SEV Biblia, Chapter 11:31
y dijo a Jeroboam: Toma para ti los diez pedazos; porque así dijo el SEÑOR Dios de Israel: He aquí que yo rompo el reino de la mano de Salomón, y a ti daré diez tribus;
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 11:31
Verse 31. Take thee ten pieces] The garment was the symbol of the kingdom of Israel; the twelve pieces the symbol of the twelve tribes; the ten pieces given to Jeroboam, of the ten tribes which should be given to him, and afterwards form the kingdom of Israel, ruling in Samaria, to distinguish it from the kingdom of Judah, ruling in Jerusalem.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 31. And he said to Jeroboam, take thee ten pieces , etc.] Of the twelve, an emblem of the ten tribes he was to have: for thus saith the Lord God of Israel, behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon ; that is, out of his family: and will give ten tribes unto thee ; to rule over.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 26-40 - In telling the reason why God rent the kingdom from the house of Solomon, Ahijah warned Jeroboam to take heed of sinning away his preferment. Yet the house of David must be supported; out of it the Messiah would arise. Solomon sought to kill his successor. Had not he taught others, that whatever devices are in men's hearts, the counse of the Lord shall stand? Yet he himself thinks to defeat that counsel Jeroboam withdrew into Egypt, and was content to live in exile an obscurity for awhile, being sure of a kingdom at last. Shall not we be content, who have a better kingdom in reserve?
Original Hebrew
ויאמר 559 לירבעם 3379 קח 3947 לך עשׂרה 6235 קרעים 7168 כי 3588 כה 3541 אמר 559 יהוה 3068 אלהי 430 ישׂראל 3478 הנני 2005 קרע 7167 את 853 הממלכה 4467 מיד 3027 שׁלמה 8010 ונתתי 5414 לך את 853 עשׂרה 6235 השׁבטים׃ 7626
