2 Samuel 7:13

2 Samuel 7:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
• New International Version (NIV)He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

Context of 2 Samuel 7:13

11ever since the day I ordered judges to be over my people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. “‘The Lord declares to you: The Lord himself will make a house for you. 12When your time comes and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up after you your descendant, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He is the one who will build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with a rod of men and blows from mortals. 15But my faithful love will never leave him as it did when I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.

2 Samuel 7:13 word by word

ה֥וּא יִבְנֶה־בַּ֖יִת לִשְׁמִ֑י וְכֹנַנְתִּ֛י אֶת־כִּסֵּ֥א מַמְלַכְתּ֖וֹ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He shall buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• an houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• for my nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• and I will stablishכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• the throneכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throneH3678
• of his kingdomמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467
• forעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 7:13

• 1 Kings 5:5So I plan to build a temple for the name of the Lord my God, according to what the Lord promised my father David: ‘I will put your son on your throne in your place, and he will build the temple for my name.’
• 1 Kings 6:12“As for this temple you are building — if you walk in my statutes, observe my ordinances, and keep all my commands by walking in them, I will fulfill my promise to you, which I made to your father David.
• 1 Kings 8:19Yet you are not the one to build it; instead, your son, your own offspring, will build it for my name.”
• 1 Chronicles 17:11When your time comes to be with your ancestors, I will raise up after you your descendant, who is one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.
• 1 Chronicles 22:9But a son will be born to you; he will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his surrounding enemies, for his name will be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel during his reign.
• 1 Chronicles 28:6He said to me, ‘Your son Solomon is the one who is to build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
• Zechariah 6:13Yes, he will build the Lord’s temple; he will bear royal splendor and will sit on his throne and rule. There will be a priest on his throne, and there will be peaceful counsel between the two of them.
• Matthew 16:18And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.
• Luke 1:31Now listen: You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.
• Hebrews 3:3For Jesus is considered worthy of more glory than Moses, just as the builder has more honor than the house.
• 1 Peter 2:5you yourselves, as living stones, a spiritual house, are being built to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
• 2 Samuel 7:16Your house and kingdom will endure before me forever, and your throne will be established forever.’”
• 1 Chronicles 28:7I will establish his kingdom forever if he perseveres in keeping my commands and my ordinances as he is doing today.’
• Psalms 89:4‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’”Selah
• Isaiah 9:7The dominion will be vast, and its prosperity will never end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from now on and forever. The zeal of the Lord of Armies will accomplish this.
• Isaiah 49:8This is what the Lord says: I will answer you in a time of favor, and I will help you in the day of salvation. I will keep you, and I will appoint you to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land, to make them possess the desolate inheritances,

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 7:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13He shall build - That is, Solomon shall build my temple, not thou, because thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars. See 1 Chronicles 22:8; (note); and see also the observations at the end, 2 Samuel 7:25; (note). The throne of his kingdom for ever - This is a reference to the government of the spiritual kingdom, the kingdom of the Messiah, agreeably to the predictions of the prophet long after, and by which this passage is illustrated…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13He shall build an house … - For the fulfillment of this in the person of Solomon, see 1 Kings 8:16-20. For its application to Christ, see John 1:12; Ephesians 1:20-22; 1 Timothy 3:15; Hebrews 3:6; etc.; and Zechariah 6:12-13. I will stablish the throne of his kingdom forever - The words forever, emphatically twice repeated in 2 Samuel 7:16, show very distinctly that this prophecy looks beyond the succession of the kings of Judah of the house of David, and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-17Verses 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 be a habitation of God…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-13He will build a house for My Name: David's son Solomon would build the temple. David's personal involvement in wars and bloodshed disqualified him from building God's temple (1 Chronicles 22:8–9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-174-17. 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.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 7:13

• Covenant
• David
• Government
• King
• Nathan
• Solomon
• Temple

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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings