2 Samuel 7:13

New English Translation

He will build a house for my name, and I will make his dynasty permanent.

Cross References

Genesis 49:10

The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs; the nations will obey him.

2 Samuel 22:51

He gives his chosen king magnificent victories; he is faithful to his chosen ruler, to David and to his descendants forever!”

2 Samuel 7:16

Your house and your kingdom will stand before me permanently; your dynasty will be permanent.’”

2 Samuel 7:27

for you, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have told your servant, ‘I will build you a dynastic house.’ That is why your servant has had the courage to pray this prayer to you.

1 Kings 2:24

Now, as certainly as the Lord lives (he who made me secure, allowed me to sit on my father David’s throne, and established a dynasty for me as he promised), Adonijah will be executed today!”

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 2:45

But King Solomon will be empowered and David’s dynasty will endure permanently before the Lord.”

1 Kings 5:5

So I have decided to build a temple to honor the Lord my God, as the Lord instructed my father David, ‘Your son, whom I will put on your throne in your place, is the one who will build a temple to honor me.’

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.

1 Kings 8:13

O Lord, truly I have built a lofty temple for you, a place where you can live permanently.”

1 Kings 8:15

He said, “The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled what he promised my father David.

1 Kings 8:19

But you will not build the temple; your very own son will build the temple for my honor.’

2 Kings 21:4

He built altars in the Lord’s temple, about which the Lord had said, “Jerusalem will be my home.”

2 Kings 21:7

He put an idol of Asherah he had made in the temple, about which the Lord had said to David and to his son Solomon, “This temple in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, will be my permanent home.

2 Kings 8:19

But the Lord was unwilling to destroy Judah. He preserved Judah for the sake of his servant David to whom he had promised a perpetual dynasty.

1 Chronicles 28:10

Realize now that the Lord has chosen you to build a temple as his sanctuary. Be strong and do it!”

2 Chronicles 33:4

He built altars in the Lord’s temple, about which the Lord had said, “Jerusalem will be my permanent home.”

2 Chronicles 6:16

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.’

Job 36:7

He does not take his eyes off the righteous; but with kings on the throne he seats the righteous and exalts them forever.

Psalm 72:17

May his fame endure! May his dynasty last as long as the sun remains in the sky! May they use his name when they formulate their blessings! May all nations consider him to be favored by God!

Psalm 89:21

My hand will support him, and my arm will strengthen him.

Psalm 89:29

I will give him an eternal dynasty, and make his throne as enduring as the skies above.

Psalm 89:4

‘I will give you an eternal dynasty and establish your throne throughout future generations.’” (Selah)

Isaiah 49:8

This is what the Lord says: “At the time I decide to show my favor, I will respond to you; in the day of deliverance I will help you; I will protect you and make you a covenant mediator for people, to rebuild the land and to reassign the desolate property.

Isaiah 9:6

For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us. He shoulders responsibility and is called: Extraordinary Strategist, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9:7

His dominion will be vast and he will bring immeasurable prosperity. He will rule on David’s throne and over David’s kingdom, establishing it and strengthening it by promoting justice and fairness, from this time forward and forevermore. The Lord’s intense devotion to his people will accomplish this.

Jeremiah 33:17

For I, the Lord, promise: “David will never lack a successor to occupy the throne over the nation of Israel.

Ezekiel 37:25

They will live in the land I gave to my servant Jacob, in which your fathers lived; they will live in it – they and their children and their grandchildren forever. David my servant will be prince over them forever.

Daniel 2:44

In the days of those kings the God of heaven will raise up an everlasting kingdom that will not be destroyed and a kingdom that will not be left to another people. It will break in pieces and bring about the demise of all these kingdoms. But it will stand forever.

Zechariah 6:12

Then say to him, ‘The Lord who rules over all says, “Look – here is the man whose name is Branch, who will sprout up from his place and build the temple of the Lord.

Zechariah 6:13

Indeed, he will build the temple of the Lord, and he will be clothed in splendor, sitting as king on his throne. Moreover, there will be a priest with him on his throne and they will see eye to eye on everything.

Matthew 16:18

And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.

Hebrews 3:3

For he has come to deserve greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house deserves greater honor than the house itself!

1 Peter 2:5

you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.