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2 Kings 8:19 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 8 · verse 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 · King James Version
2 Kings 8:19 in context
17Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
18And 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.
19Yet 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.
20In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
21So 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- servant'sʻebeda servantH5650 →
- promisedʼâmarto sayH559 →
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- destroyshâchathto decayH7843 →
- JudahYᵉhûwdâhJehudah , the name of five IsraelitesH3063 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
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We have here a brief account of the life and reign of Jehoram (or Joram), one of the worst of the kings of Judah, but the son and successor of Jehoshaphat, one of the best. Note, 1. Parents cannot give grace to their children.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 16-24