8:19a Yet for the sake of His servant David,

However, because of his servant David,

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But ⌊his ancestor⌋ David had served Yahweh faithfully. Because of that,

8:19b the LORD was unwilling to destroy Judah,

Yahweh refused to destroy the kingdom of Judah.

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Yahweh did not want to bring/make an end to ⌊the kingdom of⌋ Judah.

8:19c since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.

He had told/assured David that his descendants would always continue ⌊to rule⌋ ⌊the kingdom of Judah⌋ .

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Yahweh had promised David that one of his descendants would always ⌊be the king in Judah⌋ .

8:19a-c (reordered)

But the Lord was unwilling to destroy Judah. He preserved Judah for the sake of his servant David to whom he had promised a perpetual dynasty. (NET Bible)

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But the Lord was not willing to destroy Judah, because he had promised his servant David that his servants would always continue to rule. (Good News Translation)

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