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 De treinta y dos años era cuando comenzó á reinar, y ocho años reinó en Jerusalem.
18 Y anduvo en el camino de los reyes de Israel, como hizo la casa de Achâb, porque una hija de Achâb fué su mujer; é hizo lo malo en ojos de Jehová.
19 Con todo eso, Jehová no quiso cortar á Judá, por amor de David su siervo, como le había prometido darle lámpara de sus hijos perpetuamente.
20 En su tiempo se rebeló Edom de debajo de la mano de Judá, y pusieron rey sobre sí.
21 Joram por tanto pasó á Seir, y todos sus carros con él: y levantándose de noche hirió á los Idumeos, los cuales le habían cercado, y á los capitanes de los carros: y el pueblo huyó á sus estancias.
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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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