2 Samuel 7:16
Your house and your kingdom will last forever; your dynasty will be secure forever.”
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17This is what Nathan explained to David—everything he was told in this divine revelation.
Cross References
Genesis 49:10Judah will always hold the scepter, and the staff of authority will always be at his feet until Shiloh comes; the nations will obey him.
2 Samuel 22:51You have saved the king so often, showing your trustworthy love to David, your anointed, and to his descendants forever.”
2 Kings 8:19But for the sake of David his servant the Lord didn't want to destroy Judah since he had promised him that there would always be a ruler from his descendants, like a lamp forever.
1 Chronicles 17:13I will be a father to him, and he will be a son to me. I will never take away my kindness and love from him, as I did in the case of the one who ruled before you.
Job 36:7He always pays attention to those who do right, and places them on thrones with kings, honoring them eternally.
Psalms 72:5May they respect him as long as the sun and the moon shine above, for 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 →