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2 Kings 8:19

19 Nevertheless, for the sake of his servant David, the Lord was not willing to destroyw Judah. He had promised to maintain a lampx for David and his descendants forever.

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2 Kings 8:19 — English Standard Version (ESV)

19 Yet the Lord was not willing to destroy Judah, for the sake of David his servant, since he promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons forever.

2 Kings 8:19 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

19 Yet the Lord would not destroy Judah for David his servant’s sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light, and to his children.

2 Kings 8:19 — New Living Translation (NLT)

19 But the Lord did not want to destroy Judah, for he had promised his servant David that his descendants would continue to rule, shining like a lamp forever.

2 Kings 8:19 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

19 Yet the Lord would not destroy Judah, for the sake of his servant David, as He promised him to give a lamp to him and his sons forever.

2 Kings 8:19 — New Century Version (NCV)

19 But the Lord would not destroy Judah because of his servant David. The Lord had promised that one of David’s descendants would always rule.

2 Kings 8:19 — American Standard Version (ASV)

19 Howbeit Jehovah would not destroy Judah, for David his servant’s sake, as he promised him to give unto him a lamp for his children alway.

2 Kings 8:19 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

19 But Jehovah would not destroy Judah, for David his servant’s sake, as he had promised him to give him always a lamp for his sons.

2 Kings 8:19 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

19 But for David’s sake the Lord didn’t want to destroy Judah. The Lord had told David that he would always give him and his descendants a ⸤shining⸥ lamp. 

2 Kings 8:19 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

19 The Lord was unwilling to destroy Judah because of His servant David, since He had promised to give a lamp to David and his sons forever.

2 Kings 8:19 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

19 Yet the Lord would not destroy Judah, for the sake of his servant David, since he had promised to give a lamp to him and to his descendants forever.

2 Kings 8:19 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

19 Yet Yahweh was not willing to destroy Judah, for the sake of David his servant, as he had promised to give him a lamp for his sons always.

2 Kings 8:19 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

19 But the Lord didn’t want to destroy Judah. That’s because the Lord had made a covenant with his servant David. He had promised to keep the lamp of David’s kingdom burning brightly for him and his children after him forever.

2 Kings 8:19 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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.


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