2 Kings 8:19

19 Yet the LORD would not destroy Judah, for the sake of David his servant, since he promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons 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 reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

18 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife. And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD.

19 Yet the LORD would not destroy Judah, for the sake of David his servant, since he promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons for ever.

20 In his days Edom revolted from the rule of Judah, and set up a king of their own.

21 Then Joram passed over to Za'ir with all his chariots, and rose by night, and he and his chariot commanders smote the E'domites who had surrounded him; but his army fled home.