2 Samuel 7:12

New Century Version

“ ‘When you die and join your ancestors, I will make one of your sons the next king, and I will set up his kingdom.

Cross References

Genesis 15:4

Then the Lord spoke his word to Abram: “He will not be the one to inherit what you have. You will have a son of your own who will inherit what you have.”

2 Samuel 22:51

The Lord gives great victories to his king. He is loyal to his appointed king, to David and his descendants forever.”

1 Kings 1:21

As soon as you die, Solomon and I will be treated as criminals.”

1 Kings 1:48

saying, ‘Bless the Lord, the God of Israel. Today he has made one of my sons the king and allowed me to see it.’ ”

1 Kings 2:1

Since it was almost time for David to die, he gave his son Solomon his last commands.

1 Kings 2:10

Then David died and was buried with his ancestors in Jerusalem.

1 Kings 2:4

And if you obey the Lord, he will keep the promise he made to me. He said: ‘If your descendants live as I tell them and have complete faith in me, a man from your family will always be king over the people of Israel.’

1 Kings 5:5

“The Lord promised my father David, ‘I will make your son king after you, and he will build a temple for worshiping me.’ Now, I plan to build that temple for worshiping the Lord my God.

1 Kings 8:15

Then he said, “Praise the Lord, the God of Israel. He has done what he promised to my father David. The Lord said,

1 Kings 8:19

But you are not the one to build it. Your son, who comes from your own body, is the one who will build my temple.’

1 Kings 8:20

“Now the Lord has kept his promise. I am the king now in place of David my father. Now I rule Israel as the Lord promised, and I have built the Temple for the Lord, the God of Israel.

1 Kings 9:5

If you do, I will make your kingdom strong. This is the promise I made to your father David—that someone from his family would always rule Israel.

2 Kings 8:19

But the Lord would not destroy Judah because of his servant David. The Lord had promised that one of David’s descendants would always rule.

1 Chronicles 17:11

When you die and join your ancestors, I will make one of your sons the new king, and I will set up his kingdom.

2 Chronicles 1:9

Now, Lord God, may your promise to my father David come true. You have made me king of a people who are as many as 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 rule Israel forever by an agreement of salt.

2 Chronicles 21:7

But the Lord would not destroy David’s family because of the agreement he had made with David. He had promised that one of David’s descendants would always rule.

2 Chronicles 23:3

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

2 Chronicles 6:15

You have kept the promise you made to your servant David, my father. You spoke it with your own mouth and finished it with your hands today.

2 Chronicles 6:9

But you are not the one to build it. Your son, who comes from your own body, is the one who will build my temple.’

Psalm 89:29

I will make his family continue, and his kingdom will last as long as the skies.

Isaiah 11:10

At that time the new king from the family of Jesse will stand as a banner for all peoples. The nations will come together around him, and the place where he lives will be filled with glory.

Isaiah 9:7

Power and peace will be in his kingdom and will continue to grow forever. He will rule as king on David’s throne and over David’s kingdom. He will make it strong by ruling with justice and goodness from now on and forever. The Lord All-Powerful will do this because of his strong love for his people.

Jeremiah 33:17

This is what the Lord says: “Someone from David’s family will always sit on the throne of the family of Israel.

Daniel 12:2

Many people who have already died will live again. Some of them will wake up to have life forever, but some will wake up to find shame and disgrace forever.

Matthew 1:1

This is the family history of Jesus Christ. He came from the family of David, and David came from the family of Abraham.

Luke 1:32

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

Luke 24:27

Then starting with what Moses and all the prophets had said about him, Jesus began to explain everything that had been written about himself in the Scriptures.

Acts 13:36

David did God’s will during his lifetime. Then he died and was buried beside his ancestors, and his body did rot in the grave.

Acts 2:30

He was a prophet and knew God had promised him that he would make a person from David’s family a king just as he was.

1 Corinthians 15:51

But look! I tell you this secret: We will not all sleep in death, but we will all be changed.

Deuteronomy 31:16

And the Lord said to Moses, “You will soon die. Then these people will not be loyal to me but will worship the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will leave me, breaking the Agreement I made with them.

1 Thessalonians 4:14

We believe that Jesus died and that he rose again. So, because of him, God will raise with Jesus those who have died.