2 Kings 8:19
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.
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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 Sam 7:12-13 : 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.
- 2 Sam 7:15 : 15 But my loyal love will not be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.
- 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 15:4-5 : 4 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. 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.
- 2 Kgs 19:34 : 34 I will shield this city and rescue it for the sake of my reputation and because of my promise to David my servant.’”
- 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.
- Isa 7:14 : 14 For this reason the Lord himself will give you a confirming sign. Look, this young woman is about to conceive and will give birth to a son. You, young woman, will name him Immanuel.
- 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.”’”
- Jer 33:25-26 : 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.”
- Hos 11:9 : 9 I cannot carry out my fierce anger! I cannot totally destroy Ephraim! Because I am God, and not man– the Holy One among you– I will not come in wrath!
- Luke 1:32-33 : 32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David. 33 He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and his kingdom will never end.”
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- 2 Chr 21:7-82 verses90%
7 But the LORD was unwilling to destroy David’s dynasty because of the promise he had made to give David a perpetual dynasty.
8 During Jehoram’s reign Edom freed themselves from Judah’s control and set up their own king.
- 1 Kgs 15:4-52 verses80%
4 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.
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 8:24-252 verses76%
24 You have kept your word to your servant, my father David; this very day you have fulfilled what you promised.
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.’
- 2 Chr 6:15-162 verses75%
15 You have kept your word to your servant, my father David; this very day you have fulfilled what you promised.
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.’
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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.
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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.
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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.’
- 1 Kgs 11:38-392 verses73%
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.”
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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.
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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.’
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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.’
- Ps 132:10-123 verses72%
10 For the sake of David, your servant, do not reject your chosen king!
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.
12 If your sons keep my covenant and the rules I teach them, their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”
- 1 Kgs 11:12-132 verses72%
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.”
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33 But I will not remove my loyal love from him, nor be unfaithful to my promise.
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20 During his reign Edom freed themselves from Judah’s control and set up their own king.
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15 Don’t ever cut off your loyalty to my family, not even when the LORD has cut off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth
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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.’
- Ps 89:35-362 verses70%
35 Once and for all I have vowed by my own holiness, I will never deceive David.
36 His dynasty will last forever. His throne will endure before me, like the sun,
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30 The LORD says,“Enroll this man in the register as though he were childless. Enroll him as a man who will not enjoy success during his lifetime. For none of his sons will succeed in occupying the throne of David or ever succeed in ruling over Judah.”
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8 I tore the kingdom away from the Davidic dynasty and gave it to you. But you are not like my servant David, who kept my commandments and followed me wholeheartedly by doing only what I approve.
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15 But my loyal love will not be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.
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8 I will not make Israel again leave the land I gave to their ancestors, provided that they carefully obey all I commanded them, the whole law my servant Moses ordered them to obey.”
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22 The LORD will not abandon his people because he wants to uphold his great reputation. The LORD was pleased to make you his own people.
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7 The king had mercy on Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, in light of the LORD’s oath that had been taken between David and Jonathan son of Saul.
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18 He followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel, just as Ahab’s dynasty had done, for he married Ahab’s daughter. He did evil in the sight of the LORD.
- Ps 89:28-303 verses69%
28 I will always extend my loyal love to him, and my covenant with him is secure.
29 I will give him an eternal dynasty, and make his throne as enduring as the skies above.
30 If his sons reject my law and disobey my regulations,
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19 But you will not build the temple; your very own son will build the temple for my honor.’
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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 17:13-142 verses68%
13 I will become his father and he will become my son. I will never withhold my loyal love from him, as I withheld it from the one who ruled before you.
14 I will put him in permanent charge of my house and my kingdom; his dynasty will be permanent.”’”
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14 so it would be a lowly kingdom which could not rise on its own but must keep its treaty with him in order to stand.
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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.
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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.
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8 Look, the Sovereign LORD is watching the sinful nation, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. But I will not completely destroy the family of Jacob,” says the LORD.
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19 Judah also failed to keep the commandments of the LORD their God; they followed Israel’s example.
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19 And you didn’t stop there, O LORD God! You have also spoken about the future of your servant’s family. Is this your usual way of dealing with men, O Sovereign LORD?
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23 But the LORD had mercy on them and felt pity for them. He extended his favor to them because of the promise he had made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He has been unwilling to destroy them or remove them from his presence to this very day.
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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.’
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12 Jehoram received this letter from Elijah the prophet:“This is what the LORD God of your ancestor David says:‘You have not followed in the footsteps of your father Jehoshaphat and of King Asa of Judah,