2 Samuel 7:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁶ Your house and kingdom will endure before me  for ever,  and your throne will be established for ever.” ’

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before you; your throne shall be established forever.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made sure for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Your dynasty and your kingdom will be secured forever before me. Your throne will be established forever.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And your house shall be faithful, and your kingdom shall be before your face, for eternity, and your throne shall be secure continuously.' "

2 Samuel 7:16 Cross References

Genesis 49:10

The sceptre will not depart from Judah or the staff from between his feet until he whose right it is comes  , and the obedience of the peoples belongs to him.

2 Samuel 22:51

He is a tower of salvation for   his king; he shows loyalty to his anointed, to David and his descendants for ever.

2 Samuel 7:13

He is the one who will build a house for my name,  and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

2 Samuel 7:17

Nathan reported all these words and this entire vision to David.

1 Kings 2:4

and so that the Lord will fulfil his promise that he made to me: “If your sons take care to walk faithfully before me with all their heart and all their soul,  you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.”

1 Kings 9:5

I will establish your royal throne over Israel for ever, as I promised your father David: You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.

2 Kings 19:34

I will defend this city and rescue it for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.’

2 Kings 8:19

For the sake of his servant David, the Lord was unwilling to destroy Judah, since he had promised to give a lamp  , to David and his sons for ever.

2 Chronicles 6:16

Therefore, Lord God of Israel, keep what you promised to your servant, my father David: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before me on the throne of Israel, if only your sons take care to walk in my Law as you have walked before me.’

Job 36:7

He does not withdraw his gaze from the righteous, but he seats them for ever with enthroned kings, and they are exalted.

Isaiah 9:6

For a child will be born for us, a son will be given to us, and the government will be on his shoulders. He will be named Wonderful Counsellor,  Mighty God, Eternal Father,  Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9:7

The dominion will be vast, and its prosperity will never end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from now on and for ever. The zeal of the Lord of Armies will accomplish this.

Jeremiah 17:25

kings and princes will enter through the gates of this city. They will sit on the throne of David;  they will ride in chariots and on horses  with their officials, the men of Judah, and the residents of Jerusalem. This city will be inhabited for ever.

Jeremiah 33:17

‘For this is what the Lord says: David will never fail to have a man sitting on the throne of the house of Israel.

Ezekiel 37:25

‘ “They will live in the land that I gave to my servant Jacob,  where your ancestors lived. They will live in it for ever with their children and grandchildren, and my servant David will be their prince for ever.

Daniel 2:44

‘In the days of those kings, the God of the heavens will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed,  and this kingdom will not be left to another people. It will crush all these kingdoms  and bring them to an end, but will itself endure for ever.

Daniel 7:14

He was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, so that those of every people, nation, and language should serve  him. His dominion is an everlasting   dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will not be destroyed.

Matthew 16:18

And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church,   and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.

John 12:34

Then the crowd replied to him, ‘We have heard from the law that the Messiah will remain for ever.  So how can you say, “The Son of Man   must be lifted up”? Who is this Son of Man? ’

Hebrews 1:8

but to  the Son: Your throne, God, is for ever and ever, and the sceptre of your kingdom is a sceptre of justice.

Revelation 11:15

The seventh angel blew his trumpet,  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 for ever and ever.

1 Samuel 25:28

Please forgive your servant’s offence,  for the Lord is certain to make a lasting dynasty for my lord  because he fights the Lord’s battles.  Throughout your life, may evil  not be found in you.