2 Chronicles 21:7

21:7 But the Lord was unwilling to destroy David’s dynasty ¹  because of the promise ²  he had made to give David a perpetual dynasty. ³ 

[21:7]  ¹ tn Heb “house.”

[21:7]  ² tn Or “covenant.”

[21:7]  ³ tn Heb “which he made to David, just as he had promised to give him and his sons a lamp all the days.” Here “lamp” is metaphorical, symbolizing the Davidic dynasty.