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2 Chronicles 13:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The LORD God of Israel has made a solemn promise that every king of Israel will be from David's family.

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Joab and his soldiers attacked the Arameans, and the Arameans ran from them.

The LORD has done what he promised. I am the king of Israel like my father, and I've built a temple for the LORD our God.

I'll choose one of your sons to be king when you reach the end of your life and are buried beside your ancestors. I'll make him a strong ruler,

I will make sure that your son and his descendants will rule my people and my kingdom for ever.

You promised that someone from his family would always be king of Israel, if they do their best to obey you, just as he did.

I continued, “What you have done is wrong! We must honour our God by the way we live, so the Gentiles can't find fault with us.

No, you would not learn, and you refused to respect the LORD.

In the same way, I will never reject the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob or break my promise that they will always have a descendant of David as their king. I will be kind to my people Israel, and they will be successful again.

and bring them to my temple. The priests will sprinkle salt on them and offer them as sacrifices to please me.

Sir, the Most High God made your father a great and powerful man and brought him much honour and glory.

Salt is offered when you make an agreement with me, so sprinkle salt on these sacrifices.

From now on, the sacred offerings that the Israelites give to me will belong to you, your sons, and your daughters. This is my promise to you and your descendants, and it will never change.

They will say this because they want to forget that long ago the heavens and the earth were made at God's command. The earth came out of water and was made from water.

One day he said, “Samuel, I've rejected Saul, and I refuse to let him be king any longer. Stop feeling sad about him. Put some olive oil in a small container and go and visit a man named Jesse, who lives in Bethlehem. I've chosen one of his sons to be my king.”

Jesse sent for David. He was a healthy, good-looking boy with a sparkle in his eyes. As soon as David came, the LORD told Samuel, “He's the one! Get up and pour the olive oil on his head.”




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