2 Kings 8:17-19

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹⁷ He was 32 years old when he became king and reigned eight years in Jerusalem.^{(A) 18} He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for Ahab’s daughter was his wife. He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight.^{(B) 19} The Lord was unwilling to destroy Judah because of His servant David, since He had promised to give a lamp^(C) to David and his sons forever.^(D)