2 Kings 19:34 - Exposition

For I will defend this city, to save it —not merely with a view of saving it, but in such sort as effectually to save it— for mine own sake — i.e; because my own honor is concerned in its preservation, especially after the taunts of Sennacherib ( 2 Kings 18:32-35 ; 2 Kings 19:10-13 )— and for my servant David's sake. Not so much on account of the promises made to David, as on account of the love which God bore towards him for his faithfulness and earnest devotion.