2 Samuel 7:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • 2 Sam 7:13 : 13 He will be the builder of a house for my name, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever.
  • 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.)
  • 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.
  • Dan 2:44 : 44 And in the days of those kings, the God of heaven will put up a kingdom which will never come to destruction, and its power will never be given into the hands of another people, and all these kingdoms will be broken and overcome by it, but it will keep its place for ever.
  • Ps 45:6 : 6 Your seat of power, O God, is for ever and ever; the rod of your kingdom is a rod of honour.
  • Luke 1:32-33 : 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.
  • Ps 72:17-19 : 17 May his name go on for ever, as long as the sun: may men be blessing themselves by him; may all nations be blessing his name. 18 Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel, the only doer of wonders. 19 Praise to the glory of his noble name for ever; let all the earth be full of his glory. So be it, So be it.
  • Rev 11:15 : 15 And at the sounding of the seventh angel there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ, and he will have rule for ever and ever.
  • Dan 7:14 : 14 And to him was given authority and glory and a kingdom; and all peoples, nations, and languages were his servants: his authority is an eternal authority which will not come to an end, and his kingdom is one which will not come to destruction.
  • Gen 49:10 : 10 The rod of authority will not be taken from Judah, and he will not be without a law-giver, till he comes who has the right to it, and the peoples will put themselves under his rule.
  • 1 Chr 17:13-14 : 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.
  • 2 Kgs 19:34 : 34 For I will keep this town safe, for my honour, and for the honour of my servant David.
  • 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.
  • John 12:34 : 34 Then the people in answer said to him, The law says that the Christ will have life without end: how say you then that it is necessary for the Son of man to be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?
  • Heb 1:8 : 8 But of the Son he says, Your seat of power, O God, is for ever and ever; and the rod of your kingdom is a rod of righteousness.
  • Ps 72:5 : 5 May his life go on as long as the sun and moon, through all generations.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Chr 17:14-15
    2 verses
    89%

    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.

    15 So Nathan gave David an account of all these words and this vision.

  • 2 Sam 7:11-13
    3 verses
    84%

    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.

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

  • 1 Chr 17:10-12
    3 verses
    83%

    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.

  • 2 Sam 7:25-27
    3 verses
    82%

    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 9:5
    82%

    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 2:45
    82%

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

  • 1 Chr 17:23-24
    2 verses
    81%

    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.

    24 So let your words be made certain and your name be made great, when men say, The Lord of armies is the God of Israel; and when the family of David your servant is made strong before you.

  • Ps 132:11-12
    2 verses
    81%

    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.

  • 1 Chr 28:7
    80%

    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 Chr 7:18
    80%

    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.

  • 2 Sam 7:17
    80%

    17 So Nathan gave David an account of all these words and this vision.

  • Ps 89:4
    79%

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

  • 1 Chr 22:10
    78%

    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.

  • Jer 33:17
    78%

    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;

  • 1 Kgs 11:37-38
    2 verses
    78%

    37 And you I will take, and you will be king over Israel, ruling over whatever is the desire of your soul.

    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.

  • Ps 89:36-37
    2 verses
    78%

    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.)

  • 2 Chr 6:16-17
    2 verses
    77%

    16 So now, O Lord, the God of Israel, let your word to your servant David, my father, come true, when you said, You will never be without a man to take his place before me on the seat of the kingdom of Israel; if only your children give attention to their ways, walking in my law, as you have done before me.

    17 So now, O Lord, the God of Israel, make your word come true which you said to your servant David.

  • 1 Kgs 8:13
    77%

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

  • Ps 93:2
    77%

    2 The seat of your power has been from the past; you are eternal.

  • Ps 45:6
    76%

    6 Your seat of power, O God, is for ever and ever; the rod of your kingdom is a rod of honour.

  • 2 Sam 5:12
    76%

    12 And David saw that the Lord had made his position safe as king over Israel, and that he had made his kingdom great because of his people Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 2:4
    76%

    4 So that the Lord may give effect to what he said of me, If your children give attention to their ways, living uprightly before me with all their heart and their soul, you will never be without a man to be king in Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 8:25
    75%

    25 So now, O Lord, the God of Israel, let your word to your servant David, my father, come true, when you said, You will never be without a man to take his place on the seat of the kingdom of Israel before me, if only your children give attention to their ways, walking before me as you have done.

  • 2 Chr 6:2
    75%

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

  • Ps 89:29
    75%

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

  • Ezek 37:25
    75%

    25 And they will be living in the land which I gave to Jacob, my servant, in which your fathers were living; and they will go on living there, they and their children and their children's children, for ever: and David, my servant, will be their ruler for ever.

  • Ps 102:28
    74%

    28 The children of your servants will have a safe resting-place, and their seed will be ever before you.

  • 2 Chr 13:5
    74%

    5 Is it not clear to you that the Lord, the God of Israel, gave the rule over Israel to David and to his sons for ever, by an agreement made with salt?

  • 2 Chr 21:7
    74%

    7 But it was not the Lord's purpose to send destruction on the family of David, because of the agreement he had made with David, when he said he would give to him and to his sons a light for ever.

  • 1 Chr 14:2
    74%

    2 And David saw that the Lord had made his position safe as king over Israel, lifting up his kingdom on high because of his people Israel.

  • Ps 122:5
    74%

    5 For there seats for the judges were placed, even the rulers' seats of the line of David.

  • 1 Chr 17:4
    74%

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

  • 1 Sam 20:15
    74%

    15 And let not your mercy ever be cut off from my family, even when the Lord has sent destruction on all David's haters, cutting them off from the face of the earth.

  • 2 Sam 7:15
    74%

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

  • 2 Sam 7:19
    74%

    19 And this was only a small thing to you, O Lord God; but your words have even been about the far-off future of your servant's family, O Lord God!

  • 2 Sam 7:5
    74%

    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?

  • 2 Sam 7:29
    74%

    29 So may it be your pleasure to give your blessing to the family of your servant, so that it may go on for ever before you: (for you, O Lord God, have said it,) and may your blessing be on your servant's family line for ever!

  • 2 Sam 3:10
    73%

    10 And if I do not take away the kingdom from the family of Saul and make David ruler over Israel and Judah from Dan as far as Beer-sheba!