רַ֤ק אֶת־כָּל־הַמַּמְלָכָה֙ לֹ֣א אֶקְרָ֔ע שֵׁ֥בֶט אֶחָ֖ד אֶתֵּ֣ן לִבְנֶ֑ךָ לְמַ֙עַן֙ דָּוִ֣ד עַבְדִּ֔י וּלְמַ֥עַן יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּחָֽרְתִּי׃
Tuttavia non strapperò via tutto il regno; ma darò una tribù a tuo figlio; per David mio servo'per amor, e per Gerusalemme'per l'amor che ho scelto.'
Malbim on I Kings
But I shall not tear the entire kingdom away – This will not be because David is your father, because this would only help Shlomo himself. Rather I will do this for the sake of ‘David My servant,’
Malbim on I Kings
because he was My servant and his throne was like the sun before me.
Malbim on I Kings
and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen. As it is written “…also their sons will sit on your throne forever. For the Lord has chosen Zion; He desired it for His habitation.” (Tehillim 132:12-13) Through the choosing of Zion it will be seen that David’s throne will remain there because he built Zion, as I explained in my commentary on Tehillim.