2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 21:7
7Yet the LORD was unwilling to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant He had made with David, and since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yet the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| was unwilling | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to destroy | לְהַשְׁחִית֙ | lə·haš·ḥîṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H7843 go to ruin (?) |
| the house | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of David | דָּוִ֔יד | dā·wîḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| because of | לְמַ֣עַן | lə·ma·‘an | Preposition | H4616 purpose, intent |
| the covenant | הַבְּרִ֔ית | hab·bə·rîṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1285 covenant |
| He had made | כָּרַ֖ת | kā·raṯ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| with David | לְדָוִ֑יד | lə·ḏā·wîḏ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| and since | וְכַאֲשֶׁ֣ר | wə·ḵa·’ă·šer | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| He had promised | אָמַ֗ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to maintain | לָתֵ֨ת | lā·ṯêṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5414 give, put, set |
| a lamp | נִ֛יר | nîr | Noun - masculine singular | H5216 lamp |
| for David | ל֥וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| and his descendants | וּלְבָנָ֖יו | ū·lə·ḇā·nāw | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| forever | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
Cross-references
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1 Kings 11:36 · Psalm 132:17–18 · 2 Samuel 7:12–17 · Luke 1:69 · Luke 1:79 · 1 Kings 11:13 · Psalm 89:39 · 2 Kings 8:19 · 2 Chronicles 22:11 · 2 Samuel 21:17 · Jeremiah 33:20–26 · Psalm 89:28–34
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.