Verse 7

But the Lord was not willing to destroy the house of David because of the covenant He had made with David, promising to give him and his descendants a lasting lamp.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Likevel ville ikke Herren ødelegge Davids hus på grunn av pakten han hadde inngått med David. Han hadde lovet å gi en lampe til David og hans etterkommere for alltid.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men Herren ville ikke ødelegge Davids hus, på grunn av pakten Han hadde gjort med David, og ettersom Han hadde lovet å gi ham og hans sønner et lys for alltid.

• Norsk King James

  Likevel ville ikke Herren ødelegge huset til David, på grunn av den pakt han hadde inngått med David, og hans løfte om å gi et lys til ham og hans sønner for alltid.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men Herren ville ikke ødelegge Davids hus, på grunn av pakten han hadde med David, fordi han hadde lovet å gi ham og hans etterkommere et lys for alltid.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men Herren ville ikke ødelegge Davids hus for pakts skyld som Han hadde inngått med David, slik at Han lovet å gi ham og hans sønner en lampe alle dager.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men Herren ville ikke ødelegge Davids hus på grunn av pakten Han hadde inngått med David, slik Han hadde lovet å gi ham og hans sønner et varig lys.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men Herren ville ikke utslette Davids hus, på grunn av den pakt han hadde inngått med David og løftet at han skulle gi ham og hans etterkommere et evig lys.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Men Herren ville ikke ødelegge Davids hus på grunn av pakten Han hadde inngått med David, slik Han hadde lovet å gi ham og hans sønner et varig lys.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men Herren ville ikke ødelegge Davids hus på grunn av pakten han hadde inngått med David, og fordi han hadde lovet å gi ham et lys og hans etterkommere for alltid.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men Herren ville ikke ødelegge Davids hus på grunn av pakten han hadde inngått med David, og fordi han hadde lovet å gi ham og hans etterkommere et lys for alltid.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Dog vilde Herren ikke fordærve Davids Huus, for den Pagts Skyld, som han havde gjort med David, og saasom han havde sagt, at han vilde give ham og hans Børn et Lys alle Dage.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Likevel ville ikke Herren ødelegge Davids hus på grunn av pakten han hadde gjort med David, og fordi han hadde lovet å gi ham og hans sønner et lys for evig.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  However, the LORD would not destroy the house of David because of the covenant He had made with David, and as He promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons forever.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men Herren ville ikke ødelegge Davids hus på grunn av den pakten han hadde inngått med David, og fordi han hadde lovet å gi ham en lampe og hans etterkommere for alltid.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men Herren ville ikke ødelegge Davids hus på grunn av pakten han hadde inngått med David, og som han hadde sagt, at han ville gi ham en lampe, og hans sønner, alle dager.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men Herren ville ikke ødelegge Davids hus på grunn av pakten han hadde inngått med David, og som et løfte om å gi ham og hans barn en lys framtid for alltid.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men Herren ville ikke ødelegge Davids hus på grunn av pakten han hadde inngått med David, da han sa at han skulle gi ham og hans sønner et lys for alltid.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Neuertheles ye LORDE wolde not destroie the house of Dauid, for the couenauntes sake, which he made wt Dauid, and acordinge as he had sayde, yt he wolde geue him and his children a lanterne for euermore.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Howbeit the Lord would not destroy the house of Dauid, because of the couenant that he had made with Dauid, and because he had promised to giue a light to him, and to his sonnes for euer.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Howbeit the Lord woulde not destroy the house of Dauid, because of the couenaunt that he had made with Dauid, as he promised to geue a light to hym and to his sonnes for euer.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Jehovah hath not been willing to destroy the house of David, for the sake of the covenant that He made with David, and as He had said to give to him a lamp, and to his sons -- all the days.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Howbeit Jehovah 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 alway.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But the LORD was unwilling to destroy David’s dynasty because of the promise he had made to give David a perpetual dynasty.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 11:36 : 36 'But to his son, I will give one tribe, so that My servant David may always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen for Myself to put My name there.'
• 2 Sam 7:12-17 : 12 When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. When he sins, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the stripes of the sons of men. 15 But my steadfast love will not depart from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you. 16 And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever. 17 Nathan spoke all these words and this entire vision to David.
• 1 Kgs 11:13 : 13 'However, I will not tear away the entire kingdom. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of David My servant and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.'
• 2 Sam 21:17 : 17 But Abishai, son of Zeruiah, came to David's aid. He struck the Philistine and killed him. Then David's men swore to him, saying, "Never again will you go out with us to battle, so that you do not extinguish the lamp of Israel."
• 2 Sam 23:5 : 5 Is not my house right with God? He has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and secure. For He is all my salvation and all my desire, and He will not fail to make it grow.
• 2 Kgs 8:19 : 19 Yet the LORD was not willing to destroy Judah for the sake of His servant David, because of the promise He had made to give a lamp to David and his descendants forever.
• 2 Chr 22:11 : 11 But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king and the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the king’s sons who were being put to death. She placed him and his nurse in a bedroom. Because Jehoshabeath, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, was Ahaziah’s sister, she hid Joash from Athaliah so she could not kill him.
• Ps 89:28-34 : 28 I will make him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth. 29 I will keep my steadfast love for him forever, and my covenant with him will remain faithful. 30 I will establish his offspring forever and his throne as the days of the heavens. 31 If his sons forsake my law and do not walk according to my judgments, 32 if they profane my statutes and do not keep my commandments, 33 then I will punish their transgression with the rod and their iniquity with stripes. 34 But I will not remove my steadfast love from him, nor will I betray my faithfulness.
• Ps 89:39 : 39 But you have rejected and spurned; you have been furious with your anointed one.
• Ps 132:11 : 11 The LORD has sworn in truth to David; He will not turn back from it: 'From the fruit of your body I will set one upon your throne.'
• Ps 132:17-18 : 17 'There I will cause a horn to sprout for David; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.' 18 'I will clothe his enemies with shame, but upon him, his crown will shine brightly.'
• Isa 7:6-7 : 6 'Let us invade Judah; let us tear it apart and divide it among ourselves, and make the son of Tabeal king over it.' 7 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: It will not take place; it will not happen.
• Jer 33:20-26 : 20 This is what the Lord says: If you could break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night so that day and night would not come at their appointed time, 21 then my covenant with David my servant and my covenant with the Levitical priests who minister before me could also be broken, so that David would no longer have a descendant to reign on his throne. 22 Just as the stars in the sky cannot be counted and the sand on the seashore cannot be measured, so will I multiply the descendants of David my servant and the Levites who minister before me. 23 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 24 Have you not noticed what these people are saying: 'The Lord has rejected the two families he chose'? So they despise my people and no longer regard them as a nation. 25 This is what the Lord says: If I have not established my covenant with day and night and the fixed laws of heaven and earth, 26 then I will reject the descendants of Jacob and my servant David and will not choose one of his descendants to rule over the offspring of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But I will restore their fortunes and have compassion on them.
• Luke 1:69 : 69 He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
• Luke 1:79 : 79 to shine on those who live in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.