1 Kings 15:4

Modern English Version

Nevertheless, for David’s sake, the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him and to establish Jerusalem,

Cross References

Genesis 12:2

I will make of you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

Genesis 19:29

So it was that when God destroyed the cities of the valley, God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the middle of the destruction, when He overthrew the cities in which Lot lived.

Genesis 26:5

because Abraham obeyed Me and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”

2 Samuel 21:17

But Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to his aid. He struck down the Philistine and killed him. Then the men of David made an oath with him, saying, “You shall no longer come out with us to battle, so that you do not extinguish the lamp of Israel.”

1 Kings 11:12

I will not do this in your lifetime for your father David’s sake, but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.

1 Kings 11:32

(but he shall have one tribe for My servant David’s sake and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel),

1 Kings 11:36

To his son will I give one tribe, so that My servant David will always have a light before Me in Jerusalem, the city in which I have chosen to put My name.

2 Chronicles 21:7

But the Lord was not willing to destroy the house of David because of the covenant that He made with David, and because He said that He would give a lamp to David and his sons for all days.

Psalm 132:17

“There will I make the horn of David sprout up; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed.

Psalm 18:28

For You will light my lamp; the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.

Psalm 87:5

And of Zion it shall be said, “This one and that one were born in her,” for the Most High Himself will establish her.

Isaiah 14:32

What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the Lord has founded Zion, and the poor of His people shall trust in it.

Isaiah 37:35

For I will defend this city to save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.”

Isaiah 62:7

give Him no rest until He establishes and makes Jerusalem a glory in the earth.

Isaiah 9:7

Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David and over his kingdom, to order it and to establish it with justice and with righteousness, from now until forever. The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will perform this.

Jeremiah 33:2

Thus says the Lord, the maker of the earth, the Lord who formed it to establish it; the Lord is His name:

Matthew 16:18

And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Luke 2:32

a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of Your people Israel.”

John 8:12

Again, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.”

Romans 11:28

As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sake, but as regarding the election, they are beloved for the sake of the patriarchs.

Deuteronomy 4:37

Because He loved your fathers, therefore He chose their descendants after them and personally brought you out of Egypt with His mighty power

Revelation 22:16

“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to you with this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”