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2 Samuel 7:16

Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”

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ASV

And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made sure for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

KJV

And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

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11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְנֶאְמַ֨ןve.ne'.Manand it will be establishedH539 →
בֵּיתְךָ֧bei.te.Khahouse yourH1004 →
וּמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛u.mam.lakh.te.Khaand kingdom yourH4467 →
עַד־'ad-untilH5704 →
עוֹלָ֖םo.LamperpetuityH5769 →
לְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.kha<to> before youH6440 →
כִּֽסְאֲךָ֔kis.'a.Khathrone yourH3678 →
יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehit will beH1961 →
נָכ֖וֹןna.KhonestablishedH3559 →
עַד־'ad-untilH5704 →
עוֹלָֽם׃o.LamperpetuityH5769 →

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Luke 1:33and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”Luke 1:32–33He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,Psalms 89:36–37his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,2 Samuel 7:13He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.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.Daniel 7:14And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.Genesis 49:10The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.Daniel 2:44In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.Psalms 45:6Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.2 Samuel 5:12And David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”1 Chronicles 17:13–14I will be his Father, and he will be My son. And I will never remove My loving devotion from him as I removed it from your predecessor.Luke 1:32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,Hebrews 1:8But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.1 Kings 8:24You have kept Your promise to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You have fulfilled with Your hand this day.2 Kings 19:34‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”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?”1 Kings 9:5then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’

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