2 Chronicles 6:16

New English Translation

Now, O Lord God of Israel, keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David, when you said, ‘You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel, provided that your descendants watch their step and obey my law as you have done.’

Cross References

1 Kings 2:4

and the Lord will fulfill his promise to me, ‘If your descendants watch their step and live faithfully in my presence with all their heart and being, then,’ he promised, ‘you will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’

1 Kings 6:12

“As for this temple you are building, if you follow my rules, observe my regulations, and obey all my commandments, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David.

2 Chronicles 13:5

Don’t you realize that the Lord God of Israel has given David and his dynasty lasting dominion over Israel by a formal agreement?

2 Chronicles 21:7

But the Lord was unwilling to destroy David’s dynasty because of the promise he had made to give David a perpetual dynasty.

2 Chronicles 23:3

and the whole assembly made a covenant with the king in the temple of God. Jehoiada said to them, “The king’s son will rule, just as the Lord promised David’s descendants.

2 Chronicles 6:17

Now, O Lord God of Israel, may the promise you made to your servant David be realized.

2 Chronicles 7:17

You must serve me as your father David did. Do everything I commanded and obey my rules and regulations.

2 Chronicles 7:18

Then I will establish your dynasty, just as I promised your father David, ‘You will not fail to have a successor ruling over Israel.’

Psalm 119:1

How blessed are those whose actions are blameless, who obey the law of the Lord.

Psalm 119:9

How can a young person maintain a pure life? By guarding it according to your instructions!

Psalm 132:11

The Lord made a reliable promise to David; he will not go back on his word. He said, “I will place one of your descendants on your throne.

Psalm 132:12

If your sons keep my covenant and the rules I teach them, their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”

Psalm 26:3

For I am ever aware of your faithfulness, and your loyalty continually motivates me.

Ezekiel 36:37

“This is what the sovereign Lord says: I will allow the house of Israel to ask me to do this for them: I will multiply their people like sheep.