But for David’s sake the Lord his God gave him a (A)lamp in Jerusalem, to raise up his son after him and to establish Jerusalem,

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Nevertheless, for David’s sake the Lord his God gave him a lamp(A) in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and by making Jerusalem strong.

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19 However, the Lord did not want to destroy Judah, for the sake of David His servant, (A)since He had [a]promised him to give him a [b]lamp through his sons always.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 8:19 Lit said to him
  2. 2 Kings 8:19 I.e., descendant on the throne

19 Nevertheless, for the sake of his servant David, the Lord was not willing to destroy(A) Judah. He had promised to maintain a lamp(B) for David and his descendants forever.

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17 I will make the (A)horn of David spring forth there;
I have prepared a (B)lamp for My anointed.

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17 “Here I will make a horn[a] grow(A) for David
    and set up a lamp(B) for my anointed one.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 132:17 Horn here symbolizes strong one, that is, king.