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However Yahweh would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a lamp to him and to his children always.
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God's Unbreakable Promise
Commentators emphasize that this verse highlights God's unwavering faithfulness. Despite King Jehoram's profound wickedness, God refused to extinguish the Davidic dynasty. He did this not because of the king's merit, but because of the covenant He had made with David. The 'lamp' is a powerful symbol of this enduring promise to always have a descendant on the throne.
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2 Chronicles
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19th Century
Anglican
The Lord would not destroy the house of David ... —An exegetical (not arbitrary, as Thenius asserts) expansion of The…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 21:5).
Presbyterian
Jehoram hated his brothers, and slew them, for the same reason that Cain hated Abel, and slew him, because their piety condemned his impiety. In th…
