1 Kings 11:12

in thy days I will not do it For a similar postponement of God's penalty, cf. the history of Ahab (1 Kings 21:29).

for David thy father's sake An example of God's mercy shewn towards the descendants of them that love Him, as promised in the second commandment (Exodus 20:6), and typifying that fuller mercy which was to be shewn for the sake of the obedience of Christ.