2 Samuel 21:17

But Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to David’s aid, and struck and killed the Philistine. Then David’s men swore to him, “You shall not go out again with us to battle, so that you do not extinguish the lamp of Israel.”

2 Samuel 18:3

But the men said, “You should not go out [to battle with us]. For if in fact we retreat, they will not care about us; even if half of us die, they will not care about us. But you are worth ten thousand of us. So now it is better that you be ready to help us from the city [of Mahanaim].”

1 Kings 11:36

Yet to his son I will give one tribe, so that My servant David may have a lamp always before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chosen to put My Name and Presence.

2 Samuel 20:6-10

And David said to Abishai [his nephew], “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom did. Take your lord’s servants and pursue him, so that he does not find fortified cities for himself and escape from our sight.”

1 Kings 15:4

Nevertheless, for David’s sake the Lord his God gave him a lamp (descendant on the throne) in Jerusalem, setting up his son after him and establishing Jerusalem,

Psalm 132:17

“There I will make the horn (strength) of David grow;
I have prepared a lamp for My anointed [fulfilling the promises].

2 Samuel 14:7

Now behold, the entire family has risen against your maidservant, and they say, ‘Hand over the one who killed his brother, so that we may put him to death [to pay] for the life of his brother whom he killed and destroy the heir also.’ By doing this they will extinguish my coal that is left, leaving my husband without a name or a remnant (heir) on the face of the earth.”

2 Samuel 22:19

“They came upon me in the day of my calamity,
But the Lord was my support.

2 Samuel 22:29

“For You, O Lord, are my lamp;
The Lord illumines and dispels my darkness.

Psalm 46:1

God is our refuge and strength [mighty and impenetrable],
A very present and well-proved help in trouble.

Psalm 144:10

Who gives salvation to kings,
Who sets David His servant free from the evil sword.

John 1:8-9

John was not the Light, but came to testify about the Light.

John 5:35

John was the lamp that kept on burning and shining [to show you the way], and you were willing for a while to rejoice in his light.

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