2 Kings 8:19 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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.

English ASV

Howbeit Jehovah would not destroy Judah, for David his servants sake, as he promised him to give unto him a lamp for his children alway.

English Amplified

Yet, for David His servant's sake, the Lord would not destroy Judah, for He promised to give him and his sons a lamp forever.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Yet, for David His servant's sake, the Lord would not destroy Judah, for He promised to give him and his sons a lamp forever.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Yet for the sake of His servant David, the Lord was unwilling to destroy Judah, since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

For the sake of his servant David, the LORD was unwilling to destroy Judah, since he had promised to give a lamp to David and his sons forever.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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.

English EASY 2024

But the Lord did not want to destroy the nation of Judah, because of his promise to his servant, David. The Lord had promised that King David would always have descendants who would rule the nation.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

But the Lord would not destroy Judah because of the promise to his servant David. The Lord had promised David that someone from his family would always be king.

Yet the LORD was not willing to destroy Judah, for the sake of David his servant, since he promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons forever.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

but the Lord was not willing to destroy Judah, because he had promised his servant David that his descendants would always continue to rule.

English God's Word - GW 1995

But for David's sake the Lord didn't want to destroy Judah. The Lord had told David that he would always give him and his descendants a {shining} lamp.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

The LORD was unwilling to destroy Judah because of His servant David, since He had promised to give a lamp to David and to his sons forever.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

However, Yahweh was not willing to make Judah a ruin, for the sake of David His servant, since He had promised him to give a lamp to him through his sons always.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Yet the Lord was not willing to destroy Judah, for the sake of His servant David, since He promised to give a lamp to him and his sons perpetually.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

However, the LORD was not willing to destroy Judah, for the sake of David His servant, since He had promised him to give a lamp to him through his sons always.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Even so, the LORD was unwilling to destroy Judah, because of his servant David. For he had promised David that he would leave him a lamp in the LORD'S presence for all time.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

But the LORD was unwilling to destroy Judah. He preserved Judah for the sake of his servant David to whom he had promised a perpetual dynasty.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

But the Lord didn't want to destroy Judah. That's because the Lord had made a covenant with his servant David. He had promised to keep the lamp of David's kingdom burning brightly for him and his children after him forever.

English NIV

Nevertheless, for the sake of his servant David, the LORD was not willing to destroy Judah. He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.

English NKJ 1982

Yet the Lord would not destroy Judah, for the sake of His servant David, as He promised him to give a lamp to him and his sons forever.

English NLT

But the LORD was not willing to destroy Judah, for he had made a covenant with David and promised that his descendants would continue to rule forever.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Yet the LORD would not destroy Judah, for the sake of his servant David, since he had promised to give a lamp to him and to his descendants forever.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Yet the Lord would not destroy Judah, for the sake of David his servant, since he promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons for ever.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Nevertheless, because God had promised his servant David that he would watch over and guide his descendants, he did not destroy Judah.

English Tyndale 1537

Neverthelater the LORD would not destroy Juda because of David his servant, as he promised him to give him a light in his children always.