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2 Samuel 7:13

He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

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ASV

He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

KJV

He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

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10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ה֥וּאhu'heH1931 →
יִבְנֶה־yiv.neh-he will buildH1129 →
בַּ֖יִתBa.yita houseH1004 →
לִשְׁמִ֑יlish.Mifor name myH8034 →
וְכֹנַנְתִּ֛יve.kho.nan.Tiand I will establishH3559 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
כִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'[the] throne ofH3678 →
מַמְלַכְתּ֖וֹmam.lakh.tokingdom hisH4467 →
עַד־'ad-untilH5704 →
עוֹלָֽם׃o.LamperpetuityH5769 →

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Luke 1:31–33Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.1 Kings 8:19Nevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’John 12:34The crowd replied, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain forever. So how can You say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”2 Samuel 7:16Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”1 Chronicles 22:9–10But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and I will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his reign.Psalms 89:4‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selah1 Kings 5:5So behold, I plan to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God, according to what the LORD said to my father David: ‘I will put your son on your throne in your place, and he will build the house for My Name.’Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.Psalms 89:36–37his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,1 Kings 6:12“As for this temple you are building, if you walk in My statutes, carry out My ordinances, and keep all My commandments by walking in them, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David.Psalms 18:50Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.Jeremiah 30:21Their leader will be one of their own, and their ruler will arise from their midst. And I will bring him near, and he will approach Me, for who would dare on his own to approach Me?” declares the LORD.Zechariah 6:13Yes, He will build the temple of the LORD; He will be clothed in splendor and will sit on His throne and rule. And He will be a priest on His throne, and there will be peaceful counsel between the two.’1 Chronicles 17:11–12And when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.Psalms 89:29I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.2 Kings 21:4Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name.”1 Peter 2:5you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.Hebrews 3:3For Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself.

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