2 Samuel 7:13

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

ה֥וּא יִבְנֶה־בַּ֖יִת לִשְׁמִ֑י וְכֹנַנְתִּ֛י אֶת־כִּסֵּ֥א מַמְלַכְתּ֖וֹ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃

Transliteration

Hûʾ yiḇneh-bayiṯ for šəmî, and wəḵōnantî ʾeṯ-kissēʾ of mamlaḵtô until ʿôlām.

Grammar Details

*Hûʾ*: pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - 'he'
*yiḇneh*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'he will build'
*bayiṯ*: noun, masculine singular - 'house'
*šəmî*: noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'my name'
*wəḵōnantî*: waw-consecutive + verb, polel perfect, 1st person singular - 'and I will establish'
*ʾeṯ-kissēʾ*: direct object marker + noun, masculine singular construct - 'the throne of'
*mamlaḵtô*: noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his kingdom'
*ʿôlām*: noun, masculine singular - 'forever/eternity'

Word Meanings

*šəmî*: my name/for my name/for my reputation/for my honor
*wəḵōnantî*: and I will establish/and I will make firm/and I will set up
*kissēʾ*: throne/seat of authority/royal dignity
*ʿôlām*: forever/eternity/perpetuity/indefinite futurity

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Referenced Verses

1 Kgs 6:12 : 12 Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father:
1 Kgs 8:19 : 19 Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name.
Isa 9:7 : 7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
1 Kgs 5:5 : 5 And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.
2 Sam 7:16 : 16 And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
1 Chr 22:9-9 : 9 Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days. 10 He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.
Ps 89:4 : 4 Thy seed will I establish{H8686)} for ever, and build up{H8804)} thy throne to all generations. Selah.
Ps 89:29 : 29 His seed also will I make{H8804)} to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
Ps 89:36-37 : 36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. 37 It shall be established{H8735)} for ever as the moon, and as a faithful{H8737)} witness in heaven. Selah.
Luke 1:31-33 : 31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. 32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: 33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
Isa 49:8 : 8 Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
Zech 6:13 : 13 Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.
Matt 16:18 : 18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Heb 3:3 : 3 For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house.
1 Pet 2:5 : 5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
Ps 89:21 : 21 With whom my hand shall be established{H8735)}: mine arm also shall strengthen{H8762)} him.
1 Chr 28:6-7 : 6 And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. 7 Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.
1 Chr 28:10 : 10 Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
1 Chr 17:11-12 : 11 And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom. 12 He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

1 Chr 17:10-14
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10And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will build thee an house.
11And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
12He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.
13I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee:
14But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.
1 Chr 22:10-11
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10He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.
11Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee.
2 Sam 7:11-12
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11And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house.
12And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
1 Chr 28:6-7
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6And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
7Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.
2 Sam 7:14-16
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14I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:
15But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
16And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
1 Kgs 8:13
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13I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.
2 Chr 7:18
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18Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel.
1 Kgs 9:5
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5Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.
1 Kgs 5:5
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5And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.
2 Sam 7:25-27
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25And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said.
26And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.
27For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.
1 Kgs 8:17-20
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17And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
18And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.
19Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name.
20And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
2 Chr 6:7-10
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7Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
8But the LORD said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:
9Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house; but thy son which shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.
10The LORD therefore hath performed his word that he hath spoken: for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and am set on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
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4Thy seed will I establish{H8686)} for ever, and build up{H8804)} thy throne to all generations. Selah.
2 Chr 6:2
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11The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
12If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.
Ps 89:28-29
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28My mercy will I keep{H8799)} for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast{H8737)} with him.
29His seed also will I make{H8804)} to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
1 Kgs 11:38-39
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38And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee.
39And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.
Ps 89:36
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36His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
Zech 6:13
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13Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.
1 Chr 22:7
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7And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God:
1 Kgs 2:45
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45And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever.
2 Sam 7:5
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5Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?
Isa 22:23
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23And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house.
2 Chr 7:16
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16For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
1 Chr 17:23
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23Therefore now, LORD, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as thou hast said.
Jer 33:17
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17For thus saith the LORD; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;
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33And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
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47But Solomon built him an house.
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7In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?