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2 Kings 19:34

David
Protection and safetyGod's faithfulnessCovenant and promises

32 So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it.

33 He will go back the way he came, and he will not enter this city,’ declares the LORD.

‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”

35 And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!

36 So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”
KJV
For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
WEB
‘For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for my servant David’s sake.’”
ASV
For I will defend this city to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David`s sake.
DARBY
And I will defend this city, to save it, For mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
BLB
‘For I will cover over this city to save it for My own sake, and for the sake of David My servant.’”
ÅB
Og jeg vil verne denne by og frelse den, for min skyld og for min tjener Davids skyld.
OTB
'For Jeg vil beskytte denne byen og bevare den,
for Min egen skyld og for Min tjener Davids skyld.'"
B1930
Og jeg vil verne denne by og frelse den, for min skyld og for min tjener Davids skyld.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Kings 11:12–13

    Nevertheless, for the sake of your father David, I will not do it during your lifetime; I will tear it out of the hand of your son.

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  • 2 Kings 20:6

    I will add fifteen years to your life. And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for My sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”

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  • 1 Kings 15:4

    Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and to make Jerusalem strong.

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  • Isaiah 31:5

    Like birds hovering overhead, so the LORD of Hosts will protect Jerusalem. He will shield it and deliver it; He will pass over it and preserve it.”

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  • Jeremiah 33:26

    then I would also reject the descendants of Jacob and of My servant David, so as not to take from his descendants rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will restore them from captivity and will have compassion on them.”

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  • Jeremiah 33:21

    then My covenant may also be broken with David My servant and with My ministers the Levites who are priests, so that David will not have a son to reign on his throne.

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  • Jeremiah 23:5–6

    Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.

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  • Isaiah 38:6

    And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city.

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