2 Samuel 7:16
And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
KJV
Et fidelis erit domus tua, et regnum tuum usque in æternum ante faciem tuam, et thronus tuus erit firmus jugiter.
Vulgate
καὶ πιστωθήσεται ὁ οἶκος αὐτοῦ καὶ ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ ἕως αἰῶνος ἐνώπιον ἐμοῦ, καὶ ὁ θρόνος αὐτοῦ ἔσται ἀνωρθωμένος εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.
LXX
And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made sure for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
ASV
וְ/נֶאְמַ֨ן בֵּיתְ/ךָ֧ וּ/מַֽמְלַכְתְּ/ךָ֛ עַד עוֹלָ֖ם לְ/פָנֶ֑י/ךָ כִּֽסְאֲ/ךָ֔ יִהְיֶ֥ה נָכ֖וֹן עַד עוֹלָֽם
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Themes
Prophecy
Typology
Covenant
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Covers David's reign: his lament over Saul and Jonathan, the capture of Jerusalem, the bringing of the Ark, the Davidic covenant, the sin with Bathsheba, Absalom's rebellion, and David's final years. Josephus treats David as both a military genius and a flawed ruler.
Cross-references
- 1Chr 14:2 — And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.
- 1Chr 17:13 — I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee:
- 1Kgs 8:24 — Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him: thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day.
- 1Kgs 9:5 — Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.
- 1Sam 25:28 — I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the LORD, and evil hath not been found in thee all t
- 2Kgs 19:34 — For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
- 2Sam 5:12 — And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake.
- 2Sam 7:13 — He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
- 2Sam 7:13 — He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
- 2Sam 7:15 — But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
- Dan 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
- Dan 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 kingd
- Gen 49:10 — The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
- Heb 1:8 — But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
- Isa 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
- Isa 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
- Isa 16:5 — And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.
- Jer 17:25 — Then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants
- John 12:34 — The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
- Luke 1:32 — 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:
- Luke 1:32 — 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:
- Luke 1:33 — And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
- Prov 12:7 — The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
- Ps 45:6 — Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
- Ps 72:5 — They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
- Ps 72:17 — His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
- Ps 89:36 — His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
- Ps 89:36 — His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
- Ps 132:11 — The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
- Rev 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.