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KJV Lexicon Howbeit the LORDYhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. would 'abah (aw-baw') to breathe after, i.e. (figuratively) to be acquiescent -- consent, rest content will, be willing. not destroy shachath (shaw-khath') to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin -- batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, utterly, waste(-r). the house bayith (bah'-yith) a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) of David David (daw-veed') loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David. because of the covenant briyth (ber-eeth') a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) -- confederacy, (con-)feder(-ate), covenant, league. that he had made karath (kaw-rath') to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant with David David (daw-veed') loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David. and as he promised 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) to give nathan (naw-than') to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) a light niyr (neer) properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light -- candle, lamp, light. to him and to his sons ben (bane) a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc. for ever yowm (yome) a day (as the warm hours), Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible 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. King James Bible Howbeit the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever. Holman Christian Standard Bible but because of the covenant the LORD had made with David, He was unwilling to destroy the house of David since the LORD had promised to give a lamp to David and to his sons forever. International Standard Version Nevertheless, the Lord was unwilling to destroy David's dynasty because of the covenant that he had made with David, especially since he had promised to give him and to his sons the reigning presence of an heir forever. NET Bible But the LORD was unwilling to destroy David's dynasty because of the promise he had made to give David a perpetual dynasty. GOD'S WORD® Translation But the LORD, recalling the promise he had made to David, didn't want to destroy David's family. The LORD had told David that he would always give him and his descendants a [shining] lamp. King James 2000 Bible Yet the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons forever. Links 2 Chronicles 21:72 Chronicles 21:7 NIV 2 Chronicles 21:7 NLT 2 Chronicles 21:7 ESV 2 Chronicles 21:7 NASB 2 Chronicles 21:7 KJV |
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