2 Samuel 7:12

2 Samuel 7:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
• New International Version (NIV)When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“When your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.

Context of 2 Samuel 7:12

10I will also appoint a place for My people Israel and will plant them, that they may live in their own place and not be disturbed again, nor will the wicked afflict them any more as formerly, 11even from the day that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel; and I will give you rest from all your enemies. The Lord also declares to you that the Lord will make a house for you. When your days are complete and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come forth from you, and I will establish his kingdom. 13He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; when he commits iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and the strokes of the sons of men,

2 Samuel 7:12 word by word

כִּ֣י׀ יִמְלְא֣וּ יָמֶ֗יךָ וְשָֽׁכַבְתָּ֙ אֶת־אֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ וַהֲקִימֹתִ֤י אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ֙ אַחֲרֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֵצֵ֖א מִמֵּעֶ֑יךָ וַהֲכִינֹתִ֖י אֶת־מַמְלַכְתּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• Whenכִּיkîy · forH3588
• your daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• are completeמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• lieשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
• downשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
• with your fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• I will raiseקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• descendantזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• you, whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• will comeיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: produceH3318
• forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: produceH3318
• you, and I will establishכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• his kingdomמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 7:12

• 1 Kings 2:1As David’s time to die drew near, he charged Solomon his son, saying,
• 1 Kings 8:20Now the Lord has fulfilled His word which He spoke; for I have risen in place of my father David and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised, and have built the house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
• Deuteronomy 31:16The Lord said to Moses, “Behold, you are about to lie down with your fathers; and this people will arise and play the harlot with the strange gods of the land, into the midst of which they are going, and will forsake Me and break My covenant which I have made with them.
• 1 Kings 1:21Otherwise it will come about, as soon as my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered offenders.”
• Daniel 12:2Many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace and everlasting contempt.
• Acts 13:36For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep, and was laid among his fathers and underwent decay;
• 1 Corinthians 15:51Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed,
• 1 Thessalonians 4:14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.
• Genesis 15:4Then behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “This man will not be your heir; but one who will come forth from your own body, he shall be your heir.”
• 1 Chronicles 17:11When your days are fulfilled that you must go to be with your fathers, that I will set up one of your descendants after you, who will be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
• Psalms 89:29So I will establish his descendants forever And his throne as the days of heaven.
• Psalms 132:11The Lord has sworn to David A truth from which He will not turn back: “Of the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne.
• Isaiah 9:7There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, On the throne of David and over his kingdom, To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness From then on and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this.
• Isaiah 11:1Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse, And a branch from his roots will bear fruit.
• Matthew 22:42“What do you think about the Christ, whose son is He?” They said to Him, “The son of David.”

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 7:12

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12The prophet, having detailed God‘s past mercies to David, now passes on to direct prophecy, and that one of the most important in the O d Testament. I will set up the seed - In one sense this mannifestly refers to Solomon, David‘s successor and the builder of the temple. But we have the direct authority of Peter Acts 2:30 for applying it to Christ the seed of David, and His eternal kingdom; and the title the Son of David given to the Messiah in the…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 7:12

• Covenant
• David
• 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