2 Chronicles 7 · Verse 18

2 Chronicles 7:18

Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel.
2 Chronicles 7:18, King James Version

2 Chronicles 7:18 in other translations

BSBthen I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man to rule over Israel.’
WEBthen I will establish the throne of your kingdom, according as I covenanted with David your father, saying, ‘There shall not fail you a man to be ruler in Israel.’
ASVthen I will establish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel.
YLTthen I have established the throne of thy kingdom, as I covenanted with David thy father, saying, There is not cut off a man to thee--a ruler in Israel;
DARBYthen will I establish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to rule over Israel.
BBEThen I will make strong the seat of your kingdom, as I gave my word to David your father, saying, You will never be without a man to be ruler in Israel.
WebsterThen will I establish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel.

What does 2 Chronicles 7:18 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 18 There shall not fail thee a man - This promise was not fulfilled, because the condition was not fulfilled; they forsook God, and he cut them off, and the throne also.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 7:18 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַהֲקִ֣ימוֹתִ֔יva.ha.Ki.mo.Tiand I will establishH6965
אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>H853
כִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'[the] throne ofH3678
מַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָmal.khu.Te.khakingdom yourH4438
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
כָּרַ֗תִּיka.Ra.tiI madeH3772
לְדָוִ֤ידle.da.Vidto DavidH1732
אָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khafather yourH1
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
יִכָּרֵ֤תyi.ka.Retit will be cut offH3772
לְךָ֙le.Khato you
אִ֔ישׁ'Isha manH376
מוֹשֵׁ֖לmo.Shel[who] rulesH4910
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃be.Yis.ra.'Elover IsraelH3478

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 7:18

  • 2 Chronicles 6:16

    Now therefore, O Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me.

  • Jeremiah 33:20-21

    Thus saith the Lord; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season; Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers.

  • 2 Samuel 7:13-16

    He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee. And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

  • 1 Kings 9:5

    Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.

  • Psalms 89:28-40

    My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him. His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven. If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments; …

  • Jeremiah 33:25-26

    Thus saith the Lord; If my covenant be not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth; Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, so that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them.

  • Psalms 132:11-12

    The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.

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stablish.
2Sa 7:13-16
as I have.
Ps 89:28-40; 132:11,12
shall not.
1Ki 9:5; Jer 33:20,21,25,26
fail thee. Heb. be cut off to thee.
6:16

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 7:17

    And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and shalt observe my statutes and my judgments;

  • 2 Chronicles 7:18

    Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel.

  • 2 Chronicles 7:19

    But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;

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2 Chronicles 7:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Yo confirmaré el trono de tu reino, como concerté con David tu padre, diciendo: No faltará varón de ti que domine en Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
j’affermirai le trône de ton royaume, selon que j’ai fait alliance avec David, ton père, disant: Tu ne manqueras pas d’un homme pour gouverner Israël.
German
Elberfelder 1871
so werde ich den Thron deines Königtums befestigen, so wie ich mit deinem Vater David einen Bund gemacht und gesagt habe: Es soll dir nicht an einem Manne fehlen, der über Israel herrsche.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
suscitabo thronum regni tui, sicut pollicitus sum David patri tuo, dicens: Non auferetur de stirpe tua vir qui sit princeps in Israël.