2 Samuel 7:16
Your house and kingdom will be confirmed forever before you. Your throne will be established forever.'”
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17Nathan spoke to David and reported to him all these words, and he told him about the entire vision.
Cross References
Genesis 49:10The scepter will not depart from Judah, 1 nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, 1 until Shiloh comes. The nations will obey him. 1
2 Samuel 22:51God gives great victory to his king, 1 and he shows his covenant loyalty to his anointed one, 1 to David and to his descendants forever.”
2 Kings 8:19However, because of his servant David, Yahweh did not want to destroy Judah, since he had told him that he would always give him descendants.
1 Chronicles 17:13I will be a father to him, and he will be my son. I will not take my covenant faithfulness away from him, as I took it from Saul, who ruled before you.
Job 36:7He does not withdraw his eyes from righteous people 1 but instead sets them on thrones like kings forever, 1 and they are lifted up. 1
Psalms 72:5May they honor you while the sun endures, 1 and as long as the moon lasts throughout all generations. 1
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 →