2 Samuel 7:13

New Living Translation

He is the one who will build a house—a temple—for my name. And I will secure his royal throne forever.

Cross References

Genesis 49:10

The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from his descendants, until the coming of the one to whom it belongs, the one whom all nations will honor.

2 Samuel 22:51

You give great victories to your king; you show unfailing love to your anointed, to David and all his descendants forever.”

2 Samuel 7:16

Your house and your kingdom will continue before me for all time, and your throne will be secure forever.’”

2 Samuel 7:27

“O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, God of Israel, I have been bold enough to pray this prayer to you because you have revealed all this to your servant, saying, ‘I will build a house for you—a dynasty of kings!’

1 Kings 2:24

The Lord has confirmed me and placed me on the throne of my father, David; he has established my dynasty as he promised. So as surely as the Lord lives, Adonijah will die this very day!”

1 Kings 2:4

If you do this, then the Lord will keep the promise he made to me. He told me, ‘If your descendants live as they should and follow me faithfully with all their heart and soul, one of them will always sit on the throne of Israel.’

1 Kings 2:45

But may I, King Solomon, receive the Lord’s blessings, and may one of David’s descendants always sit on this throne in the presence of the Lord.”

1 Kings 5:5

So I am planning to build a Temple to honor the name of the Lord my God, just as he had instructed my father, David. For the Lord told him, ‘Your son, whom I will place on your throne, will build the Temple to honor my name.’

1 Kings 6:12

“Concerning this Temple you are building, if you keep all my decrees and regulations and obey all my commands, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father, David.

1 Kings 8:13

Now I have built a glorious Temple for you, a place where you can live forever!”

1 Kings 8:15

“Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who has kept the promise he made to my father, David. For he told my father,

1 Kings 8:19

but you are not the one to do it. One of your own sons will build the Temple to honor me.’

2 Kings 21:4

He built pagan altars in the Temple of the Lord, the place where the Lord had said, “My name will remain in Jerusalem forever.”

2 Kings 21:7

Manasseh even made a carved image of Asherah and set it up in the Temple, the very place where the Lord had told David and his son Solomon: “My name will be honored forever in this Temple and in Jerusalem—the city I have chosen from among all the tribes of Israel.

2 Kings 8:19

But the Lord did not want to destroy Judah, for he had promised his servant David that his descendants would continue to rule, shining like a lamp forever.

1 Chronicles 28:10

So take this seriously. The Lord has chosen you to build a Temple as his sanctuary. Be strong, and do the work.”

2 Chronicles 33:4

He built pagan altars in the Temple of the Lord, the place where the Lord had said, “My name will remain in Jerusalem forever.”

2 Chronicles 6:16

“And now, O Lord, God of Israel, carry out the additional promise you made to your servant David, my father. For you said to him, ‘If your descendants guard their behavior and faithfully follow my Law as you have done, one of them will always sit on the throne of Israel.’

Job 36:7

He never takes his eyes off the innocent, but he sets them on thrones with kings and exalts them forever.

Psalm 72:17

May the king’s name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun shines. May all nations be blessed through him and bring him praise.

Psalm 89:21

I will steady him with my hand; with my powerful arm I will make him strong.

Psalm 89:29

I will preserve an heir for him; his throne will be as endless as the days of heaven.

Psalm 89:4

‘I will establish your descendants as kings forever; they will sit on your throne from now until eternity.’” Interlude

Isaiah 49:8

This is what the Lord says: “At just the right time, I will respond to you. On the day of salvation I will help you. I will protect you and give you to the people as my covenant with them. Through you I will reestablish the land of Israel and assign it to its own people again.

Isaiah 9:6

For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9:7

His government and its peace will never end. He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David for all eternity. The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will make this happen!

Jeremiah 33:17

For this is what the Lord says: David will have a descendant sitting on the throne of Israel forever.

Ezekiel 37:25

They will live in the land I gave my servant Jacob, the land where their ancestors lived. They and their children and their grandchildren after them will live there forever, generation after generation. And my servant David will be their prince forever.

Daniel 2:44

“During the reigns of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed or conquered. It will crush all these kingdoms into nothingness, and it will stand forever.

Zechariah 6:12

Tell him, ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Here is the man called the Branch. He will branch out from where he is and build the Temple of the Lord.

Zechariah 6:13

Yes, he will build the Temple of the Lord. Then he will receive royal honor and will rule as king from his throne. He will also serve as priest from his throne, and there will be perfect harmony between his two roles.’

Matthew 16:18

Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.

Hebrews 3:3

But Jesus deserves far more glory than Moses, just as a person who builds a house deserves more praise than the house itself.

1 Peter 2:5

And you are living stones that God is building into his spiritual temple. What’s more, you are his holy priests. Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, you offer spiritual sacrifices that please God.