2 Samuel 7:13

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

He will build a house for my name, and I will make his kingdom strong forever.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:19

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

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.

Psalm 89:4

‘There will always be someone from your family to rule. I will make your kingdom continue forever and ever.’” Selah

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 will build the Lord’s Temple, and he will receive the honor. He will sit on his throne and be the ruler, and a priest will stand by his throne. These two men will work together in peace.’

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!

Psalm 89:29

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

2 Samuel 7:16

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

1 Peter 2:5

You also are like living stones, and God is using you to build a spiritual house. You are to serve God in this house as holy priests, offering him spiritual sacrifices that he will accept because of Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 3:3

When someone builds a house, people will honor the builder more than the house. It is the same with Jesus. He should have more honor than Moses.

Isaiah 49:8

This is what the Lord says: “There will be a special time when I show my kindness. Then I will answer your prayers. There will be a special day when I will save you. Then I will help you and protect you. And you will be the proof of my agreement with the people. The country is destroyed now, but you will give the land back to the people who own it.

Psalm 89:21

I will support him with my right hand, and my arm will make him strong.

1 Chronicles 28:10

Solomon, you must understand that the Lord has chosen you to build his holy place—the Temple. Be strong and finish the job.”

Matthew 16:18

So I tell you, you are Peter. And I will build my church on this rock. The power of death will not be able to defeat my church.

2 Samuel 7:27

“You, Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, have shown things to me. You said, ‘I will make your family great.’ That is why I, your servant, decided to pray this prayer to you.

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 2:24

The Lord made me the king of Israel. He gave me the throne of my father David. The Lord kept his promise and gave the kingdom to me and my family. Now, as surely as the Lord lives, I swear Adonijah will die today!”

1 Kings 2:45

But the Lord will bless me and keep David’s throne before him forever.”

1 Kings 8:13

Now, Lord, I have built a beautiful Temple for you, where you may live forever.”

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,

2 Kings 21:4

He built altars to honor false gods in the Lord’s Temple. (This is the place the Lord was talking about when he said, “I will put my name in Jerusalem.”)

2 Chronicles 33:4

Manasseh built altars for false gods in the Lord’s Temple. The Lord said about the Temple, “My name will be in Jerusalem forever.”

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. Then many people will obey and serve him.

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!

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 Kings 21:7

Manasseh made a carved statue of Asherah. He put this statue in the Temple. The Lord had said to David and to David’s son Solomon about this Temple: “I have chosen Jerusalem from all the cities in Israel. I will put my name in the Temple in Jerusalem forever.

2 Chronicles 6:16

Now, Lord, God of Israel, keep the other promises you made to your servant David, my father. You said, ‘David, if your sons carefully obey me as you did, you will always have someone from your family ruling the people of Israel.’

Job 36:7

He watches over those who live right. He lets them rule in high places.

Psalm 72:17

May the king be famous forever. May people remember his name as long as the sun shines. May all nations be blessed through him, and may they all bless him.

Isaiah 9:6

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

Jeremiah 33:17

The Lord says, “Someone 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 lived in that place, and my people will live there. They and their children and their grandchildren will live there forever. My servant David 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 that will continue forever. It will never be destroyed. And it will be the kind of kingdom that cannot be passed on to another group of people. This kingdom will crush all the other kingdoms. It will bring them to an end, but that kingdom itself will continue forever.

Zechariah 6:12

Then tell him this is what the Lord All-Powerful says: ‘There is a man called the Branch. He will grow strong, and he will build the Lord’s Temple.