2 Kings 8:19

19 But it was not the Lord's purpose to send destruction on Judah, because of David his servant, to whom he had given his word that he would have a light for ever.

2 Kings 8:19 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 8:19

Yet the Lord would not destroy Judah for David his servant's
sake
Not for his merits, but for the mercy he assured him of:

as he promised him to give to him always a light, [and] to his
children;
or a kingdom, as the Targum; therefore he would not utterly destroy the tribe, nor suffer the sceptre or government to depart from it till the Messiah came, see ( Psalms 132:11 Psalms 132:17 ) .

2 Kings 8:19 In-Context

17 He was thirty-two years old when he became king; and he was ruling in Jerusalem for eight years.

18 He went in the ways of the kings of Israel, as the family of Ahab did: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife; and he did evil in the eyes of the Lord.

19 But it was not the Lord's purpose to send destruction on Judah, because of David his servant, to whom he had given his word that he would have a light for ever.

20 In his time, Edom made themselves free from the rule of Judah, and took a king for themselves.

21 Then Joram went over to Zair, with all his war-carriages; ... made an attack by night on the Edomites, whose forces were all round him, ... the captains of the war-carriages; and the people went in flight to their tents.