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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ולא אבה יהוה להשחית את בית דויד--למען הברית אשר כרת לדויד וכאשר אמר לתת לו ניר ולבניו--כל הימים
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vlA Abh yhvh lhSHKHyt At byt dvyd--lm`n hbryt ASHr krt ldvyd vkASHr Amr ltt lv nyr vlbnyv--kl hymym

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
noluit autem Dominus disperdere domum David propter pactum quod inierat cum eo et quia promiserat ut daret illi lucernam et filiis eius omni tempore

King James Variants
American King James Version   
However, the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Yet the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons forever.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Howbeit the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Howbeit Jehovah would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a lamp to him and to his children alway.
Darby Bible Translation   
But Jehovah would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he had promised to give to him always a lamp, and to his sons.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
But the Lord would not destroy the house of David: because of the covenant which he had made with him: and because he had promised to give a lamp to him, and to his sons for ever.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Howbeit the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a lamp to him and to his children alway.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Yet the LORD was not willing to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and since he had promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons forever.
God's Word   
But the LORD, recalling the promise he had made to David, didn't want to destroy David's family. The LORD had told David that he would always give him and his descendants a [shining] lamp.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
but because of the covenant the LORD had made with David, He was unwilling to destroy the house of David since the LORD had promised to give a lamp to David and to his sons forever.
International Standard Version   
Nevertheless, the Lord was unwilling to destroy David's dynasty because of the covenant that he had made with David, especially since he had promised to give him and to his sons the reigning presence of an heir forever.
NET Bible   
But the LORD was unwilling to destroy David's dynasty because of the promise he had made to give David a perpetual dynasty.
New American Standard Bible   
Yet the LORD was not willing to destroy the house of David because of the covenant which He had made with David, and since He had promised to give a lamp to him and his sons forever.
New International Version   
Nevertheless, because of the covenant the LORD had made with David, the LORD was not willing to destroy the house of David. He had promised to maintain a lamp for him and his descendants forever.
New Living Translation   
But the LORD did not want to destroy David's dynasty, for he had made a covenant with David and promised that his descendants would continue to rule, shining like a lamp forever.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Yet the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever.
The World English Bible   
However Yahweh would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a lamp to him and to his children always.