2 Samuel 7:13

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

Cross References

Genesis 49:10

The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs; and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.

2 Samuel 22:51

Great triumphs he gives to his king, and shows steadfast love to his anointed, to David, and his descendants for ever.”

2 Samuel 7:16

And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure for ever before me; your throne shall be established for ever.’ ”

2 Samuel 7:27

For thou, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, hast made this revelation to thy servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house’; therefore thy servant has found courage to pray this prayer to thee.

1 Kings 2:24

Now therefore as the Lord lives, who has established me, and placed me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.”

1 Kings 2:4

that the Lord may establish his word which he spoke concerning me, saying, ‘If your sons take heed to their way, to walk before me in faithfulness with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail you a man on the throne of Israel.’

1 Kings 2:45

But King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord for ever.”

1 Kings 5:5

And so I purpose to build a house for the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord said to David my father, ‘Your son, whom I will set upon your throne in your place, shall build the house for my name.’

1 Kings 6:12

“Concerning this house which you are building, if you will walk in my statutes and obey my ordinances and keep all my commandments and walk in them, then I will establish my word with you, which I spoke to David your father.

1 Kings 8:13

I have built thee an exalted house, a place for thee to dwell in for ever.”

1 Kings 8:15

And he said, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who with his hand has fulfilled what he promised with his mouth to David my father, saying,

1 Kings 8:19

nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.’

2 Kings 21:4

And he built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, “In Jerusalem will I put my name.”

2 Kings 21:7

And the graven image of Asherah that he had made he set in the house of which the Lord said to David and to Solomon his son, “In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name for ever;

2 Kings 8:19

Yet the Lord would not destroy Judah, for the sake of David his servant, since he promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons for ever.

1 Chronicles 28:10

Take heed now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong, and do it.”

2 Chronicles 33:4

And he built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, “In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.”

2 Chronicles 6:16

Now therefore, O Lord, God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father what thou hast promised him, saying, ‘There shall never fail you a man before me to sit upon the throne of Israel, if only your sons take heed to their way, to walk in my law as you have walked before me.’

Job 36:7

He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings upon the throne he sets them for ever, and they are exalted.

Psalm 72:17

May his name endure for ever, his fame continue as long as the sun! May men bless themselves by him, all nations call him blessed!

Psalm 89:21

so that my hand shall ever abide with him, my arm also shall strengthen him.

Psalm 89:29

I will establish his line for ever and his throne as the days of the heavens.

Psalm 89:4

‘I will establish your descendants for ever, and build your throne for all generations.’ ” Selah

Isaiah 49:8

Thus says the Lord: “In a time of favor I have answered you, in a day of salvation I have helped you; I have kept you and given you as a covenant to the people, to establish the land, to apportion the desolate heritages;

Isaiah 9:6

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder, and his name will be called “Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

Isaiah 9:7

Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David, and over his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and for evermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

Jeremiah 33:17

“For thus says the Lord: David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,

Ezekiel 37:25

They shall dwell in the land where your fathers dwelt that I gave to my servant Jacob; they and their children and their children's children shall dwell there for ever; and David my servant shall be their prince for ever.

Daniel 2:44

And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall its sovereignty be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand for ever;

Zechariah 6:12

and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “Behold, the man whose name is the Branch: for he shall grow up in his place, and he shall build the temple of the Lord.

Zechariah 6:13

It is he who shall build the temple of the Lord, and shall bear royal honor, and shall sit and rule upon his throne. And there shall be a priest by his throne, and peaceful understanding shall be between them both.” ’

Matthew 16:18

And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it.

Hebrews 3:3

Yet Jesus has been counted worthy of as much more glory than Moses as the builder of a house has more honor than the house.

1 Peter 2:5

and like living stones be yourselves built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.