2 Chronicles 7:18

2 Chronicles 7:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with David your father when I said, ‘You shall never fail to have a successor to rule over Israel.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)then I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with David your father, saying, 'You shall not lack a man to rule Israel.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)then I will establish the throne of your kingdom, as I covenanted with David your father, saying, ‘You shall not fail to have a man as ruler in Israel.’

Context of 2 Chronicles 7:18

16Now I have chosen and consecrated this temple by making it my permanent home; I will be constantly present there. 17You must serve me as your father David did. Do everything I commanded and obey my rules and regulations. Then I will establish your dynasty, just as I promised your father David, ‘You will not fail to have a successor ruling over Israel.’ 19“But if you people ever turn away from me, fail to obey the regulations and rules I instructed you to keep, and decide to serve and worship other gods, 20then I will remove you from my land I have given you, I will abandon this temple I have consecrated with my presence, and I will make you an object of mockery and ridicule among all the nations.

2 Chronicles 7:18 word by word

וַהֲקִ֣ימוֹתִ֔י אֵ֖ת כִּסֵּ֣א מַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר כָּרַ֗תִּי לְדָוִ֤יד אָבִ֙יךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹֽא־יִכָּרֵ֤ת לְךָ֙ אִ֔ישׁ מוֹשֵׁ֖ל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then will I stablishקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• the throneכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throneH3678
• of thy kingdomמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
• according as I have covenantedכָּרַתkârath · to cut: lackH3772
• with Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• thy fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• thee a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• rulerמָשַׁלmâshal · to ruleH4910
• in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 7:18

• 2 Samuel 7:13He will build a house for my name, and I will make his dynasty permanent.
• Psalms 89:28I will always extend my loyal love to him, and my covenant with him is secure.
• Psalms 132:11The Lord made a reliable promise to David; he will not go back on his word. He said, “I will place one of your descendants on your throne.
• 1 Kings 9:5Then I will allow your dynasty to rule over Israel permanently, just as I promised your father David, ‘You will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’
• Jeremiah 33:20“I, Lord, make the following promise: ‘I have made a covenant with the day and with the night that they will always come at their proper times. Only if you people could break that covenant
• 2 Chronicles 6:16Now, O Lord God of Israel, keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David, when you said, ‘You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel, provided that your descendants watch their step and obey my law as you have done.’

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 7:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18There shall not fail thee a man - This promise was not fulfilled, because the condition was not fulfilled; they forsook God, and he cut them off, and the throne also.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-18God told Solomon that God's kingdom is eternal. In 1 Kings 9:5, it says one of Solomon's descendants will always be on Israel's throne. The Chronicler says one of Solomon's descendants will always rule Israel. During the Chronicler's time, there was no throne in Israel, so this refers to the Messiah (compare Micah 5:2).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 7:18

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Blessing
• God
• Solomon

In the dictionaries

• David
• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Solomon
• Ruler
• Throne

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 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