1 Chronicles 17:12
He will be the one to build me a house, and I will make sure his kingdom lasts forever.
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In The King James Version
He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.
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Cross References
1 Kings 8:19But it won't be you who will build this Temple, but your son who is to be born to you—he will build the Temple to honor me.'
1 Chronicles 28:6He told me, ‘Your son Solomon is the one who will build my house and my courts, because I have chosen him as my son, and I will be his father.
Ezra 5:11This is the answer they gave us. ‘We are servants of the God of heaven and earth. We are rebuilding the Temple built and completed many years ago by a great king of Israel.
Psalms 89:4I will make sure your lineage lasts forever; I will keep your throne secure for all generations.” Selah.
Psalms 89:29I will make sure his royal line lasts forever; his dynasty will continue as long as the heavens endure.
Isaiah 9:7His rule and the peace he brings know no limits and will never come to an end. He will sit on David's throne and rule his kingdom, making it secure. He will operate from principles of justice and goodness, from the time he begins his rule and for all eternity. The Lord Almighty is determined to make this happen.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 17:2-16
God's Promise to David. ( b. c. 1042.) 1 Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in a house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord remaineth under curtains. 2 Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee. 3 And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying, 4 Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the Lord , Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in: 5 For I have not dwelt in… Read the whole commentary →