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1 Kings 15:4

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4But for the sake of David, the Lord his God gave him a lampE in Jerusalem by raising up his son after him and by preserving Jerusalem.aj

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Footnotes

  1. EOr dominion

Cross references

  1. aj2Sm 21:17; 1Kg 11:36; 2Ch 21:7

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Nevertheless, for David’s sake the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, setting up his son after him, and establishing Jerusalem,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

NLTNew Living Translation

But for David’s sake, the Lord his God allowed his descendants to continue ruling, shining like a lamp, and he gave Abijam a son to rule after him in Jerusalem.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For the sake of David, Yahweh his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, by establishing his son after him and by causing Jerusalem to exist;

KJV 1900King James Version

Nevertheless for David’s sake did the Lord his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem: