2 Kings 8:19

¹⁷ Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

¹⁸ And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the LORD.

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.

²⁰ In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.

²¹ So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents.

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.

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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
And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.
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2 Samuel 7:12–13
And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
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2 Samuel 7:15
But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
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Luke 1:32–33
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
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Hosea 11:9
I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city.
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Isaiah 37:35
For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
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Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
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2 Samuel 21:17
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel.
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