1 Kings 11:12
Modern Translations
New International Version
Nevertheless, for the sake of David your father, I will not do it during your lifetime. I will tear it out of the hand of your son.

New Living Translation
But for the sake of your father, David, I will not do this while you are still alive. I will take the kingdom away from your son.

English Standard Version
Yet for the sake of David your father I will not do it in your days, but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.

Berean Study Bible
Nevertheless, for the sake of your father David, I will not do it during your lifetime; I will tear it out of the hand of your son.

New American Standard Bible
However, I will not do it in your days, only for the sake of your father David; but I will tear it away from the hand of your son.

NASB 1995
"Nevertheless I will not do it in your days for the sake of your father David, but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.

NASB 1977
“Nevertheless I will not do it in your days for the sake of your father David, but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.

Amplified Bible
However, I will not do it in your lifetime, for the sake of your father David, but I will tear it out of the hand of your son (Rehoboam).

Christian Standard Bible
However, I will not do it during your lifetime for the sake of your father David; I will tear it out of your son’s hand.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
However, I will not do it during your lifetime because of your father David; I will tear it out of your son's hand.

Contemporary English Version
But because David was your father, you will remain king as long as you live. I will wait until your son becomes king, then I will take the kingdom from him.

Good News Translation
However, for the sake of your father David I will not do this in your lifetime, but during the reign of your son.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But I will not do it in your lifetime because of your father David. I will tear it away from the hands of your son.

International Standard Version
I'm not going to do this during your lifetime, for the sake of your father David, but I will tear it out of your son's control.

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.
Classic Translations
King James 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.

New King James Version
Nevertheless I will not do it in your days, for the sake of your father David; I will tear it out of the hand of your son.

King James 2000 Bible
Nevertheless in your days I will not do it for David your father's sake: but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.

New Heart English Bible
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.

World English Bible
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.

American King James Version
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.

American Standard Version
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.

A Faithful Version
But I will not do it in your days, for David your father's sake, for I will tear it out of the hand of your son.

Darby Bible Translation
notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it, for David thy father's sake; I will rend it out of the hand of thy son;

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Notwithstanding in thy dayes I will not doe it, because of Dauid thy father, but I will rent it out of the hand of thy sonne:

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Notwithstanding, in thy dayes I will not do it, because of Dauid thy father: but wil take it fro the hand of thy sonne.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Neruertheles in yi tyme will I not do it, for thy father Dauids sake, but from the hande of thy sonne wyl I plucke it.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Only, I do not do it in your days, for the sake of your father David; I tear it out of the hand of your son;

Young's Literal Translation
'Only, in thy days I do it not, for the sake of David thy father; out of the hand of thy son I rend it;

Smith's Literal Translation
But in thy days I will not do it for sake of David thy father; out of the hand of thy son will I rend it.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Yet truly, I will not do it in your days, for the sake of your father David. From the hand of your son, I will tear it away.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
However in your days I will not do it, because of David my Servant; from the hand of your son I shall rip it

Lamsa Bible
Nevertheless, in your days I will not do it for David my servant's sake; but I will rend it out of the hand of your son.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
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.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Only in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake: but I will take it out of the hand of thy son.
















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