2 Chronicles 21:7
ContextNETBible | 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 |
NIV © biblegateway 2Ch 21:7 |
Nevertheless, because of the covenant the LORD had made with David, the LORD was not willing to destroy the house of David. He had promised to maintain a lamp for him and his descendants for ever. |
NASB © biblegateway 2Ch 21:7 |
Yet the LORD was not willing to destroy the house of David because of the covenant which He had made with David, and since He had promised to give a lamp to him and his sons forever. |
NLT © biblegateway 2Ch 21:7 |
But the LORD was not willing to destroy David’s dynasty, for he had made a covenant with David and promised that his descendants would continue to rule forever. |
MSG © biblegateway 2Ch 21:7 |
But despite that, because of his covenant with David, GOD was not yet ready to destroy the descendants of David; he had, after all, promised to keep a light burning for David and his sons. |
BBE © SABDAweb 2Ch 21:7 |
But it was not the Lord’s purpose to send destruction on the family of David, because of the agreement he had made with David, when he said he would give to him and to his sons a light for ever. |
NRSV © bibleoremus 2Ch 21:7 |
Yet the LORD would not destroy the house of David because of the covenant that he had made with David, and since he had promised to give a lamp to him and to his descendants forever. |
NKJV © biblegateway 2Ch 21:7 |
Yet the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that He had made with David, and since He had promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons forever. |
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NETBible | 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 |
NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “house.” 2 tn Or “covenant.” 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. |