2 Kings 8:19

19 However, the LORD was not willing to destroy Judah, for the sake of David His servant, ¹since He had promised him to give a lamp to him through his sons always *.

Read Chapter Compare

PREVIOUS 2 Kings 8:18 NEXT 2 Kings 8:20

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 ) .

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

2 Kings 8:19 In-Context

17 He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

18 He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahab became his wife; and he did evil in the sight of the LORD .

19 However, the LORD was not willing to destroy Judah, for the sake of David His servant, since He had promised him to give a lamp to him through his sons always .

20 In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.

21 Then Joram crossed over to Zair, and all his chariots with him. And he arose by night and struck the Edomites who had surrounded him and the captains of the chariots; but his army fled to their tents.

Cross References 1

1. 2 Samuel 7:12-15; 1 Kings 11:36

Footnotes 2

[a]. Lit "said"
[b]. I.e. descendant on the throne

2 Kings 8:19

Share

Settings

2 Kings 8:19 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 8:19 In-Context

Cross References 1

Footnotes 2