2 Samuel 7:12

God's Word

“ ‘When the time comes for you to lie down in death with your ancestors, I will send one of your descendants, ⌞one⌟ who will come from you. I will establish his kingdom.

Cross References

Genesis 15:4

Suddenly, the Lord spoke his word to Abram again. He said, “This man will not be your heir. Your own son will be your heir.”

2 Samuel 22:51

He gives great victories to his king. He shows mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his descendant  forever.

1 Kings 1:21

Otherwise, my son Solomon and I will be treated like criminals when you lie down in death with your ancestors.”

1 Kings 1:48

and said, ‘Praise the Lord God of Israel who has let me see the heir to my throne.’ ”

1 Kings 2:1

When David was about to die, he instructed his son Solomon,

1 Kings 2:10

David lay down in death with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David.

1 Kings 2:4

⌞You’ll succeed⌟ because the Lord will keep the promise he made to me: ‘If your descendants are faithful to me with all their hearts and lives, you will never fail to have an heir on the throne of Israel.’

1 Kings 5:5

Now I’m thinking of building a temple for the name of the Lord my God as the Lord spoke to my father David: ‘Your son, whom I will put on your throne to succeed you, will build a temple for my name.’

1 Kings 8:15

“Thanks be to the Lord God of Israel. With his mouth he made a promise to my father David; with his hand he carried it out. He said,

1 Kings 8:19

But you must not build the temple. Instead, your own son will build the temple for my name.’

1 Kings 8:20

The Lord has kept the promise he made. I have taken my father David’s place, and I sit on the throne of Israel as the Lord promised. I’ve built the temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel.

1 Kings 9:5

then I will establish your royal dynasty over Israel forever as I promised your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have an heir on the throne of Israel.’

2 Kings 8:19

But for David’s sake the Lord didn’t want to destroy Judah. The Lord had told David that he would always give him and his descendants a ⌞shining⌟ lamp.

1 Chronicles 17:11

“ ‘When the time comes for you to go and be with your ancestors, I will send one of your descendants. He will be one of your sons. I will establish his kingdom.

2 Chronicles 1:9

Now, Lord God, you’ve kept the promise you made to my father David. You’ve made me king of people who are as numerous as specks of dust on the ground.

2 Chronicles 13:5

Don’t you know that the Lord God of Israel gave the kingdom of Israel to David and his descendants forever in a permanent promise?

2 Chronicles 21:7

But the Lord, recalling the promise  he had made to David, didn’t want to destroy David’s family. The Lord had told David that he would always give him and his descendants a ⌞shining⌟ lamp.

2 Chronicles 23:3

The whole assembly made an agreement with the king in God’s temple. Then Jehoiada said to them, “Here is the king’s son. He should be king, as the Lord said about David’s descendants.

2 Chronicles 6:15

You have kept your promise to my father David, your servant. With your mouth you promised it. With your hand you carried it out as it is today.

2 Chronicles 6:9

But you must not build the temple. Instead, your own son will build the temple for my name.’

Psalm 89:29

I will make his dynasty endure forever and his throne like the days of heaven.

Isaiah 11:10

At that time the root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the people ⌞to gather around⌟. The nations will come to him. His resting place will be glorious.

Isaiah 9:7

His government and peace will have unlimited growth. He will establish David’s throne and kingdom. He will uphold it with justice and righteousness now and forever. The Lord of Armies is determined to do this!

Jeremiah 33:17

“This what the Lord says: David will never fail to have a descendant sitting on the throne of Israel.

Daniel 12:2

Many sleeping in the ground will wake up. Some will wake up to live forever, but others will wake up to be ashamed and disgraced forever.

Matthew 1:1

This is the list of ancestors of Jesus Christ, descendant of David and Abraham.

Luke 1:32

He will be a great man and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David.

Luke 24:27

Then he began with Moses’ Teachings and the Prophets to explain to them what was said about him throughout the Scriptures.

Acts 13:36

After doing God’s will by serving the people of his time, David died. He was laid to rest with his ancestors, but his body decayed.

Acts 2:30

David was a prophet and knew that God had promised with an oath that he would place one of David’s descendants on his throne.

1 Corinthians 15:51

I’m telling you a mystery. Not all of us will die, but we will all be changed.

Deuteronomy 31:16

The Lord said to Moses, “Soon you are going to lie down in death with your ancestors. When these people enter the land and are living among the foreigners there, they will chase after foreign gods as though they were prostitutes. They will abandon me and reject the promise  I made to them.

1 Thessalonians 4:14

We believe that Jesus died and came back to life. We also believe that, through Jesus, God will bring back those who have died. They will come back with Jesus.