2 Samuel 7:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I will make sure that one of your descendants will always be king.

Cross References

Genesis 49:10

You will have power and rule until nations obey you and come bringing gifts.

2 Samuel 22:51

You give glorious victories to your chosen king. Your faithful love for David and for his descendants will never end.

2 Samuel 7:13

and no one will be able to take his kingdom away from him. He will be the one to build a temple for me.

2 Samuel 7:17

Nathan told David exactly what he had heard in the vision.

1 Kings 2:4

You and your descendants must always faithfully obey the LORD. If you do, he will keep the solemn promise he made to me that someone from our family will always be king of Israel.

1 Kings 9:5

and I will keep my promise to David that someone from your family will always be king of Israel.

2 Kings 19:34

I will protect it for myself and for my servant David.

2 Kings 8:19

But the LORD refused to destroy Judah, because he had promised his servant David that someone from his family would always rule in Judah.

2 Chronicles 6:16

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.

Job 36:7

God watches over good people and places them in positions of power and honour for ever.

Psalm 45:6

You are God, and you will rule for ever as king. Your royal power brings about justice.

Psalm 72:5

Let the king live for ever like the sun and the moon.

Psalm 89:4

David, one of your descendants will always be king.”

Isaiah 9:6

A child has been born for us. We have been given a son who will be our ruler. His names will be Wonderful Adviser and Mighty God, Eternal Father and Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9:7

His power will never end; peace will last for ever. He will rule David's kingdom and make it grow strong. He will always rule with honesty and justice. The LORD All-Powerful will make certain that all of this is done.

Jeremiah 17:25

then Judah and Jerusalem will always be ruled by kings from David's family. The king and his officials will ride through these gates on horses or in chariots, and the people of Judah and Jerusalem will be with them. There will always be people living in Jerusalem,

Jeremiah 33:17

The king of Israel will be one of David's descendants,

Daniel 2:44

During the time of those kings, the God who rules from heaven will set up an eternal kingdom that will never fall. It will be like the stone that was cut from the mountain, but not by human hands—the stone that crushed the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold. Your Majesty, in your dream the great God has told you what is going to happen, and you can trust this interpretation.

Daniel 7:14

He was crowned king and given power and glory, so that all people of every nation and race would serve him. He will rule for ever, and his kingdom is eternal, never to be destroyed.

Matthew 16:18

So I will call you Peter, which means “a rock”. On this rock I will build my church, and death itself will not have any power over it.

John 12:34

The crowd said to Jesus, “The Scriptures teach that the Messiah will live for ever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”

Hebrews 1:8

But God says about his Son, “You are God, and you will rule as King for ever! Your royal power brings about justice.

Revelation 11:15

At the sound of the seventh trumpet, loud voices were heard in heaven. They said, “Now the kingdom of this world belongs to our Lord and to his Chosen One! And he will rule for ever and ever!”

1 Samuel 25:28

Please forgive me if I say a little more. The LORD will always protect you and your family, because you fight for him. I pray that you won't ever do anything evil as long as you live.