S E C O N D K I N G S CHAP. VIII. The passages of story recorded in this chapter oblige us to look back. I. We read before of a Shunammite woman that was a kind benefactor to Elisha; now here we are told how she fared the…
KJVYet 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.
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4 additional translationsHowbeit 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.
Yet for the sake of His servant David, the LORD was unwilling to destroy Judah, since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.
and Jehovah was not willing to destroy Judah, for the sake of David his servant, as He said to him, to give to him a lamp--to his sons all the days.
But Jehovah would not destroy Judah, for David his servant's sake, as he had promised him to give him always a lamp for his sons.
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About this book
Old Testament2 Kings — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).