2 Chronicles 21:7

7 Howbeit the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light[a] to him and to his sons for ever.

2 Chronicles 21:7 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 21:7

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 21:5).

2 Chronicles 21:7 In-Context

5 Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
6 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he wrought that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD.
7 Howbeit the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever.
8 In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king.
9 Then Jehoram went forth with his princes, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him in, and the captains of the chariots.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. light: Heb. lamp, or, candle
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