1 Kings 15:4

New King James Version

Nevertheless for David’s sake the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, by setting up his son after him and by establishing Jerusalem;

Cross References

Genesis 12:2

I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing.

Genesis 19:29

And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when He overthrew the cities in which Lot had dwelt.

Genesis 26:5

because Abraham obeyed My voice 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, and struck the Philistine and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, “You shall go out no more with us to battle, lest you quench the lamp of Israel.”

1 Kings 11:12

Nevertheless I will not do it in your days, for the sake of your father David; I will tear it out of the hand of your son.

1 Kings 11:32

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

1 Kings 11:36

And to his son I will give one tribe, that My servant David may always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for Myself, to put My name there.

2 Chronicles 21:7

Yet the Lord would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that He had made with David, and since He had promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons forever.

Psalm 132:17

There I will make the horn of David grow; I will prepare 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 will be said, “This one and that one were born in her; And the Most High Himself shall establish her.”

Isaiah 14:32

What will they answer the messengers of the nation? That the Lord has founded Zion, And the poor of His people shall take refuge in it.

Isaiah 37:35

‘For I will defend this city, to save it For My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’ ”

Isaiah 62:7

And give Him no rest till He establishes And till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

Isaiah 9:7

Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

Jeremiah 33:2

“Thus says the Lord who made it, the Lord who formed it to establish it (the Lord is His name):

Matthew 16:18

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

Luke 2:32

A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of Your people Israel.”

John 8:12

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

Romans 11:28

Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers.

Deuteronomy 4:37

And because He loved your fathers, therefore He chose their descendants after them; and He brought you out of Egypt with His Presence, with His mighty power,

Revelation 22:16

“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”