Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Howbeit the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever.
Howbeit
Because
As he promised
Bible References
Howbeit
2 Chronicles 22:11
Ahaziah had a half sister, Jehosheba, who was married to a priest named Jehoiada. She secretly rescued one of Ahaziah's sons, Joash, took him away from the other princes who were about to be murdered. She hid him and a nurse in a bedroom at the Temple. By keeping him hidden, she saved him from death at the hands of Athaliah.
Isaiah 7:6
Let us invade Judah. Let us tear it apart and divide it among us. Let us make the son of Tabeel king over Judah.
Because
2 Samuel 23:5
That is how God will bless my descendants. He made an eternal covenant with me. It is an agreement that will not be broken, a promise that will not be changed. That is all I desire. That will be my victory, and God will surely bring it about.
Psalm 89:28
I will keep my loving kindness for him forevermore. My covenant will stand firm with him.
Jeremiah 33:20
If you break my covenant of the day and my covenant of the night, so that day and night will not be at their appointed time,
As he promised
2 Samuel 7:12
I will choose one of your sons to be king when you reach the end of your life and are buried in the tomb of your ancestors. I will make him a strong ruler.
1 Kings 11:13
Still I will not take the entire kingdom from him. I will give one tribe to your son, because of my servant David, and because of Jerusalem, the town of my selection.
2 Kings 8:19
Jehovah was not willing to destroy Judah. He promised his servant David that his descendants would always continue to rule.
Psalm 132:11
Jehovah swore an oath to David: This is a truth he will not take back: I will set one of your own descendants on your throne.
Luke 1:69
He raised up a horn of salvation (power of deliverance) for us in the house of his servant David