17 He was (A)thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem. 18 He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, for (B)Ahab’s daughter was his wife; and he did evil in the sight of the Lord. 19 However, the Lord did not want to destroy Judah, for the sake of David His servant, (C)since He had [a]promised him to give him a [b]lamp through his sons always.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 8:19 Lit said to him
  2. 2 Kings 8:19 I.e., descendant on the throne

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