2 Samuel 7:16
And yours house and your kingdom shall be established for ever before you: your throne shall be established for ever.
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15But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before you.
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 a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
2 Samuel 22:51He is the tower of salvation for his king: and shows mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.
2 Kings 8:19Yet the LORD would not destroy Judah for David his servant's sake, as he promised him to give him always a light, and to his children.
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 you:
Job 36:7He withdraws not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he does establish them for ever, and they are exalted.
Psalms 72:5They shall fear you as long as the sun and moon endure, 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 →