¹⁷ But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him: “You must never again go out with us to battle. You must not extinguish the lamp of Israel.”^(A)

³⁶ I will give one tribe^(A) to his son,^(B) so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me^(C) in Jerusalem, the city I chose for Myself to put My name there.^(D)

⁷ but because of the covenant the Lord had made with David, He was unwilling to destroy the house of David since the Lord had promised^(A) to give a lamp^(B) to David and to his sons forever.