2 Kings 8:19

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Summary

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.

For david

Light

1 Kings 11:36

Bible References

For david

I will defend this city and protect it. It is for the sake of my own honor and because of the promise I made to my servant David.

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.

I will let Solomon's son keep one tribe. That way I will always have a descendant of my servant David ruling in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen as the place where I am worshiped.

For David's sake Jehovah his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising Abijam a son to rule after him to keep Jerusalem secure.

Jehovah was not willing to destroy the dynasty of David. This is because he made a covenant with David and promised that his descendants would always continue to rule.

Therefore Jehovah will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel (God with us).

I will defend this city and save it, for my sake and for the sake of David my servant!'

Jehovah says: 'If My covenant for day and night do not stand and I have not established the fixed patterns of heaven and earth,

I will not carry out my fierce anger. I will not turn and devastate Ephraim. I am not man. I am God, the Holy One among you. I will not come against my city in wrath.

He will be great. He will be called the Son of the Most High. Jehovah God will give him the throne of his father David. (Isaiah 11:1-10)

Light

I will let Solomon's son keep one tribe. That way I will always have a descendant of my servant David ruling in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen as the place where I am worshiped.