2 Kings 8:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 8:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 8:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“However, Yahweh would not destroy Judah, for David his servant’s sake, as he promised him to give to him a lamp for his children always.”
2 Kings 8:19 — World English Bible
2 Kings 8:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 8:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and Jehovah was not willing to destroy Judah, for the sake of David his servant, as He said to him, to give to him a lamp--to his sons all the days.”
2 Kings 8:19 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 8:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 8:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Yet the Lord would not destroy Iudah, for Dauid his seruants sake, as he had promised him to giue him a light, and to his children for euer.”
2 Kings 8:19 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 8:19 in Context — 2 Kings 8
17 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
18 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the Lord.
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.
20 In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
21 So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents.
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What Does 2 Kings 8:19 Mean?
2 Kings 8:19 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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