1 Kings 11:36-38

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

³⁶ And to his son I will give one tribe, that there may remain a lamp for my servant David before me always in Jerusalem the city which I have chosen, that my name might be there.

³⁷ And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign over all that thy soul desireth, and thou shalt be king over Israel.

³⁸ If then thou wilt hearken to all that I shall command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do what is right before me, keeping my commandments and my precepts, as David my servant did: I will be with thee, and will build thee up a faithful house, as I built a house for David, and I will deliver Israel to thee: