2 Kings 8:19 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁹ But the Lord would not destroy Judah because of {the promise to} his servant David. The Lord had promised David that someone from his family would always be king.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁹ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ Yet, for David His servant's sake, the Lord would not destroy Judah, for He promised to give him and his sons a lamp forever.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁹ Howbeit Jehovah would not destroy Judah, for David his servant’s sake, as he promised him to give unto him a lamp for his children alway.

Common English Bible

¹⁹ Nevertheless, because of his servant David, the LORD wasn’t willing to destroy Judah. The LORD had promised to preserve a lamp for David and his sons forever.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ But the Lord was not willing to destroy Judah, because of David, his servant, just as he had promised him, so that he might grant a light to him and to his sons, for all days.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁹ But the Lord would not destroy Juda, for David his servant's sake: as he had promised him, to give him a light, and to his children always.

2 Kings 8:19 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 21:17

But Abishai son of Zeruiah killed the Philistine and saved David’s life.

2 Samuel 7:15

But I will never stop loving him. I will continue to be loyal to him. I took away my love and kindness from Saul. I pushed Saul away when I turned to you. {I will not do that to your family.}

2 Samuel 7:16

Your family of kings will continue—you can depend on that! For you, your kingdom will continue forever! Your throne (kingdom) will stand forever!”

1 Kings 11:12

But I loved your father David. So I will not take your kingdom away from you while you are living. I will wait until your son becomes king. Then I will take it from him.

1 Kings 11:13

Still, I will not tear away all of the kingdom from your son. I will leave him one family group to rule. I will do this for David—He was a good servant. And I will do this for Jerusalem—That is the city I chose.”

1 Kings 11:36

I will allow Solomon’s son to continue to rule over one family group. I will do this so that my servant David will always have a descendant to rule before me in Jerusalem, the city that I chose to be my own.

2 Kings 11:2

Jehosheba was King Joram’s daughter and Ahaziah’s sister. Joash was one of the king’s sons. Jehosheba took Joash while the other children were being killed. Jehosheba hid Joash. She put Joash and his nurse in her bedroom. So Jehosheba and the nurse hid Joash from Athaliah. That way Joash was not killed.

2 Kings 19:34

I will protect this city and save it. I will do this for myself and for my servant David.”

2 Chronicles 21:7

But the Lord would not destroy David’s family because of the agreement the Lord made with David. The Lord had promised to keep a lamp burning for David and his children forever. {\cf2\super [243]}

Psalm 132:10

For the good of your servant, David,\par don’t reject your chosen king.\par

Psalm 132:17

In this place, I will make David strong.\par I will provide a lamp for my chosen king.\par

Isaiah 37:35

I will protect this city and save it.\par I will do this for myself\par and for my servant David.”\par

Isaiah 7:14

But \{God,\} my Master, will show you a sign:

Hosea 11:9

I will not let my terrible anger win.\par I will not destroy Ephraim again.\par I am God, and not man.\par I am the Holy One, I am with you.\par I will not show my anger.\par