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

16For I have chosen this Temple and set it apart to be holy—a place where my name will be honored forever. I will always watch over it, for it is dear to my heart. 17“As for you, if you faithfully follow me as David your father did, obeying all my commands, decrees, and regulations, then I will establish the throne of your dynasty. For I made this covenant with your father, David, when I said, ‘One of your descendants will always rule over Israel.’ 19“But if you or your descendants abandon me and disobey the decrees and commands I have given you, and if you serve and worship other gods, 20then I will uproot the people from this land that I have given them. I will reject this Temple that I have made holy to honor my name. I will make it an object of mockery and ridicule among 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 is the one who will build a house—a temple—for my name. And I will secure his royal throne forever.
• Psalms 89:28I will love him and be kind to him forever; my covenant with him will never end.
• Psalms 132:11The Lord swore an oath to David with a promise he will never take back: “I will place one of your descendants on your throne.
• 1 Kings 9:5then I will establish the throne of your dynasty over Israel forever. For I made this promise to your father, David: ‘One of your descendants will always sit on the throne of Israel.’
• Jeremiah 33:20“This is what the Lord says: If you can break my covenant with the day and the night so that one does not follow the other,
• 2 Chronicles 6:16“And now, O Lord, God of Israel, carry out the additional promise you made to your servant David, my father. For you said to him, ‘If your descendants guard their behavior and faithfully follow my Law as you have done, one of them will always sit on the throne of Israel.’

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