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 Il avait trente-deux ans lorsqu’il devint roi, et il régna huit ans à Jérusalem.
18 Il marcha dans la voie des rois d’Israël, comme avait fait la maison d’Achab, car il avait pour femme une fille d’Achab, et il fit ce qui est mal aux yeux de l’Éternel.
19 Mais l’Éternel ne voulut point détruire Juda, à cause de David, son serviteur, selon la promesse qu’il lui avait faite de lui donner toujours une lampe parmi ses fils.
20 De son temps, Édom se révolta contre l’autorité de Juda, et se donna un roi.
21 Joram passa à Tsaïr, avec tous ses chars; s’étant levé de nuit, il battit les Édomites, qui l’entouraient et les chefs des chars, et le peuple s’enfuit dans ses tentes.
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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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