"Your houseand your kingdomshall endurebeforeMe forever;your throneshall be establishedforever."'"
"The sceptershall not departfrom Judah,Northe ruler'sstafffrom betweenhis feet,UntilShilohcomes,And to him [shall be] the obedienceof the peoples.
"[He] is a towerof deliveranceto His king,And showslovingkindnessto His anointed,To Davidand his descendantsforever."
"He shall builda housefor My name,and I will establishthe throneof his kingdomforever.
In accordance with allthesewordsand allthisvision,soNathanspoketo David.
sothat the LORDmay carryout His promisewhichHe spokeconcerningme, saying,Ifyour sonsare carefulof their way,to walkbeforeMe in truthwith alltheir heartand with alltheir soul,you shall not lacka manon the throneof Israel.'
then I will establishthe throneof your kingdomoverIsraelforever,justas I promisedto your fatherDavid,saying,You shall not lacka manon the throneof Israel.'
For I will defendthiscityto saveit for My own sakeand for My servantDavid'ssake.'"
However, the LORDwas not willingto destroyJudah,for the sakeof DavidHis servant,sinceHe had promisedhim to givea lampto him through his sonsalways.
"Nowtherefore, O LORD,the Godof Israel,keepwith Your servantDavid,my father,that whichYou have promisedhim, saying,You shall not lacka manto siton the throneof Israel,ifonlyyour sonstakeheedto their way,to walkin My lawas you have walkedbeforeMe.'
"He does not withdrawHis eyesfrom the righteous;But with kingson the throneHe has seatedthem forever,and they are exalted.
Your throne,O God,is foreverand ever;A scepterof uprightnessis the scepterof Your kingdom.
Let them fearYou whilethe sun[endures], And as longas the moon,throughout allgenerations.
I will establishyour seedforeverAnd buildup your throneto allgenerations."Selah.
For a childwill be bornto us, a sonwill be givento us; And the governmentwill reston His shoulders;And His namewill be calledWonderfulCounselor,MightyGod,EternalFather,Princeof Peace.
Therewill be noendto the increaseof [His] governmentor of peace,On the throneof Davidand overhis kingdom,To establishit and to upholdit with justiceand righteousnessFrom thenon and forevermore.The zealof the LORDof hostswill accomplishthis.
then there will comein through the gatesof thiscitykingsand princessittingon the throneof David,ridingin chariotsand on horses,they and their princes,the menof Judahand the inhabitantsof Jerusalem,and thiscitywill be inhabitedforever.
"For thussaysthe LORD,Davidshall neverlacka manto siton the throneof the houseof Israel;
"They will liveon the landthat I gaveto JacobMy servant,in whichyour fatherslived;and they will liveon it, they, and their sonsand their sons'sons,forever;and DavidMy servantwill be their princeforever.
"In the daysof thosekingsthe Godof heavenwill setup a kingdomwhichwill neverbe destroyed,and [that] kingdomwill not be leftfor anotherpeople;it will crushand putan endto allthesekingdoms,but it will itselfendureforever.
"And to Him was givendominion,Gloryand a kingdom,That allthe peoples,nationsand [men of every] languageMight serveHim. His dominionis an everlastingdominionWhichwill not passaway;And His kingdomis one Whichwill not be destroyed.
"I alsosayto you that you are Peter,and upon thisrockI will buildMy church;and the gatesof Hadeswill not overpowerit.
The crowdthenansweredHim, "We have heardout of the Lawthat the Christis to remainforever;and howcan You say,The Sonof Manmustbe liftedup'? Whois thisSonof Man?"
But of the Son[He says], "YOUR THRONE,O GOD,IS FOREVERAND EVER,AND THE RIGHTEOUSSCEPTERIS THE SCEPTEROF HIS KINGDOM.
Thenthe seventhangelsounded;and there were loudvoicesin heaven,saying,"The kingdomof the worldhas become[the kingdom] of our Lordand of His Christ;and He will reignforeverand ever."
"Pleaseforgivethe transgressionof your maidservant;for the LORDwill certainlymakefor my lordan enduringhouse,becausemy lordis fightingthe battlesof the LORD,and evilwill not be foundin you allyour days.
