34. " 'But I will not take the whole kingdom out of Solomon's hand. I have made him ruler all the days of his life. I have done it because of my servant David. I chose him. He obeyed my commands and rules.
35. " 'I will take the kingdom out of his son's hands. And I will give you ten of the tribes.
36. " 'I will give one of the tribes to David's son. Then my servant David will always have a son on his throne in Jerusalem. The lamp of David's kingdom will always burn brightly in my sight. Jerusalem is the city I chose for my Name.
37. " 'But I will make you king over Israel. You will rule over everything your heart longs for. So you will be the king of Israel.
38. Do everything I command you to do. Live the way I want you to. Do what is right in my eyes. Obey my rules and commands. That is what my servant David did. If you do those things, I will be with you. I will build you a kingdom. It will last as long as the one I built for David. I will give Israel to you.
39. " 'I will punish David's family because of what Solomon has done. But I will not punish them forever.' "