the birth of Christ – the Eternal King – from one of Davids descendants.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 39. But not for ever.] They shall be in affliction and distress till the Messiah come, who shall sit on the throne of David to order it and establish it in judgment and justice for ever. Jarchi says, on this verse, “When the Messiah comes, the kingdom shall be restored to the house of David.”
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
For this; for this cause, which I mentioned 1Ki 11:33.
But not for ever; there shall a time come when the seed of David shall not be thus molested by the kingdom of Israel, but that kingdom shall be destroyed, and the kings of the house of David shall be uppermost, as it was in the days of Asa Hezekiah, and Josiah. And at last the Messiah shall come, who shall unite together the broken sticks of Judah and Joseph, and rule over all the Jews and Gentiles too.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And I will for this afflict the seed of David,…. For the idolatry Solomon had been guilty of, and connived at:
but not for ever; for when the ten tribes were carried captive, the kingdom of Judah flourished under Hezekiah, Josiah, c. and though the tribe of Judah was carried captive, yet it returned after seventy years captivity, and had rulers over it of the seed of David and especially to the Messiah has God given the throne of his father David, of whose kingdom there will he no end, Lu 1:32, and Jarchi’s note on the text is,
“for in the days of the Messiah the kingdom shall return to it,”
the seed of David; and Abarbinel says, of a truth, at the coming of our Messiah, this prophecy will be fulfilled; but the true Messiah is come already, in whom it is fulfilled; see Kimchi and Abendana, who refer to
Eze 37:19.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
39. But not for ever Literally, only not all the days. Here breaks in another ray of promise to the house of David, whose sons, though chastened and smitten with the rod of men, (compare 2Sa 7:14,) were to be the human line of fathers to that Great Son, who “shall reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.” Luk 1:33. The Rabbins say: “When Messiah comes, the kingdom shall be restored to the house of David.”
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
“ And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.”
Meanwhile the house of David would be restricted before YHWH to only ruling Judah, and even in the end to ruling nothing at all, although in accordance to His promise to David that would one day be put right, something which happened when Jesus Christ came as God’s king Who was to rule over all men.
1Ki 11:40
‘ Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.’
We are not told on what grounds Solomon sought to kill Jeroboam, apart from the fact that he had ‘lifted up his hand against him’. But any ground-swell of growing popularity and resistance to Solomon’s will would have been quite sufficient for Solomon to make such a verdict about him. And Jeroboam, as a result, had to flee to Egypt for refuge, where Shishak, the Pharaoh of the new dynasty, took him under his protection. And he remained safely in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
Each of these cases of the three adversaries is:
Firstly a reminder that if we are not wholly following the Lord He will raise up chasteners to seek to bring us to our senses (Heb 12:5-12).
Secondly a reminder that if we ourselves do what is wrong, or fail to do what is right, we will thereby give opportunity for the enemy’s of God to spoil our ‘kingdom’, and mar God’s handywork.
Thirdly a reminder, in the case of Jeroboam, that if we do not consider the consequences of our behaviour and attitudes, they will in the end rebound on us.
There is the constant warning in Kings that what we sow we will reap, (which is the message, for example, of Exo 32:34; Exo 34:7; Lev 10:1-2; Lev 18:24-28; Lev 20:2-5; Lev 26:14-46; Num 11:1-2; Num 14:40-45; Num 16:41-49; Num 21:4-9; Deu 4:25-28; Deu 11:16-17; Deu 11:26-28; Deu 28:15-68; Deu 29:18-29). It is a reminder that while God is gracious, He will not be mocked.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
1Ki 11:39 And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.
Ver. 39. But not for ever. ] For some kings of Judah – as Asa, Hezekiah, Josiah – grew very great; but especially is this to be understood of Christ, in whom the glory was restored to David’s house, such as never any mortal king had.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
not for ever. Thus confirming the prophecy of Gen 49:10, which refers to the tribal pre-eminence of Judah (not national existence), which was preserved till fulfilled in Christ, when David’s line ended in Him.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
afflict: 1Ki 12:16, 1Ki 14:8, 1Ki 14:25, 1Ki 14:26, Psa 89:38-45, Psa 89:49-51
not for ever: 1Ki 11:36, Psa 89:30-34, Isa 7:14, Isa 9:7, Isa 11:1-10, Jer 23:5, Jer 23:6, Lam 3:31, Lam 3:32, Luk 1:32, Luk 1:33, Luk 2:4, Luk 2:11
Reciprocal: 1Ki 11:13 – Howbeit Psa 89:32 – General
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Ki 11:39. I will for this For Solomons sin, mentioned 1Ki 11:33; afflict the seed of David By rending the greatest part of the kingdom from them; but not for ever A time shall come when the seed of David shall not be thus molested by the kingdom of Israel, but shall flourish again in great power and prosperity; which it did in many illustrious kings of Judah, who reigned in glory when Jeroboams family was extirpated. And at last the Messiah came, who united together the broken sticks of Judah and Joseph, and rules over Jews and Gentiles also.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
11:39 And I will {r} for this afflict the seed of David, {s} but not for ever.
(r) For this idolatry that Solomon has committed.
(s) For the whole spiritual kingdom was restored in the Messiah.