1 Kings 15:4
Nevertheless for David’s sake did the Lord his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem:
Cross-reference
1 Kings 11:12 shows God delaying judgment for David's sake — same reason God gave Abijam a lamp.
1 Kings 11:32 attributes blessing to David's sake and Jerusalem — the same dual reason as here.
1 Kings 11:36 uses the same 'light' (lamp) imagery for David's dynasty, showing God's consistent promise to preserve a descendant.
In Revelation 22:16, Jesus is the 'bright and morning star' — the ultimate Davidic lamp fulfilling God's promise to give David a perpetual light in Jerusalem.
2 Samuel 7:12-16 is the Davidic covenant promising a lasting dynasty; here that promise is fulfilled as God gives Abijam a son for David's sake.
Luke 1:69-79 proclaims the horn of salvation from David's house – the ultimate 'lamp' that the promise in 1 Kings 15:4 pointed to.
Jeremiah 33:20-26 emphasizes the unbreakable Davidic covenant, which underlies God giving Abijam a lamp for David's sake.
Isaiah 37:35 shows God defending Jerusalem for David's sake, the same reason God gave Abijam a lamp in 1 Kings 15:4.
2 Chronicles 21:7 also states God preserved David's house because of the covenant and promised a light forever.
Isaiah 9:7 foretells an eternal throne of David — directly amplifying the promise of a Davidic lamp and establishment of his kingdom.
Psalm 132:17 says God ordained a lamp for his anointed, the same metaphor of a Davidic descendant as in 1 Kings 15:4.
2 Chronicles 22:11 recounts hiding Joash to preserve the Davidic line — a direct example of God maintaining a lamp for David.
Psalm 132:10 prays 'for thy servant David's sake turn not away thine anointed' — directly invoking the same promise of a lamp.
In 2 Kings 19:34, God defends Jerusalem 'for my servant David's sake' — same rationale for preserving the lamp.
In 2 Kings 8:19, God gives a light to David's children for his sake — directly echoing this promise of a lamp.
Genesis 19:29 shows God saving Lot for Abraham's sake — same pattern as giving a lamp for David's sake.
2 Chronicles 17:3 says Jehoshaphat walked in David's first ways — a later king blessed because of David's faithfulness, continuing the lamp.
Deuteronomy 4:37 says God chose Israel because He loved their fathers — same principle of blessing for ancestors' sake.
Luke 2:32 describes Jesus as a light to the Gentiles, connecting to the 'lamp' imagery of David's line as the ultimate light.
John 8:12 declares Jesus as the light of the world, the ultimate fulfillment of the Davidic 'lamp' promised in 1 Kings 15:4.
Romans 11:28 says Israel is beloved for the fathers' sakes, paralleling God's faithfulness to David that preserved his lamp.