2 Samuel 7:16

Jesus Christ Covenant and promises The kingdom of God

¹⁴ I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:

¹⁵ But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

¹⁷ According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

¹⁸ Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?

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.

Compare

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 shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
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Psalms 89:36–37
His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
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2 Samuel 7:13
He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
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Isaiah 9:7
Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
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Daniel 2:44
And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
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Revelation 11:15
And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
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Psalms 45:6
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
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Daniel 7:14
And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
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