And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
Parallel translations
- WEB Your house and your kingdom will be made sure forever before you. Your throne will be established forever.”’”
- BSB Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”
- NKJV And your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever.” ’ ”
- NASB Your house and your kingdom shall endure before Me forever; your throne shall be established forever.” ’ ”
- NLT Your house and your kingdom will continue before me for all time, and your throne will be secure forever.’”
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Quick answer
God promised David that his house, kingdom, and throne would be established forever. This is the climactic pledge of the Davidic covenant.
Overview
The repeated word 'forever' signals a promise that outruns any merely human dynasty, which historically ended in exile. The New Testament resolves the tension by identifying Jesus, the eternal Son of David, as the One in whom the throne is established forever (Luke 1:32-33). David's everlasting kingdom is finally realized in the reign of Christ.
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Cross-references · 16
- Luke 1:32–33He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
- Ps 89:36–37His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
- 2 Sam 7:13He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
- Isa 9:7Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
- Gen 49:10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
- Dan 7:14And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
- Ps 45:6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
- Dan 2:44And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
- 1 Chr 17:13–14I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee:
- Rev 11:15And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
- Heb 1:8But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
- John 12:34The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
- 2 Kgs 19:34For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
- Ps 72:5They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
- Ps 72:17–19His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
- Matt 16:18And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
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God's covenant with David — a son whose throne and kingdom would last forever (7:12–16) — finds its yes in Jesus, the Son of David who reigns without end.
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