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2 Samuel 7:16

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14 I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.

15 But My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I moved out of your way.

Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”

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

18 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
Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”
KJV
And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
WEB
Your house and your kingdom will be made sure forever before you. Your throne will be established forever.”’”
ASV
And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made sure for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
DARBY
And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made firm for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
BLB
And your house and your kingdom will endure even to forever before My face. Your throne will be established even to forever.”
ÅB
Fast skal ditt hus og ditt kongedømme stå til evig tid for ditt åsyn; din trone skal være grunnfestet til evig tid.
OTB
Ditt hus og ditt kongedømme skal stå fast for meg i all evighet; din trone skal være trygg for alltid.’”
B1930
Fast skal ditt hus og ditt kongedømme stå til evig tid for ditt åsyn; din trone skal være grunnfestet til evig tid.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 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 89:36–37

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

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  • 2 Samuel 7:13

    He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

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  • Isaiah 9:7

    Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.

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  • Daniel 2:44

    In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.

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  • Revelation 11:15

    Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”

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  • Psalms 45:6

    Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.

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  • Daniel 7:14

    And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.

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