2 Samuel 7:13

Bible in Basic English (1941)

He will be the builder of a house for my name, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever.

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  • 1 Kgs 6:12 : 12 About this house which you are building: if you will keep my laws and give effect to my decisions and be guided by my rules, I will give effect to my word which I gave to David your father.
  • 1 Kgs 8:19 : 19 But you yourself will not be the builder of my house; but your son, the offspring of your body, he it is who will put up a house for my name.
  • Isa 9:7 : 7 Of the increase of his rule and of peace there will be no end, on the seat of David, and in his kingdom; to make it strong, supporting it with wise decision and righteousness, now and for ever. By the fixed purpose of the Lord of armies this will be done.
  • 1 Kgs 5:5 : 5 And so it is my purpose to make a house for the name of the Lord my God, as he said to David my father, Your son, whom I will make king in your place, will be the builder of a house for my name.
  • 2 Sam 7:16 : 16 And your family and your kingdom will keep their place before me for ever: the seat of your authority will never be overturned.
  • 1 Chr 22:9-9 : 9 But you will have a son who will be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from wars on every side. His name will be Solomon, and in his time I will give Israel peace and quiet; 10 He will be the builder of a house for my name; he will be to me a son, and I will be to him a father; and I will make the seat of his rule over Israel certain for ever.
  • Ps 89:4 : 4 I will make your seed go on for ever, your kingdom will be strong through all generations. (Selah.)
  • Ps 89:29 : 29 His seed will keep their place for ever; his kingdom will be eternal, like the heavens.
  • Ps 89:36-37 : 36 His seed will not come to an end for ever; the seat of his kingdom will be like the sun before me. 37 It will be fixed for ever like the moon; and the witness in heaven is true. (Selah.)
  • Luke 1:31-33 : 31 And see, you will give birth to a son, and his name will be Jesus. 32 He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father: 33 He will have rule over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.
  • Isa 49:8 : 8 This is the word of the Lord: I have given ear to you at a good time, and I have been your helper in a day of salvation: and I will keep you safe, and will make you a glory for the people, putting the land in order, and giving them the heritages which now are waste;
  • Zech 6:13 : 13 And he will be the builder of the Temple of the Lord; and the glory will be his, and he will take his place as ruler on the seat of power; and Joshua will be a priest at his right hand, and between them there will be a design of peace.
  • Matt 16:18 : 18 And I say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock will my church be based, and the doors of hell will not overcome it.
  • Heb 3:3 : 3 And it was right for this man to have more honour than Moses, even as the builder of a house has more honour than the house.
  • 1 Pet 2:5 : 5 You, as living stones, are being made into a house of the spirit, a holy order of priests, making those offerings of the spirit which are pleasing to God through Jesus Christ.
  • Ps 89:21 : 21 My hand will be his support; my arm will give him strength.
  • 1 Chr 28:6-7 : 6 And he said to me, Solomon your son will be the builder of my house and the open spaces round it; for I have taken him to be my son, and I will be his father. 7 I will keep his kingdom in its place for ever, if he is strong at all times to do my orders and keep my rules, as at this day.
  • 1 Chr 28:10 : 10 Now then, take note; for the Lord has made selection of you to be the builder of a house for the holy place. Be strong and do it.
  • 1 Chr 17:11-12 : 11 And when the time comes for you to go to your fathers, I will put in your place your seed after you, one of your sons, and I will make his kingdom strong. 12 He will be the builder of my house, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever.

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  • 1 Chr 17:10-14
    5 verses
    93%

    10 From the time when I put judges over my people Israel; and I will overcome all those who are against you; and I will make you great and the head of a line of kings.

    11 And when the time comes for you to go to your fathers, I will put in your place your seed after you, one of your sons, and I will make his kingdom strong.

    12 He will be the builder of my house, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever.

    13 I will be to him a father and he will be to me a son; and I will not take my mercy away from him as I took it from him who was before you;

    14 But I will make his place in my house and in my kingdom certain for ever; and the seat of his authority will never be overturned.

  • 1 Chr 22:10-11
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    90%

    10 He will be the builder of a house for my name; he will be to me a son, and I will be to him a father; and I will make the seat of his rule over Israel certain for ever.

    11 Now, my son, may the Lord be with you; and may you do well, and put up the house of the Lord your God, as he has said of you.

  • 2 Sam 7:11-12
    2 verses
    86%

    11 From the time when I put judges over my people Israel; and I will give you peace from all who are against you. And the Lord says to you that he will make you the head of a line of kings.

    12 And when the time comes for you to go to rest with your fathers, I will put in your place your seed after you, the offspring of your body, and I will make his kingdom strong.

  • 1 Chr 28:6-7
    2 verses
    84%

    6 And he said to me, Solomon your son will be the builder of my house and the open spaces round it; for I have taken him to be my son, and I will be his father.

    7 I will keep his kingdom in its place for ever, if he is strong at all times to do my orders and keep my rules, as at this day.

  • 2 Sam 7:14-16
    3 verses
    84%

    14 I will be to him a father and he will be to me a son: if he does wrong, I will give him punishment with the rod of men and with the blows of the children of men;

    15 But my mercy will not be taken away from him, as I took it from him who was before you.

    16 And your family and your kingdom will keep their place before me for ever: the seat of your authority will never be overturned.

  • 1 Kgs 8:13
    82%

    13 So I have made for you a living-place, a house in which you may be for ever present.

  • 2 Chr 7:18
    82%

    18 Then I will make strong the seat of your kingdom, as I gave my word to David your father, saying, You will never be without a man to be ruler in Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 9:5
    81%

    5 Then I will make the seat of your rule over Israel certain for ever, as I gave my word to David your father, saying, You will never be without a man to be king in Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 5:5
    81%

    5 And so it is my purpose to make a house for the name of the Lord my God, as he said to David my father, Your son, whom I will make king in your place, will be the builder of a house for my name.

  • 2 Sam 7:25-27
    3 verses
    79%

    25 And now, O Lord God, may the word which you have said about your servant and about his family, be made certain for ever, and may you do as you have said!

    26 And let your name be made great for ever, and let men say, The Lord of armies is God over Israel: and let the family of David your servant be made strong before you!

    27 For you, O Lord of armies, the God of Israel, have clearly said to your servant, I will make you the head of a family of kings: and so it has come into your servant's heart to make this prayer to you.

  • 1 Kgs 8:17-20
    4 verses
    79%

    17 Now it was in the heart of David my father to put up a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

    18 But the Lord said to David my father, You did well to have in your heart the desire to make a house for my name;

    19 But you yourself will not be the builder of my house; but your son, the offspring of your body, he it is who will put up a house for my name.

    20 And the Lord has made his word come true; for I have taken my father David's place on the seat of the kingdom of Israel, as the Lord gave his word; and I have made a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

  • 2 Chr 6:7-10
    4 verses
    79%

    7 Now it was in the heart of my father David to put up a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

    8 But the Lord said to David my father, You did well to have in your heart the desire to make a house for my name:

    9 But you yourself will not be the builder of the house; but your son, the offspring of your body, he it is who will put up a house for my name.

    10 And the Lord has kept his word; for I have taken my father David's place on the seat of the kingdom of Israel, as the Lord gave his word; and I have made the house for the name of the Lord the God of Israel.

  • Ps 89:4
    79%

    4 I will make your seed go on for ever, your kingdom will be strong through all generations. (Selah.)

  • 2 Chr 6:2
    79%

    2 So I have made for you a living-place, a house in which you may be for ever present.

  • Ps 132:11-12
    2 verses
    79%

    11 The Lord gave a true oath to David, which he will not take back, saying, I will give your kingdom to the fruit of your body.

    12 If your children keep my word, and the teachings which I will give them, their children will be rulers of your kingdom for ever.

  • Ps 89:28-29
    2 verses
    78%

    28 I will keep my mercy for him for ever; my agreement with him will not be changed.

    29 His seed will keep their place for ever; his kingdom will be eternal, like the heavens.

  • 1 Kgs 11:38-39
    2 verses
    78%

    38 And if you give attention to the orders I give you, walking in my ways and doing what is right in my eyes and keeping my laws and my orders as David my servant did; then I will be with you, building up for you a safe house, as I did for David, and I will give Israel to you.

    39 (So that I may send trouble for this on the seed of David, but not for ever.)

  • Ps 89:36
    78%

    36 His seed will not come to an end for ever; the seat of his kingdom will be like the sun before me.

  • Zech 6:13
    78%

    13 And he will be the builder of the Temple of the Lord; and the glory will be his, and he will take his place as ruler on the seat of power; and Joshua will be a priest at his right hand, and between them there will be a design of peace.

  • 1 Chr 22:7
    77%

    7 And David said to Solomon, My son, it was my desire to put up a house for the name of the Lord my God.

  • 1 Kgs 2:45
    77%

    45 But a blessing will be on King Solomon, and the kingdom of David will keep its place before the Lord for ever.

  • 2 Sam 7:5
    77%

    5 Go and say to my servant David, The Lord says, Are you to be the builder of a house, a living-place for me?

  • Isa 22:23
    76%

    23 And I will put him like a nail in a safe place; and he will be for a seat of glory to his father's family.

  • 2 Chr 7:16
    76%

    16 For I have taken this house for myself and made it holy, so that my name may be there for ever; and my eyes and my heart will be there at all times.

  • 1 Chr 17:23
    76%

    23 And now, Lord, let your words about your servant and about his family be made certain for ever, and do as you have said.

  • Jer 33:17
    75%

    17 For the Lord has said, David will never be without a man to take his place on the seat of the kingdom of Israel;

  • Luke 1:33
    75%

    33 He will have rule over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.

  • 1 Chr 17:4
    75%

    4 Go and say to David my servant, The Lord says, You are not to make me a house for my living-place:

  • Acts 7:47
    75%

    47 But Solomon was the builder of his house.

  • 2 Sam 7:7
    74%

    7 In all the places where I went with all the children of Israel, did I ever say to any of the judges of Israel, to whom I gave the care of my people Israel, Why have you not made me a house of cedar?