2 KINGS 8:19

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“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.”

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2 Kings 8:19 Translation & Meaning

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Yet the Lord יְהוָה֙ (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God Lord
would אָבָ֤ה To breathe after, i.e., (figuratively) to be acquiescent would
not וְלֹֽא Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles not
destroy לְהַשְׁחִ֣ית To decay, i.e., (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively) destroy
Judah יְהוּדָ֔ה Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory Judah
for David דָּוִ֣ד David, the youngest son of Jesse David
his servant's עַבְדּ֑וֹ A servant servants
sake, לְמַ֖עַן Properly, heed, i.e., purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that sake
as כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֣ר Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc as
he promised אָֽמַר To say (used with great latitude) promised
him to give לָתֵ֨ת To give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) give
him alway הַיָּמִֽים׃ A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) alway
a light, נִ֛יר A lamp (i.e., the burner) or light (literally or figuratively) light
and (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
to his children. לְבָנָ֖יו A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) children

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  • 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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