2 Samuel 7:16
And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
2 Samuel 7:16 in other translations
| BSB | Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.” |
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| WEB | Your house and your kingdom will be made sure forever before you. Your throne will be established forever.”’” |
| ASV | And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made sure for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. |
| YLT | and stedfast is thy house and thy kingdom unto the age before thee, thy throne is established unto the age.' |
| DARBY | And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made firm for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. |
| BBE | And your family and your kingdom will keep their place before me for ever: the seat of your authority will never be overturned. |
| Webster | And thy house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. |
What does 2 Samuel 7:16 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 7:4-17
4-17. it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan--The command was given to the prophet on the night immediately following; that is, before David could either take any measures or incur any expenses.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 7:4-17
Blessings are promised to the family and posterity of David. These promises relate to Solomon, David's immediate successor, and the royal line of Judah. But they also relate to Christ, who is often called David and the Son of David. To him God gave all power in heaven and earth, with authority to execute judgment. He was to build the gospel temple, a house for God's name; the spiritual temple of true believers, to…
2 Samuel 7:16 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Samuel 7:16
- Luke 1:32-33
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
- Psalms 89:36-37
His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.
- 2 Samuel 7:13
He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
- Isaiah 9:7
Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
- Daniel 2:44
And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
- Revelation 11:15
And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
- Psalms 45:6
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
- Daniel 7:14
And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
- Genesis 49:10
The 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.
- 1 Chronicles 17:13-14
I 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: But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.
- John 12:34
The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
- Hebrews 1:8
But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
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Context
- 2 Samuel 7:15
But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
- 2 Samuel 7:16
And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
- 2 Samuel 7:17
According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
2 Samuel 7:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y será afirmada tu casa y tu reino para siempre delante de tu rostro; y tu trono será estable eternalmente. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ta maison et ton royaume seront rendus stables à toujours devant toi, ton trône sera affermi pour toujours. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und dein Haus und dein Königtum sollen vor dir beständig sein auf ewig, dein Thron soll fest sein auf ewig. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et fidelis erit domus tua, et regnum tuum usque in æternum ante faciem tuam, et thronus tuus erit firmus jugiter. |