2 Samuel 7:16
And your family and your kingdom will keep their place before me for ever: the seat of your authority will never be overturned.
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In Context
15But my mercy will not be taken away from him, as I took it from him who was before you.
17So Nathan gave David an account of all these words and this vision.
Cross References
Genesis 49:10The rod of authority will not be taken from Judah, and he will not be without a law-giver, till he comes who has the right to it, and the peoples will put themselves under his rule.
2 Samuel 22:51Great salvation does he give to his king; he has mercy on the king of his selection, David, and on his seed for ever.
2 Kings 8:19But it was not the Lord's purpose to send destruction on Judah, because of David his servant, to whom he had given his word that he would have a light for ever.
1 Chronicles 17:13I will be to him a father and he will be to me a son; and I will not take my mercy away from him as I took it from him who was before you;
Job 36:7Lifting them up to the seat of kings, and making them safe for ever.
Psalms 72:5May his life go on as long as the sun and moon, through 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 →