2 Chronicles 6:16

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

'Now, LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant David, my father, what You promised him, saying: "You shall never lack a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your sons are careful in their ways, walking in My law as you have walked before Me."

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep with your servant David my father what you have promised him, saying, There shall not fail you a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that your children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as you have walked before me.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Now therefore, O Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of Israel,{H3478} keep{H8104} with thy servant{H5650} David{H1732} my father{H1} that which thou hast promised{H1696} him, saying,{H559} There shall not fail{H3772} thee a man{H376} in my sight{H6440} to sit{H3427} on the throne{H3678} of Israel,{H3478} if only{H7535} thy children{H1121} take heed{H8104} to their way,{H1870} to walk{H3212} in my law{H8451} as thou hast walked{H1980} before{H6440} me.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Now therefore, O LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Israel{H3478}, keep{H8104}{(H8798)} with thy servant{H5650} David{H1732} my father{H1} that which thou hast promised{H1696}{(H8765)} him, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, There shall not fail{H3772}{(H8735)} thee a man{H376} in my sight{H6440} to sit{H3427}{(H8802)} upon the throne{H3678} of Israel{H3478}; yet so{H7535} that thy children{H1121} take heed{H8104}{(H8799)} to their way{H1870} to walk{H3212}{(H8800)} in my law{H8451}, as thou hast walked{H1980}{(H8804)} before{H6440} me.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Now LORDE God of Israel, make good vnto my father Dauid yi seruaunt, that which thou hast promysed him, & sayde: Thou shalt not want a man before me, to syt vpon the seate of Israel: yf thy children kepe their waye, so yt they walke in my lawe, like as thou hast walked before me:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Therefore now Lord God of Israel, keepe with thy seruant Dauid my father, that thou hast promised him, saying, Thou shalt not want a man in my sight, that shall sit vpon the throne of Israel: so that thy sonnes take heede to their wayes, to walke in my Lawe, as thou hast walked before me.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And nowe Lorde God of Israel, kepe with thy seruaunt Dauid my father the thinges that thou promisedst him, saying, Thou shalt in my sight not be without a man that shall sit vpon the seate of Israel, so that thy children take heede to their wayes to walke in my lawe, as thou hast walked before me.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Now therefore, Yahweh, the God of Israel, keep with your servant David my father that which you have promised him, saying, There shall not fail you a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your children take heed to their way, to walk in my law as you have walked before me.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `And now, O Jehovah, God of Israel, keep for Thy servant David my father that which Thou didst speak to him, saying, There is not cut off to thee a man from before Me, sitting on the throne of Israel, only, if thy sons watch their way to walk in My law, as thou hast walked before Me.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Now therefore, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only thy children take heed to their way, to walk in my law as thou hast walked before me.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Now therefore, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only thy children take heed to their way, to walk in my law as thou hast walked before me.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "Now therefore, Yahweh, the God of Israel, keep with your servant David my father that which you have promised him, saying, 'There shall not fail you a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your children take heed to their way, to walk in my law as you have walked before me.'

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Now, O LORD God of Israel, keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David, when you said,‘You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel, provided that your descendants watch their step and obey my law as you have done.’

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 2:4 : 4 And you will ensure that the LORD fulfills His promise to me, saying, 'If your sons are careful to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.'
  • 2 Chr 7:18 : 18 Then I will establish your royal throne, as I made a covenant with David your father, saying, 'You will never fail to have a man to rule over Israel.'
  • Ps 132:12 : 12 If your sons keep My covenant and My testimony that I shall teach them, their sons also will sit upon your throne forever.
  • Ezek 36:37 : 37 This is what the Lord GOD says: I will allow the house of Israel to ask me to do this for them: I will increase their people like a flock.
  • John 15:14-15 : 14 You are my friends if you do what I command. 15 I no longer call you servants because a servant does not know what his master is doing. Instead, I have called you friends because everything I heard from my Father I have made known to you.
  • 2 Sam 7:12-16 : 12 When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. When he sins, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the stripes of the sons of men. 15 But my steadfast love will not depart from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you. 16 And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever.
  • Ps 26:3 : 3 For Your steadfast love is always before my eyes, and I have walked in Your truth.
  • Ps 119:1 : 1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the LORD.
  • 1 Kgs 6:12 : 12 Concerning this house that you are building, if you will walk in my statutes and carry out my ordinances, and keep all my commandments by walking in them, then I will establish my word with you, which I spoke to David your father.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 93%

    24 'You have kept Your word to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You fulfilled with Your hand, as it is today.'

    25 'Now, LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant David, my father, what You promised him: “You shall never fail to have a descendant to sit on the throne of Israel before Me, if only your descendants are careful to walk before Me as you have walked before Me.”'

    26 'Now therefore, God of Israel, confirm the word that You have spoken to Your servant, my father David.'

  • 4 And you will ensure that the LORD fulfills His promise to me, saying, 'If your sons are careful to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.'

  • 86%

    14 He said: 'LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven or on earth, keeping Your covenant and showing lovingkindness to Your servants who walk before You with all their heart.

    15 You have kept Your promise to Your servant David, my father. With Your mouth, You spoke it, and with Your hand, You have fulfilled it as it is today.

  • 1 Kgs 9:4-6
    3 verses
    84%

    4 'And as for you, if you walk before Me faithfully, as your father David did, with integrity of heart and uprightness, doing all I have commanded you and keeping My statutes and judgments,

    5 then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised your father David, saying, 'You will never fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.'

    6 'But if you or your descendants turn away from Me and do not keep My commands and statutes that I have given you, and you go and serve other gods and bow down to them,

  • 17 'Now then, LORD, God of Israel, let Your word that You spoke to Your servant David be confirmed.

  • 84%

    17 As for you, if you walk before Me as David your father did, and do all I have commanded, and observe My statutes and judgments,

    18 Then I will establish your royal throne, as I made a covenant with David your father, saying, 'You will never fail to have a man to rule over Israel.'

  • Ps 132:11-12
    2 verses
    80%

    11 The LORD has sworn in truth to David; He will not turn back from it: 'From the fruit of your body I will set one upon your throne.'

    12 If your sons keep My covenant and My testimony that I shall teach them, their sons also will sit upon your throne forever.

  • 80%

    36 'But to his son, I will give one tribe, so that My servant David may always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen for Myself to put My name there.'

    37 I will take you, and you will reign over all that your heart desires, and you will be king over Israel.

    38 If you listen to all that I command you and walk in My ways, doing what is right in My eyes by keeping My statutes and commands, as My servant David did, then I will be with you. I will build you a sure house, as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.

  • 12 Concerning this house that you are building, if you will walk in my statutes and carry out my ordinances, and keep all my commandments by walking in them, then I will establish my word with you, which I spoke to David your father.

  • 78%

    25 And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and his house, and do as you have spoken.

    26 May your name be magnified forever, saying, 'The LORD of hosts is God over Israel,' and may the house of your servant David be established before you.

  • 17 For this is what the Lord says: David will never fail to have a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel.

  • 6 Solomon replied, "You have shown great lovingkindness to your servant, my father David, because he walked before you in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. You have continued this great kindness to him by giving him a son to sit on his throne this day."

  • 78%

    23 "And now, LORD, let the word you have spoken concerning your servant and his house be established forever. Do as you promised,

    24 so that your name will be magnified forever, saying, 'The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, is Israel's God.' And may the house of your servant David be established before you.

  • 11 When your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.

  • 16 And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever.

  • 1 Chr 28:7-8
    2 verses
    77%

    7 I will establish his kingdom forever if he is resolute in keeping My commandments and ordinances, as he is doing today.’

    8 Now, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the LORD, and in the hearing of our God, observe and seek all the commandments of the LORD your God so that you may possess this good land and leave it as an inheritance for your descendants forever.

  • 20 Now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, to tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

  • 30 I will carry out today what I swore to you by the LORD, the God of Israel, saying: 'Your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place.'

  • 4 He said, 'Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David and has fulfilled it with His hands, saying:

  • 7 Now then, tell my servant David: 'This is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people Israel.

  • 76%

    10 He will build a house for my name, and he will be my son, and I will be his father. I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.

    11 Now, my son, may the Lord be with you, so that you may succeed in building the house of the Lord your God, as He has spoken concerning you.

  • 12 When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.

  • 10 The LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke, and I have taken the place of my father David and now sit on the throne of Israel, just as the LORD promised. I have built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

  • 21 Now I know that you will surely be king, and the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hands.

  • 9 Now, Lord God, let your promise to my father David be confirmed, for you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.

  • 4 Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and by establishing Jerusalem.

  • 26 And now, LORD, you are God, and you have made this good promise concerning your servant.

  • 19 Yet the LORD was not willing to destroy Judah for the sake of His servant David, because of the promise He had made to give a lamp to David and his descendants forever.

  • 7 But the Lord was not willing to destroy the house of David because of the covenant He had made with David, promising to give him and his descendants a lasting lamp.

  • 14 If you walk in my ways, keeping my statutes and commandments as your father David did, then I will prolong your days.

  • 15 He said, 'Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David and with His hand has fulfilled it, saying:'

  • 20 In this way, his heart will not become proud above his fellow Israelites, and he will not turn aside from the commandment, to the right or to the left. He and his descendants will reign a long time over his kingdom in the midst of Israel.

  • 5 Don’t you know that the LORD, the God of Israel, gave the kingship over Israel forever to David and his descendants by a covenant of salt?

  • 42 LORD God, do not reject Your anointed one. Remember the great love promised to Your servant David.

  • 27 Is this decision from my lord the king, without letting your servants know who is to sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?"

  • 19 And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O Lord GOD. You have also spoken of your servant's house for a long time to come, and this is instruction for mankind, O Lord GOD!

  • 8 I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you. But you have not been like My servant David, who kept My commandments and followed Me with all his heart, doing only what was right in My eyes.