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1 Chronicles 17:14

Jesus ChristCovenant and promisesThe kingdom of God

12 He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever.

13 I will be his Father, and he will be My son. And I will never remove My loving devotion from him as I removed it from your predecessor.

But I will set him over My house and My kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.”

15 So Nathan relayed to David all the words of this entire vision.

16 Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But I will set him over My house and My kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.”
KJV
But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.
WEB
but I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom forever. His throne will be established forever.”’”
ASV
but I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom for ever; and his throne shall be established for ever.
DARBY
and I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom for ever; and his throne shall be established for ever.
BLB
And I will establish him in My house and in My kingdom even to forever, and his throne will be established even to forever.”
ÅB
men jeg vil la ham bli i mitt hus og i mitt rike til evig tid, og hans trone skal være grunnfestet til evig tid.
OTB
Men jeg vil grunnfeste ham i mitt hus og i mitt rike for alltid,
og hans trone skal være sikret for evig.’”
B1930
men jeg vil la ham bli i mitt hus og i mitt rike til evig tid, og hans trone skal være grunnfestet til evig tid.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 89:36

    his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,

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  • Luke 1:32–33

    He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,

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  • Psalms 72:17

    May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.

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  • Hebrews 3:6

    But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.

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  • Psalms 2:6

    “I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”

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