◄ 1 Kings 15:4 ► Parallel Verses New International Version Nevertheless, for Davids sake the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and by making Jerusalem strong. New Living Translation But for Davids sake, the LORD his God allowed his descendants to continue ruling, shining like a lamp, and he gave Abijam a son to rule after him in Jerusalem. English Standard Version Nevertheless, for David’s sake the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, setting up his son after him, and establishing Jerusalem, New American Standard Bible But for Davids sake the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, to raise up his son after him and to establish Jerusalem; King James Bible Nevertheless for Davids sake did the LORD his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem: Holman Christian Standard Bible But because of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem to raise up his son after him and to establish Jerusalem. International Standard Version Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God maintained a lamp for David in Jerusalem by raising up his son after him so that Jerusalem would be established, NET Bible Nevertheless for Davids sake the LORD his God maintained his dynasty in Jerusalem by giving him a son to succeed him and by protecting Jerusalem. GODS WORD® Translation But for Davids sake the LORD his God made Abijam a lamp in Jerusalem. He appointed Davids descendant to rule after him and protected Jerusalem. Jubilee Bible 2000 Nevertheless for Davids sake, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him and to establish Jerusalem. King James 2000 Bible Nevertheless for Davids sake did the LORD his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem: American King James Version Nevertheless for Davids sake did the LORD his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem: American Standard Version Nevertheless for Davids sake did Jehovah his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem; Douay-Rheims Bible But for Davids sake the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem: Darby Bible Translation But for Davids sake Jehovah his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, setting up his son after him, and establishing Jerusalem; English Revised Version Nevertheless for Davids sake did the LORD his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem: Websters Bible Translation Nevertheless, for Davids sake the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem: World English Bible Nevertheless for Davids sake did Yahweh his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem; Youngs Literal Translation but for Davids sake hath Jehovah his God given to him a lamp in Jerusalem, to raise up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem, Parallel Commentaries Matthew Henrys Concise Commentary 15:1-8 Abijams heart was not perfect with the Lord his God; he wanted sincerity; he began well, but he fell off, and walked in all the sins of his father, following his bad example, though he had seen the bad consequences of it. Davids family was continued as a lamp in Jerusalem, to maintain the true worship of God there, when the light of Divine truth was extinguished in all other places. The Lord has still taken care of his cause, while those who ought to have been serviceable thereto have lived and perished in their sins. The Son of David will still continue a light to his church, to establish it in truth and righteousness to the end of time. There are two kinds of fulfilling the law, one legal, the other by the gospel. Legal is, when men do all things required in the law, and that by themselves. None ever thus fulfilled the law but Christ, and Adam before his fall. The gospel manner of fulfilling the law is, to believe in Christ who fulfilled the law for us, and to endeavour in the whole man to obey God in all his precepts. And this is accepted of God, as to all those that are in Christ. Thus David and others are said to fulfil the law. Pulpit Commentary Verse 4. - Nevertheless [נרךדנוס ,דךס ,תעב כִּי, Gesen. 393] for Davids sake did the Lord his God give him a lamp [Better than margin, candle. The word is always used figuratively of progeny. See note on ch. 2:26; and of 2 Samuel 21:17; Job 18:5, 6; Psalm 132:17] in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem [But for Davids piety, that is to say, his family would have been dethroned, if not destroyed, as was that of Jeroboam (1 Kings 14:10), of Baasha (1 Kings 16:2), of Ahab (2 Kings 10:11), etc. Abijah was the third prince of that line who had permitted idolatrous worship, so that that dynasty had richly deserved to forfeit its position. The stability of the family of David on the throne for nearly 400 years, amid all the changes and chances of that period, and whilst in Israel there were nine changes of dynasty within 250 years is, as Rawlinson remarks, very difficult to account for on mere grounds of human reason]: Gills Exposition of the Entire Bible Nevertheless, for Davids sake did the Lord his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem,.... A kingdom there, as the Targum, splendid and glorious, to be continued in his posterity: to set up his son after him; in it: and to establish Jerusalem: to continue that in which the temple was, for the sake of which, and the worship of God in it, there was a succession of Davids posterity on the throne of Judah. Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 4. for Davids sake did the Lord his God give him a lamp—A lamp in ones house is an Oriental phrase for continuance of family name and prosperity. Abijam was not rejected only in consequence of the divine promise to David (see on [314]1Ki 11:13-36).
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