3
Then all the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And Jehoiada said to them, "Behold, the king's son shall reign, aas the Lord has spoken concerning the sons of David.
a
2 Samuel 7:12, 2 Chronicles 21:7
2 Samuel 7
12
"aWhen your days are complete and you blie down with your fathers, cI will raise up your descendant after you, who will come forth from you, and I will establish his kingdom.
2 Chronicles 21
7
Yet the Lord was not willing to destroy the house of David because of the covenant which He had made with David, aand since He had promised to give a lamp to him and his sons forever.