Devine Scripture

2 Samuel 7:16

2 Samuel chapter 7 · verse 16 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made sure for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made sure for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

Context

v.15but my lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

v.16This passage

v.17According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Daniel 2:44

    And in the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall the sovereignty thereof be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

  • Matthew 16:18

    And I also say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

  • 2 Samuel 7:13

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

  • Psalms 72:5

    They shall fear thee while the sun endureth, And so long as the moon, throughout all generations.

  • Psalms 45:6

    Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: A sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

  • Genesis 49:10

    The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh come; And unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be.