John Chrysostom, on 2Kgs 19:34

“And I will protect this city, and will save it for my own sake, and for David my servant’s sake.”

“For the blessed David also had a fall like that which has now happened to you; and not this only but another also that followed it. I mean that of murder. What then? Did he remain prostrate? Did he not immediately rise up again with energy and place himself in position to fight the enemy? In fact, he wrestled with him so bravely that even after his death he was the protector of his offspring. For when Solomon had perpetrated great iniquity and had deserved countless deaths, God said that he would leave him the kingdom intact, thus speaking: "I will surely rend the kingdom out of your hand and will give it to your servant. Nevertheless I will not do this in your days." Wherefore? "For David your father's sake, I will take it out of the hand of your son." And again when Hezekiah was about to run the greatest possible risk, although he was a righteous man, God said that he would aid him for the sake of this saint. "For I will cast my shield," he says, "over this city to save it for my own sake and for my servant David's sake."”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.