1 Chronicles 17:12
He shall build Me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.
In Context
Cross References
1 Kings 8:19nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for My name.
1 Chronicles 28:6And He said unto me: Solomon thy son, he shall build My house and My courts; for I have chosen him to be to Me for a son, and I will be to him for a father.
Ezra 5:11And thus they returned us answer, saying: We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and finished.
Psalms 89:4(89-5) For ever will I establish thy seed, and build up thy throne to all generations.' Selah
Psalms 89:29(89-30) His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
Isaiah 9:7(9-6) That the government may be increased, and of peace there be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it through justice and through righteousness from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts doth perform this.
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 →