2 Samuel 7:16
And thine house and thy kingdom shall be made sure for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
15but my mercy shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
17According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
Cross References
Genesis 49:10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh come; And unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be.
2 Samuel 22:51Great deliverance giveth he to his king: and sheweth lovingkindness to his anointed, to David and to his seed, for evermore.
2 Kings 8:19Howbeit the LORD would not destroy Judah, for David his servant’s sake, as he promised him to give unto him a lamp for his children alway.
1 Chronicles 17:13I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee:
Job 36:7He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings upon the throne he setteth them for ever, and they are exalted.
Psalms 72:5They shall fear thee while the sun endureth, and so long as the moon, throughout 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 →