2 Samuel 7:16

Easy To Read Version

Your family of kings will continue—you can depend on that! For you, your kingdom will continue forever! Your throne (kingdom) will stand forever!”

Cross References

Genesis 49:10

Men from Judah’s family will be kings. The sign that his family rules will not leave his family, before the real king comes. [257] Then many people will obey and serve him.

2 Samuel 22:51

The Lord helps his king win many battles! The Lord shows his true love for his chosen king. He will be loyal to David and to his descendants forever!

2 Samuel 7:13

He will build a house (temple) for my name. And I will make his kingdom strong forever.

2 Samuel 7:17

Nathan told David about that vision. [52] He told David everything God had said.

1 Kings 2:4

And if you obey the Lord, then the Lord will keep his promise about me. The Lord said, ‘If your sons carefully live the way I tell them, sincerely, with all their heart, then the king of Israel will always be a man from your family.’”

1 Kings 9:5

“If you do all these things, then I will make sure that the king of Israel is always someone from your family. This is the promise I made to your father David. I told him that Israel would always be ruled by one of his descendants. [120]

2 Kings 19:34

I will protect this city and save it. I will do this for myself and for my servant David.”

2 Kings 8:19

But the Lord would not destroy Judah because of {the promise to} his servant David. The Lord had promised David that someone from his family would always be king.

2 Chronicles 6:16

Now, Lord God of Israel, keep your promise to your servant David. This is what you promised: You said, ‘David, you will not fail to have a man from your family sit on Israel’s throne in front of me. This will happen only if your sons are careful in what they do. They must obey my law the same as you have obeyed my law.’

Job 36:7

God watches over people who live right.\par He lets good people be rulers.\par God gives good people honor forever.\par

Psalm 45:6

God, {\cf2\super [273]} your throne continues forever!\par Goodness is your royal scepter. {\cf2\super [274]} \par

Psalm 72:5

May people fear and respect the king\par as long as the sun shines\par and the moon is in the sky.\par May people fear and respect him forever!\par

Psalm 89:4

David, I will make your family\par continue forever.\par I will make your kingdom continue\par forever and ever.”\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [504]})\i0 \par

Isaiah 9:6

This will happen when the special child is born. God will give a son to us. This son will be responsible for leading the people. His name will be “Wonderful Counselor, Powerful God, Father Who Lives Forever, Prince of Peace.”

Isaiah 9:7

Power and peace will be in his kingdom. It will continue to grow for this king from David’s family. This king will use goodness and fair judgment to rule the kingdom forever and ever.

Jeremiah 17:25

“If you obey this command, then kings that sit on David’s throne will come through the gates of Jerusalem. Those kings will come riding on chariots {\cf2\super [144]} and on horses. The leaders of the people of Judah and Jerusalem will be with those kings. And Jerusalem will have people living in it forever!

Jeremiah 33:17

The Lord says, “A person from David’s family will always sit on the throne and rule the family of Israel.

Ezekiel 37:25

They will live on the land that I gave to my servant Jacob. Your ancestors {\cf2\super [297]} lived in that place. And my people will live there. They and their children, and their grandchildren will live there forever. And David my servant will be their leader forever.

Daniel 2:44

“During the time of the kings \{of the fourth kingdom\}, the God of heaven will set up another kingdom. This kingdom will continue forever! It will never be destroyed! And it will be the kind of kingdom that can’t be passed on to another group of people. This kingdom will crush all those other kingdoms. It will bring those kingdoms to an end. But that kingdom itself will continue forever.

Daniel 7:14

“The person that looked like a human being was given authority, glory, and complete ruling power. People from every nation and every language will worship him. His rule will last forever. His kingdom will continue forever. It will never be destroyed.

Matthew 16:18

So I tell you, you are Peter. {\cf2\super [230]} And I will build my church on this rock. The power of death {\cf2\super [231]} will not be able to defeat my church.

John 12:34

The people said, “But our law says that the Christ {\cf2\super [201]} will live forever. So why do you say, ‘The Son of Man {\cf2\super [202]} must be lifted up’? Who is this ‘Son of Man’?”

Hebrews 1:8

But God said this about his Son:

Revelation 11:15

The seventh angel blew his trumpet. Then there were loud voices in heaven. The voices said:

1 Samuel 25:28

Please forgive me for doing wrong. I know the Lord will make your family strong! The Lord will do this because you fight his battles. People will never find anything bad about you as long as you live!