1 Kings 11:39 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.

I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever. This affliction refers principally to the Babylonian captivity, from which few Israelites except those of the house of Judah, returned. The house of David was in successive centuries reduced to a low and obscure condition; but the kingdom was restored to them in the person of the Messiah.

1 Kings 11:39

39 And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.