2 Samuel 7:13

Good News Translation (US Version)

He will be the one to build a temple for me, and I will make sure that his dynasty continues forever.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:19

but you will never build it. It is your son, your own son, who will build my temple.’

1 Kings 5:5

The Lord promised my father David, ‘Your son, whom I will make king after you, will build a temple for me.’ And I have now decided to build that temple for the worship of the Lord my God.

Psalm 89:4

‘A descendant of yours will always be king; I will preserve your dynasty forever.’”

1 Kings 6:12

“If you obey all my laws and commands, I will do for you what I promised your father David.

Zechariah 6:13

He is the one who will build it and receive the honor due a king, and he will rule his people. A priest will stand by his throne, and they will work together in peace and harmony.’

Isaiah 9:7

His royal power will continue to grow; his kingdom will always be at peace. He will rule as King David's successor, basing his power on right and justice, from now until the end of time. The Lord Almighty is determined to do all this.

Psalm 89:29

His dynasty will be as permanent as the sky; a descendant of his will always be king.

2 Samuel 7:16

You will always have descendants, and I will make your kingdom last forever. Your dynasty will never end.’”

1 Peter 2:5

Come as living stones, and let yourselves be used in building the spiritual temple, where you will serve as holy priests to offer spiritual and acceptable sacrifices to God through Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 3:3

A man who builds a house receives more honor than the house itself. In the same way Jesus is worthy of much greater honor than Moses.

Isaiah 49:8

The Lord says to his people, “When the time comes to save you, I will show you favor and answer your cries for help. I will guard and protect you and through you make a covenant with all peoples. I will let you settle once again in your land that is now laid waste.

Psalm 89:21

My strength will always be with him, my power will make him strong.

1 Chronicles 28:10

You must realize that the Lord has chosen you to build his holy Temple. Now do it—and do it with determination.”

Matthew 16:18

And so I tell you, Peter: you are a rock, and on this rock foundation I will build my church, and not even death will ever be able to overcome it.

2 Samuel 7:27

Lord Almighty, God of Israel! I have the courage to pray this prayer to you, because you have revealed all this to me, your servant, and have told me that you will make my descendants kings.

1 Kings 2:4

If you obey him, the Lord will keep the promise he made when he told me that my descendants would rule Israel as long as they were careful to obey his commands faithfully with all their heart and soul.

1 Kings 2:24

The Lord has firmly established me on the throne of my father David; he has kept his promise and given the kingdom to me and my descendants. I swear by the living Lord that Adonijah will die this very day!”

1 Kings 2:45

But he will bless me, and he will make David's kingdom secure forever.”

1 Kings 8:13

Now I have built a majestic temple for you, a place for you to live in forever.”

1 Kings 8:15

He said, “Praise the Lord God of Israel! He has kept the promise he made to my father David, when he told him,

2 Kings 21:4

He built pagan altars in the Temple, the place that the Lord had said was where he should be worshiped.

2 Chronicles 33:4

He built pagan altars in the Temple, the place that the Lord had said was where he should be worshiped forever.

Genesis 49:10

Judah will hold the royal scepter, And his descendants will always rule. Nations will bring him tribute And bow in obedience before him.

2 Samuel 22:51

God gives great victories to his king; he shows constant love to the one he has chosen, to David and his descendants forever.

2 Kings 8:19

but the Lord was not willing to destroy Judah, because he had promised his servant David that his descendants would always continue to rule.

2 Kings 21:7

He placed the symbol of the goddess Asherah in the Temple, the place about which the Lord had said to David and his son Solomon: “Here in Jerusalem, in this Temple, is the place that I have chosen out of all the territory of the twelve tribes of Israel as the place where I am to be worshiped.

2 Chronicles 6:16

Now, Lord God of Israel, keep the other promise you made to my father when you told him that there would always be one of his descendants ruling as king of Israel, provided that they carefully obeyed your Law just as he did.

Job 36:7

He protects those who are righteous; he allows them to rule like kings and lets them be honored forever.

Psalm 72:17

May the king's name never be forgotten; may his fame last as long as the sun. May all nations ask God to bless them as he has blessed the king.

Isaiah 9:6

A child is born to us! A son is given to us! And he will be our ruler. He will be called, “Wonderful Counselor,” “Mighty God,” “Eternal Father,” “Prince of Peace.”

Jeremiah 33:17

I, the Lord, promise that there will always be a descendant of David to be king of Israel

Ezekiel 37:25

They will live on the land I gave to my servant Jacob, the land where their ancestors lived. They will live there forever, and so will their children and all their descendants. A king like my servant David will rule them forever.

Daniel 2:44

At the time of those rulers the God of heaven will establish a kingdom that will never end. It will never be conquered, but will completely destroy all those empires and then last forever.

Zechariah 6:12

Tell him that the Lord Almighty says, ‘The man who is called The Branch will flourish where he is and rebuild the Lord's Temple.