2 Samuel 7:16

2 Samuel 7:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
• New International Version (NIV)Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne will be established forever.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. Your throne shall be established forever.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever.” ’ ”

Context of 2 Samuel 7:16

14I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; when he does wrong, I will discipline him with a rod of men and with strokes of sons of mankind, 15but My favor shall not depart from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from you. Your house and your kingdom shall endure before Me forever; your throne shall be established forever.”’” 17In accordance with all these words and all of this vision, so Nathan spoke to David. 18Then David the king came in and sat before the Lord, and he said, “Who am I, Lord God, and who are the members of my household, that You have brought me this far?

2 Samuel 7:16 word by word

וְנֶאְמַ֨ן בֵּיתְךָ֧ וּמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛ עַד־עוֹלָ֖ם לְפָנֶ֑יךָ כִּֽסְאֲךָ֔ יִהְיֶ֥ה נָכ֖וֹן עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Your houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• and your kingdomמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467
• shall endureאָמַן'âman · be faithfulH539
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• Me foreverעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• Me foreverעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• your throneכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throneH3678
• shall be establishedכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 7:16

• 2 Samuel 7:13He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
• Genesis 49:10The scepter will not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes, And to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
• 2 Kings 19:34‘For I will protect this city to save it for My own sake, and for My servant David’s sake.’”
• 1 Chronicles 17:13I will be his father and he shall be My son; and I will not take My favor away from him, as I took it from him who was before you.
• Psalms 45:6Your throne, God, is forever and ever; The scepter of Your kingdom is a scepter of justice.
• Psalms 72:5May they fear You while the sun shines, And as long as the moon shines, throughout all generations.
• Psalms 89:36His descendants shall endure forever, And his throne as the sun before Me.
• 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 armies will accomplish this.
• Daniel 2:44And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, and that kingdom will not be left for another people; it will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, but it will itself endure forever.
• Daniel 7:14And to Him was given dominion, Honor, and a kingdom, So that all the peoples, nations, and populations of all languages Might serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion Which will not pass away; And His kingdom is one Which will not be destroyed.
• Matthew 16:18And I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.
• Luke 1:32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David;
• John 12:34The crowd then answered Him, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ is to remain forever; and how is it that You say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?”
• Hebrews 1:8But regarding the Son He says, “Your throne, God, is forever and ever, And the scepter of righteousness is the scepter of His kingdom.
• Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel sounded; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and ever.”

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 7:16

• 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. 16forever … forever: God’s promises do not cancel human responsibility or accountability (2 Samuel 7:14). When people do wrong, God responds with justice and discipline. However, no unfaithful son of David could cause God to take back his promise to preserve David’s royal family. Even though the dynasty ended for many centuries, God renewed David’s house and kingdom in Jesus Christ. Jesus is the sinless descendant of David, and he reigns forever.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 7:16

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

In the dictionaries

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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