2 Kings 18:25

18:25 Furthermore it was by the command of the Lord that I marched up against this place to destroy it. The Lord told me, ‘March ¹  up against this land and destroy it.’”’” ² 

2 Kings 8:19

8:19 But the Lord was unwilling to destroy Judah. He preserved Judah for the sake of ³  his servant David to whom he had promised a perpetual dynasty. ⁴ 

2 Kings 19:12

19:12 Were the nations whom my ancestors destroyed – the nations of Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden in Telassar – rescued by their gods? ⁵ 

2 Kings 13:23

13:23 But the Lord had mercy on them and felt pity for them. ⁶  He extended his favor to them ⁷  because of the promise he had made ⁸  to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He has been unwilling to destroy them or remove them from his presence to this very day. ⁹ 

[18:25]  ¹ tn Heb “Go.”

[18:25]  ² sn In v. 25 the chief adviser develops further the argument begun in v. 22. He claims that Hezekiah has offended the Lord and that the Lord has commissioned Assyria as his instrument of discipline and judgment.

[8:19]  ³ tn The Hebrew has only one sentence, “and the Lord was unwilling to destroy Judah for the sake of.” The translation divides it for the sake of clarity.

[8:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “just as he had promised to give him and his sons a lamp all the days.” The metaphorical “lamp” symbolizes the Davidic dynasty; this is reflected in the translation.

[19:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “Did the gods of the nations whom my fathers destroyed rescue them – Gozan and Haran, and Rezeph and the sons of Eden who are in Telassar?”

[13:23]  ⁷ tn Or “showed them compassion.”

[13:23]  ⁸ tn Heb “he turned to them.”

[13:23]  ⁹ tn Heb “because of his covenant with.”

[13:23]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “until now.”