2 Samuel 7:16
What does 2 Samuel 7:16 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Samuel 7:16 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made sure for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made sure for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And your family and your kingdom will keep their place before me for ever: the seat of your authority will never be overturned.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and stedfast <FI>is<Fi> thy house and thy kingdom unto the age before thee, thy throne is established unto the age.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And thy house shall be faithful, and thy kingdom for ever before thy face, and thy throne shall be firm for ever.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made firm for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
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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.
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