I will make you into a great nation, I will bless you, I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
1 Kings 15:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But for the sake of David, the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up his son after him and by preserving Jerusalem. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Nevertheless for David's sake did the LORD his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Nevertheless, for David's sake the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, setting up his son after him and establishing Jerusalem, American Standard Version (1901) Nevertheless for David’s sake did Jehovah his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem; Common English Bible Even so, on account of David, the LORD his God gave Abijam a lamp in Jerusalem by supporting his son who succeeded him and by preserving Jerusalem. Catholic Public Domain Version But for the sake of David, the Lord his God gave to him a lamp in Jerusalem, so that he might raise up his son after him, and so that he might establish Jerusalem. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But 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: |
I will make you into a great nation, I will bless you, I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
So it was, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, he remembered Abraham and brought Lot out of the middle of the upheaval when he demolished the cities where Lot had lived.
because Abraham listened to me and kept my mandate, my commands, my statutes, and my instructions.’
But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, ‘You must never again go out with us to battle. You must not extinguish the lamp of Israel.’
However, I will not do it during your lifetime for the sake of your father David; I will tear it out of your son’s hand.
but one tribe will remain his for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I chose out of all the tribes of Israel.
I will give one tribe to his son, so that my servant David will always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city I chose for myself to put my name there.
but for the sake of the covenant the Lord had made with David, he was unwilling to destroy the house of David since the Lord had promised to give a lamp , to David and to his sons for ever.
What answer will be given to the messengers from that nation? The Lord has founded Zion, and his oppressed people find refuge in her.
I will defend this city and rescue it for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.’
Do not give him rest until he establishes and makes Jerusalem the praise of the earth.
The dominion will be vast, and its prosperity will never end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from now on and for ever. The zeal of the Lord of Armies will accomplish this.
‘The Lord who made the earth, the Lord who forms it to establish it, the Lord is his name, says this:
And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.
a light for revelation to the Gentiles , and glory to your people Israel.
Jesus spoke to them again: ‘I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows me will never walk in the darkness but will have the light of life.’
Regarding the gospel, they are enemies for your advantage, but regarding election, they are loved because of the patriarchs,
Because he loved your ancestors, he chose their descendants after them and brought you out of Egypt by his presence and great power,
‘I, Jesus, have sent my angel to attest these things to you for the churches. I am the Root and descendant of David, the bright morning star.’