2 Kings 8:19

2 Kings 8:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Nevertheless, for the sake of his servant David, the Lord was not willing to destroy Judah. He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Yet the Lord was not willing to destroy Judah, for the sake of David his servant, since he promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons forever.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But the Lord did not want to destroy Judah, for he had promised his servant David that his descendants would continue to rule, shining like a lamp forever.

Context of 2 Kings 8:19

17He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 18And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife; and he did evil in the sight of the Lord. Yet the Lord would not destroy Judah, for the sake of His servant David, as He promised him to give a lamp to him and his sons forever. 20In his days Edom revolted against Judah’s authority, and made a king over themselves. 21So Joram went to Zair, and all his chariots with him. Then he rose by night and attacked the Edomites who had surrounded him and the captains of the chariots; and the troops fled to their tents.

2 Kings 8:19 word by word

וְלֹֽא־אָבָ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לְהַשְׁחִ֣ית אֶת־יְהוּדָ֔ה לְמַ֖עַן דָּוִ֣ד עַבְדּ֑וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר אָֽמַר־ל֗וֹ לָתֵ֨ת ל֥וֹ נִ֛יר לְבָנָ֖יו כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Yet the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• wouldאָבָה'âbâh · be willingH14
• not destroyשָׁחַתshâchath · to ruinH7843
• Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• for Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• his servant’sעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• sake, as he promisedאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• him to giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• him alwayיוֹםyôm · day: alwaysH3117
• a lightנִירnîyr nir nêyr nêr nêrâh · lampH5216
• to his childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121

Cross-references for 2 Kings 8:19

• 2 Kings 19:34‘For I will defend this city, to save it For My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’ ”
• 2 Samuel 7:12“When your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.
• 1 Kings 11:36And 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.
• 1 Kings 15:4Nevertheless 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;
• 2 Chronicles 21:7Yet 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.
• Isaiah 7:14Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.
• Isaiah 37:35‘For I will defend this city, to save it For My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’ ”
• Jeremiah 33:25“Thus says the Lord: ‘If My covenant is not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth,
• Hosea 11:9I will not execute the fierceness of My anger; I will not again destroy Ephraim. For I am God, and not man, The Holy One in your midst; And I will not come with terror.
• Luke 1:32He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 8:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19To give him alway a light - To give him a successor in his own family.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-19Verses 16-19 The passage is parenthetic, resuming the history of the kingdom of Judah from 1 Kings 22:50. 2 Kings 8:16 The opening words are - “In the fifth year of Joram, son of Ahab, king of Israel, and of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah;” but they contradict all the other chronological notices of Jehoshaphat 1 Kings 22:42, 1 Kings 22:51; 2 Kings 3:1; 2 Chronicles 20:31, which give him a reign of at least twenty-three years. Hence, some have supposed that…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-24Verses 16-24 A general idea is given of Jehoram's badness. His father, no doubt, had him taught the true knowledge of the Lord, but did ill to marry him to the daughter of Ahab; no good could come of union with an idolatrous family.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19Even though Jehoram was wicked, God did not destroy Judah. He honored his promise to David (2 Samuel 7:11–16). The Lord promised to keep David’s descendants on Judah's throne as a symbol of God's grace (1 Kings 11:36). God's promises to David are ultimately fulfilled in Jesus (Ezekiel 34:23–31), who is the light of the world (John 4:1–5).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 8:19

• Children
• God
• Intercession
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jehoram

In the dictionaries

• David
• Judah
• Hazael
• Jehoram
• Oppression
• Restore
• Elisha
• Jehoahaz
• Prophecy; Prophets
• Servant

Commentaries on 2 Kings 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings