1 Chronicles 17:12
He, shall build me a house,—and I will establish his throne unto times age-abiding.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 8:19Only, thou thyself, must not build the house,—but, thine own son who hath proceeded out of thy loins, he, shall build the house, for my Name.
1 Chronicles 28:6And he said unto am, Solomon thy son—he, shall build my house, and my courts,—for I have made choice of him that he may be my son, and that, I, may be his father.
Ezra 5:11And, thus, returned they, answer, to us saying,—We, are servants of the God of the heavens and the earth, and are building the house which was built these many years ago, which, a great king of Israel, built and completed.
Psalms 89:4Unto times age-abiding, will I establish thy seed, And will build up, unto generation after generation, thy throne. [Selah.]
Psalms 89:29Therefore will I appoint, to futurity, his seed, And his throne as the days of the heavens.
Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of dominion, and of prosperity, There shall be no end—Upon the throne of David and Upon his kingdom, By establishing it and By sustaining it, With justice and With righteousness,—From henceforth, Even unto times age-abiding: The jealousy of Yahweh of hosts, will 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 →