Misinterpretations often treat this as an unconditional prosperity guarantee for modern believers, ignoring the specific context of Jeroboam's kingship over the northern tribes and his later disobedience through idolatry that nullified the promise; others universalize it as a formula for personal wealth or success without regard for God's sovereign purposes in Israel's history, or overlook how it echoes the Davidic covenant's conditions rather than promising perpetual rule regardless of fidelity.
I Kings 11:38
King James Version (1769)
38 And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee.
In this passage, God conditionally promises Jeroboam enduring prosperity and a dynasty like David's if he obeys divine commands, walks in God's ways, and does what is right, illustrating the biblical principle that faithfulness to God's covenant brings lasting blessing, stability for his house, and continued rule over Israel as part of the kingdom's division due to Solomon's idolatry.