2 Samuel 7:12

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“‘When your life is finished, you will die and be buried with your ancestors. But then I will make one of your own children become the king.

Cross References

Acts 2:30

He was a prophet and knew something that God had said. God had promised David that someone from his own family would sit on David’s throne as king.

1 Kings 8:20

“So the Lord has kept his promises. I am the king now in place of my father David. I rule the people of Israel as the Lord promised. And I have built the Temple for the Lord, the God of Israel.

1 Kings 2:1

The time came for David to die, so he gave these commands to Solomon,

Acts 13:36

“David did God’s will during the time he lived. Then he died and was buried like all his ancestors. And his body did rot in the grave!

1 Chronicles 17:11

When you die, and you join your ancestors, then I will let your own son be the new king. The new king will be one of your sons, and I will make his kingdom strong.

Deuteronomy 31:16

The Lord said to Moses, “You will die soon. And after you have gone to be with your ancestors, these people will not continue to be faithful to me. They will break the agreement I made with them. They will leave me and begin worshiping other gods—the false gods of the land where they are going.

1 Thessalonians 4:14

We believe that Jesus died, but we also believe that he rose again. So we believe that God will raise to life through Jesus any who have died and bring them together with him when he comes.

1 Corinthians 15:51

But listen, I tell you this secret: We will not all die, but we will all be changed.

Isaiah 11:10

At that time there will be someone special from Jesse’s family. He will be like a flag that all the nations gather around. The nations will come to him and ask him what they should do. And the place where he is will be filled with glory.

Isaiah 9:7

His power will continue to grow, and there will be peace without end. This will establish him as the king sitting on David’s throne and ruling his kingdom. He will rule with goodness and justice forever and ever. The strong love that the Lord All-Powerful has for his people will make this happen!

1 Kings 1:21

If you don’t decide, then after you are buried, these men will say that Solomon and I are criminals.”

Daniel 12:2

There are many who are dead and buried. Some of them will wake up and live forever, but others will wake up to shame and disgrace forever.

Psalm 89:29

I will make his family continue forever. His kingdom will last as long as the skies.

Genesis 15:4

Then the Lord spoke to Abram and said, “That slave will not be the one to get what you have. You will have a son who will get everything you own.”

Matthew 1:1

This is the family history of Jesus the Messiah. He came from the family of David, who was from the family of Abraham.

Luke 1:32

He will be great. People will call him the Son of the Most High God, and the Lord God will make him king like his ancestor David.

Luke 24:27

Then he began to explain everything that had been written about himself in the Scriptures. He started with the books of Moses and then he talked about what the prophets had said about him.

1 Kings 1:48

and said, ‘Praise the Lord, the God of Israel. He has put one of my own sons on my throne, and he has let me live to see it.’”

1 Kings 2:4

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

1 Kings 5:5

“The Lord made a promise to my father David. He said, ‘I will make your son king after you, and he will build a temple to honor me.’ Now, I plan to build that temple to honor the Lord my God.

1 Kings 8:15

He prayed this long prayer to the Lord: “The Lord, the God of Israel, is great. He has done what he promised my father David. He told my father,

1 Kings 8:19

But you are not the one to build my temple. Your son will build my temple.’

1 Kings 9:5

If you do, I will make sure that your family will always rule Israel, just as I promised your father David when I told him that Israel would always be ruled by one of his descendants.

2 Kings 8:19

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

2 Chronicles 1:9

Now, Lord God, continue to keep your promise to my father David. You made me king over so many people that they are like the dust of the earth.

2 Chronicles 13:5

You should know that the Lord, the God of Israel, gave David and his sons the right to be king over Israel forever. God gave this right to David with an agreement of salt.

2 Chronicles 21:7

But the Lord would not destroy David’s family because of the agreement he made with David. He had promised to keep a lamp burning for David and his children forever.

2 Chronicles 23:3

All the people meeting together made an agreement with the king in God’s Temple. Jehoiada said to the people, “The king’s son will rule. That is what the Lord promised about David’s descendants.

2 Samuel 22:51

You help your king win battle after battle. You show your faithful love to your chosen one, to David and his descendants forever!

1 Kings 2:10

Then David died and was buried in the City of David.

2 Chronicles 6:9

but you cannot build the Temple. Your son will build the Temple for my name.’

2 Chronicles 6:15

You made a promise to your servant, my father David, and you kept that promise. You made that promise with your own mouth, and with your own hands you made it come true today.

Jeremiah 33:17

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