1 Kings 14:8

And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes;

Cross-reference

1 Kings 3:14 shows the conditional promise to Solomon if he walked as David did—the standard of obedience Jeroboam failed to meet here.

1 Kings 11:30 records Ahijah tearing his garment into twelve pieces—the symbolic act that foreshadows the kingdom being torn away mentioned here.

1 Kings 11:31 is the original prophecy: God would tear the kingdom from Solomon and give ten tribes to Jeroboam—the event summarized here.

1 Kings 11:33–38 Historical context

1 Kings 11:33-38 gives the full prophecy of the kingdom's division and the conditions for Jeroboam—the broader context of this verse.

In 1 Kings 15:5, David is commended for doing right except in Uriah's matter — echoing the standard of faithfulness set here.

1 Kings 9:4 Parallel

1 Kings 9:4 tells Solomon to walk before God as David did — using David's integrity as the standard, same as here.

1 Kings 11:39 Prophetic fulfillment

1 Kings 11:39 prophesies affliction on David's house — the same tearing of the kingdom that is now being fulfilled in 14:8.

2 Chronicles 17:3 says Jehoshaphat walked in David's earlier ways — applying the same model of David's faithfulness to a later king.

2 Chronicles 28:1 says Ahaz did not do right as David had done — contrasting his evil with David's righteousness, the same benchmark.

Acts 13:22 Citation

Acts 13:22 quotes God calling David a man after His heart — parallel to the description of David's wholehearted obedience here.

2 Kings 17:21 Historical context

2 Kings 17:21 recounts that God tore Israel from David's house — a direct reference to the same event described here.

2 Chronicles 34:2 says Josiah walked in David's ways without turning aside — mirroring the description of David's faithfulness here.

Acts 13:36 Related theme

Acts 13:36 notes David served God's purpose in his generation — a general reference to his faithful life, similar to the commendation here.