2 Samuel 7:16
And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made sure forever before thee; thy throne shall be established forever.
A Conservative Version
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In Context
17According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.
Cross References
Genesis 49:10The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until Shiloh come, and to him shall the obedience of the peoples be.
2 Samuel 22:51He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his seed, for evermore.
2 Kings 8:19However LORD would not destroy Judah, for David his servant's sake, as he promised him to give to him a lamp for his sons always.
1 Chronicles 17:13I will be his father, and he shall be my son. And I will not take my loving kindness away from him as I took it from him who was before thee.
Job 36:7He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but he sets them forever with kings upon the throne, and they are exalted.
Psalms 72:5They shall fear thee while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 7:5-18
God's Covenant with David. ( b. c. 1042.) 4 And it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan, saying, 5 Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the Lord , Shalt thou build me a house for me to dwell in? 6 Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle. 7 In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of… Read the whole commentary →