1 Kings 15:4

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Nevertheless for David’s sake the LORD his God maintained his dynasty in Jerusalem by giving him a son to succeed him and by protecting Jerusalem.

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  • 1 Kgs 11:36 : 36 I will leave his son one tribe so my servant David’s dynasty may continue to serve me in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen as my home.
  • 2 Chr 21:7 : 7 But the LORD was unwilling to destroy David’s dynasty because of the promise he had made to give David a perpetual dynasty.
  • Ps 18:28 : 28 Indeed, you light my lamp, LORD. My God illuminates the darkness around me.
  • Ps 87:5 : 5 But it is said of Zion’s residents,“Each one of these was born in her, and the Most High makes her secure.”
  • Ps 132:17 : 17 There I will make David strong; I have determined that my chosen king’s dynasty will continue.
  • Isa 9:7 : 7 His dominion will be vast and he will bring immeasurable prosperity. He will rule on David’s throne and over David’s kingdom, establishing it and strengthening it by promoting justice and fairness, from this time forward and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies will accomplish this.
  • Isa 14:32 : 32 How will they respond to the messengers of this nation? Indeed, the LORD has made Zion secure; the oppressed among his people will find safety in her.
  • Isa 37:35 : 35 I will shield this city and rescue it for the sake of my reputation and because of my promise to David my servant.”’”
  • Isa 62:7 : 7 Don’t allow him to rest until he reestablishes Jerusalem, until he makes Jerusalem the pride of the earth.
  • Jer 33:2 : 2 “I, the LORD, do these things. I, the LORD, form the plan to bring them about. I am known as the LORD. I say to you,
  • Jer 33:20-26 : 20 “I, the LORD, make the following promise:‘I have made a covenant with the day and with the night that they will always come at their proper times. Only if you people could break that covenant 21 could my covenant with my servant David and my covenant with the Levites ever be broken. So David will by all means always have a descendant to occupy his throne as king and the Levites will by all means always have priests who will minister before me. 22 I will make the children who follow one another in the line of my servant David very numerous. I will also make the Levites who minister before me very numerous. I will make them all as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sands which are on the seashore.’” 23 The LORD’s message came to Jeremiah another time. 24 “You have surely noticed what these people are saying, haven’t you? They are saying,‘The LORD has rejected the two families of Israel and Judah that he chose.’ So they have little regard that my people will ever again be a nation. 25 But I, the LORD, make the following promise: I have made a covenant governing the coming of day and night. I have established the fixed laws governing heaven and earth. 26 Just as surely as I have done this, so surely will I never reject the descendants of Jacob. Nor will I ever refuse to choose one of my servant David’s descendants to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Indeed, I will restore them and show mercy to them.”
  • Mic 4:1-2 : 1 Better Days Ahead for Jerusalem In the future the LORD’s Temple Mount will be the most important mountain of all; it will be more prominent than other hills. People will stream to it. 2 Many nations will come, saying,“Come on! Let’s go up to the LORD’s mountain, to the temple of Jacob’s God, so he can teach us his ways and we can live by his laws.” For instruction will proceed from Zion, the LORD’s message from Jerusalem.
  • Matt 16:18 : 18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.
  • Luke 1:69-79 : 69 For he has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, 70 as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from long ago, 71 that we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us. 72 He has done this to show mercy to our ancestors, and to remember his holy covenant– 73 the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham. This oath grants 74 that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, may serve him without fear, 75 in holiness and righteousness before him for as long as we live. 76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High. For you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways, 77 to give his people knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins. 78 Because of our God’s tender mercy the dawn will break upon us from on high 79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
  • Luke 2:32 : 32 a light, for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.”
  • John 8:12 : 12 Jesus as the Light of the World Then Jesus spoke out again,“I am the light of the world! The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
  • Rom 11:28 : 28 In regard to the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but in regard to election they are dearly loved for the sake of the fathers.
  • Rev 22:16 : 16 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star!”
  • Gen 12:2 : 2 Then I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great, so that you will exemplify divine blessing.
  • Gen 19:29 : 29 So when God destroyed the cities of the region, God honored Abraham’s request. He removed Lot from the midst of the destruction when he destroyed the cities Lot had lived in.
  • Gen 26:5 : 5 All this will come to pass because Abraham obeyed me and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”
  • Deut 4:37 : 37 Moreover, because he loved your ancestors, he chose their descendants who followed them and personally brought you out of Egypt with his great power
  • 2 Sam 7:12-16 : 12 When the time comes for you to die, I will raise up your descendant, one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He will build a house for my name, and I will make his dynasty permanent. 14 I will become his father and he will become my son. When he sins, I will correct him with the rod of men and with wounds inflicted by human beings. 15 But my loyal love will not be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you. 16 Your house and your kingdom will stand before me permanently; your dynasty will be permanent.’”
  • 2 Sam 21:17 : 17 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to David’s aid, striking the Philistine down and killing him. Then David’s men took an oath saying,“You will not go out to battle with us again! You must not extinguish the lamp of Israel!”
  • 1 Kgs 11:12 : 12 However, for your father David’s sake I will not do this while you are alive. I will tear it away from your son’s hand instead.
  • 1 Kgs 11:32 : 32 He will retain one tribe, for my servant David’s sake and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.

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  • 2 Chr 21:7
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    7 But the LORD was unwilling to destroy David’s dynasty because of the promise he had made to give David a perpetual dynasty.

  • 2 Kgs 8:19
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    19 But the LORD was unwilling to destroy Judah. He preserved Judah for the sake of his servant David to whom he had promised a perpetual dynasty.

  • 1 Kgs 11:36
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    36 I will leave his son one tribe so my servant David’s dynasty may continue to serve me in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen as my home.

  • 1 Kgs 15:5
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    5 He did this because David had done what he approved and had not disregarded any of his commandments his entire lifetime, except for the incident involving Uriah the Hittite.

  • 1 Kgs 2:4
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    4 and the LORD will fulfill his promise to me,‘If your descendants watch their step and live faithfully in my presence with all their heart and being, then,’ he promised,‘you will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’

  • 2 Chr 6:16
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    16 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.’

  • 2 Sam 5:12
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    12 David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and that he had elevated his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

  • 1 Chr 23:25
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    25 For David said,“The LORD God of Israel has given his people rest and has permanently settled in Jerusalem.

  • Ps 132:17
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    17 There I will make David strong; I have determined that my chosen king’s dynasty will continue.

  • 1 Kgs 8:25
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    25 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 serve me as you have done.’

  • Ps 132:11
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    11 The LORD made a reliable promise to David; he will not go back on his word. He said,“I will place one of your descendants on your throne.

  • 1 Kgs 9:4-5
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    4 You must serve me with integrity and sincerity, just as your father David did. Do everything I commanded and obey my rules and regulations.

    5 Then I will allow your dynasty to rule over Israel permanently, just as I promised your father David,‘You will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’

  • Jer 33:17
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    17 For I, the LORD, promise:“David will never lack a successor to occupy the throne over the nation of Israel.

  • 1 Chr 17:14
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    14 I will put him in permanent charge of my house and my kingdom; his dynasty will be permanent.”’”

  • 1 Chr 14:2
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    2 David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and that he had elevated his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 15:3
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    3 He followed all the sinful practices of his father before him. He was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his ancestor David had been.

  • 1 Kgs 2:45
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    45 But King Solomon will be empowered and David’s dynasty will endure permanently before the LORD.

  • Ps 122:5
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    5 Indeed, the leaders sit there on thrones and make legal decisions, on the thrones of the house of David.

  • 2 Chr 7:18
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    18 Then I will establish your dynasty, just as I promised your father David,‘You will not fail to have a successor ruling over Israel.’

  • 2 Sam 3:10
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    10 namely, to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and over Judah all the way from Dan to Beer Sheba!”

  • 1 Kgs 8:15-18
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    15 He said,“The LORD God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled what he promised my father David.

    16 He told David,‘Since the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a temple in which to live. But I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’

    17 Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the LORD God of Israel.

    18 The LORD told my father David,‘It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me.

  • 2 Chr 6:6-8
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    6 But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place to live, and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’

    7 Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the LORD God of Israel.

    8 The LORD told my father David,‘It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me.

  • 2 Sam 7:16
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    16 Your house and your kingdom will stand before me permanently; your dynasty will be permanent.’”

  • 1 Kgs 11:38-39
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    38 You must obey all I command you to do, follow my instructions, do what I approve, and keep my rules and commandments, like my servant David did. Then I will be with you and establish for you a lasting dynasty, as I did for David; I will give you Israel.

    39 I will humiliate David’s descendants because of this, but not forever.”

  • 1 Kgs 11:12-13
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    12 However, for your father David’s sake I will not do this while you are alive. I will tear it away from your son’s hand instead.

    13 But I will not tear away the entire kingdom; I will leave your son one tribe for my servant David’s sake and for the sake of my chosen city Jerusalem.”

  • 1 Chr 17:11-12
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    11 When the time comes for you to die, I will raise up your descendant, one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom.

    12 He will build me a house, and I will make his dynasty permanent.

  • 1 Chr 15:1
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    1 David Brings the Ark to Jerusalem David constructed buildings in the City of David; he then prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

  • 1 Chr 28:7
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    7 I will establish his kingdom permanently, if he remains committed to obeying my commands and regulations, as you are doing this day.’

  • 1 Chr 22:10
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    10 He will build a temple to honor me; he will become my son, and I will become his father. I will grant to his dynasty permanent rule over Israel.’

  • 1 Kgs 11:34
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    34 I will not take the whole kingdom from his hand. I will allow him to be ruler for the rest of his life for the sake of my chosen servant David who kept my commandments and rules.

  • 2 Chr 1:4
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    4 (Now David had brought up the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim to the place he had prepared for it, for he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 7:25
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    25 So now, O LORD God, make this promise you have made about your servant and his family a permanent reality. Do as you promised,

  • 1 Chr 28:4
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    4 The LORD God of Israel chose me out of my father’s entire family to become king over Israel and have a permanent dynasty. Indeed, he chose Judah as leader, and my father’s family within Judah, and then he picked me out from among my father’s sons and made me king over all Israel.

  • 2 Chr 6:4
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    4 He said,“The LORD God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled what he promised my father David.

  • 1 Kgs 11:32
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    32 He will retain one tribe, for my servant David’s sake and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.

  • 2 Chr 13:5
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    5 Don’t you realize that the LORD God of Israel has given David and his dynasty lasting dominion over Israel by a formal covenant?

  • 1 Chr 17:24
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    24 so it may become a reality and you may gain lasting fame, as people say,‘The LORD of Heaven’s Armies is the God of Israel.’ The dynasty of your servant David will be established before you,

  • 2 Sam 7:13
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    13 He will build a house for my name, and I will make his dynasty permanent.

  • Jer 22:4
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    4 If you are careful to obey these commands, then the kings who follow in David’s succession and ride in chariots or on horses will continue to come through the gates of this palace, as will their officials and their subjects.

  • 1 Kgs 5:5
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    5 So I have decided to build a temple to honor the LORD my God, as the LORD instructed my father David,‘Your son, whom I will put on your throne in your place, is the one who will build a temple to honor me.’

  • 2 Kgs 21:4
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    4 He built altars in the LORD’s temple, about which the LORD had said,“Jerusalem will be my home.”

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