His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
Parallel translations
- WEB His offspring will endure forever, his throne like the sun before me.
- BSB his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,
- NKJV His seed shall endure forever, And his throne as the sun before Me;
- NASB “His descendants shall endure forever, And his throne as the sun before Me.
- NLT His dynasty will go on forever; his kingdom will endure as the sun.
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Quick answer
David's line will endure forever, his throne as enduring as the sun.
Overview
The dynasty's permanence is pictured with the sun, a constant, God-appointed sign. This everlasting throne could not rest in mortal kings alone. It is fulfilled in the eternal reign of Jesus, the Son of David who lives and rules forever (Luke 1:32-33).
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- Ps 72:5They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
- Ps 89:29His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
- Ps 72:17His 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.
- Isa 59:21As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.
- Luke 1:33And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
- Ps 89:4Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.
- 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.
- 2 Sam 7:16And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
- Jer 33:20Thus saith the LORD; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season;
- 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?
- Isa 53:10Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
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