2 Kings 8:19

¹⁷ Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.

¹⁸ And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.

Yet for the sake of His servant David, the LORD was unwilling to destroy Judah, since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.

²⁰ In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.

²¹ So Jehoram crossed over to Zair with all his chariots. When the Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, he rose up and attacked by night. His troops, however, fled to their homes.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Yet for the sake of His servant David, the LORD was unwilling to destroy Judah, since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.
KJV: Yet the LORD would not destroy Judah for David his servant’s sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light, and to his children.
WEB: However, the LORD would not destroy Judah, for David his servant’s sake, as he promised him to give to him a lamp for his children always.
ASV: Howbeit Jehovah would not destroy Judah, for David his servant`s sake, as he promised him to give unto him a lamp for his children alway.
DARBY: But Jehovah would not destroy Judah, for David his servant's sake, as he had promised him to give him always a lamp for his sons.
BLB: And YHWH was not willing to destroy Judah, for the sake of David his servant, as He promised to him to give to him a lamp for his sons all the days.

ÅB: Men Herren ville ikke ødelegge Juda for sin tjener Davids skyld, fordi han hadde lovt ham at han ville la en lampe brenne for ham og hans sønner gjennom alle tider.
OTB: Men Herren var ikke villig til å ødelegge Juda, for sin tjener Davids skyld, siden Han hadde lovet ham å gi ham en lampe for hans sønner alltid.
B1930: Men Herren vilde ikke ødelegge Juda for sin tjener Davids skyld, fordi han hadde lovt ham at han vilde la en lampe brenne for ham og hans sønner gjennem alle tider.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Kings 11:36
I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put My Name.
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2 Samuel 7:12–13
And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
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2 Samuel 7:15
But My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I moved out of your way.
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Luke 1:32–33
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
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Hosea 11:9
I will not execute the full fury of My anger; I will not turn back to destroy Ephraim. For I am God and not man— the Holy One among you— and I will not come in wrath.
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Isaiah 37:35
‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”
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Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
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2 Samuel 21:17
But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, “You must never again go out with us to battle, so that the lamp of Israel may not be extinguished.”
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