2 Samuel 7:28
Now, O Sovereign LORD, you are the true God! May your words prove to be true! You have made this good promise to your servant!
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Referenced Verses
- John 17:17 : 17 Set them apart in the truth; your word is truth.
- Titus 1:2 : 2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before time began.
- Exod 34:6 : 6 The LORD passed by before him and proclaimed:“The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, and abounding in loyal love and faithfulness,
- Num 23:19 : 19 God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a human being, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it happen?
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- 1 Chr 17:22-276 verses89%
22You made Israel your very own nation for all time. You, O LORD, became their God.
23So now, O LORD, may the promise you made about your servant and his family become a permanent reality! Do as you promised,
24so 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,
25for you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a dynasty for him. That is why your servant has had the courage to pray to you.
26Now, O LORD, you are the true God; you have made this good promise to your servant.
27Now you are willing to bless your servant’s dynasty so that it may stand permanently before you, for you, O LORD, have blessed it and it will be blessed from now on into the future.”
- 2 Sam 7:24-274 verses85%
24You made Israel your very own people for all time. You, O LORD, became their God.
25So now, O LORD God, make this promise you have made about your servant and his family a permanent reality. Do as you promised,
26so you may gain lasting fame, as people say,‘The LORD of Heaven’s Armies is God over Israel!’ The dynasty of your servant David will be established before you,
27for you, O LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, have told your servant,‘I will build you a dynastic house.’ That is why your servant has had the courage to pray this prayer to you.
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29Now be willing to bless your servant’s dynasty so that it may stand permanently before you, for you, O Sovereign LORD, have spoken. By your blessing may your servant’s dynasty be blessed on into the future!”
- 1 Kgs 8:23-297 verses81%
23He prayed:“O LORD, God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven above or on earth below! You maintain covenantal loyalty to your servants who obey you with sincerity.
24You have kept your word to your servant, my father David; this very day you have fulfilled what you promised.
25Now, 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.’
26Now, O God of Israel, may the promise you made to your servant, my father David, be realized.
27“God does not really live on the earth! Look, if the sky and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this temple I have built!
28But respond favorably to your servant’s prayer and his request for help, O LORD my God. Answer the desperate prayer your servant is presenting to you today.
29Night and day may you watch over this temple, the place where you promised you would live. May you answer your servant’s prayer for this place.
- 2 Chr 6:14-174 verses81%
14and prayed:“O LORD God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven or on earth! You maintain covenantal loyalty to your servants who obey you with sincerity.
15You have kept your word to your servant, my father David; this very day you have fulfilled what you promised.
16Now, 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.’
17Now, O LORD God of Israel, may the promise you made to your servant David be realized.
- 2 Sam 7:16-227 verses78%
16Your house and your kingdom will stand before me permanently; your dynasty will be permanent.’”
17Nathan told David all these words that were revealed to him.
18David Offers a Prayer to God King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said,“Who am I, O Sovereign LORD, and what is my family, that you should have brought me to this point?
19And 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?
20What more can David say to you? You have given your servant special recognition, O Sovereign LORD!
21For the sake of your promise and according to your purpose you have done this great thing in order to reveal it to your servant.
22Therefore you are great, O Sovereign LORD, for there is none like you! There is no God besides you! What we have heard is true!
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11“Now, my son, may the LORD be with you! May you succeed and build a temple for the LORD your God, just as he announced you would.
- 1 Chr 17:17-193 verses74%
17And you did not stop there, O God! You have also spoken about the future of your servant’s family. You have revealed to me what men long to know, O LORD God.
18What more can David say to you? You have honored your servant; you have given your servant special recognition.
19O LORD, for the sake of your servant and according to your will, you have done this great thing in order to reveal your greatness.
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27Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, who so moved in the heart of the king to so honor the temple of the LORD which is in Jerusalem!
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4He said,“The LORD God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled what he promised my father David.
- 1 Chr 28:7-82 verses73%
7I will establish his kingdom permanently, if he remains committed to obeying my commands and regulations, as you are doing this day.’
8So now, in the sight of all Israel, the LORD’s assembly, and in the hearing of our God, I say this: Carefully observe all the commands of the LORD your God, so that you may possess this good land and may leave it as a permanent inheritance for your children after you.
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20You will be loyal to Jacob and extend your loyal love to Abraham, which you promised on oath to our ancestors in ancient times.
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7“So now, say this to my servant David:‘This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says:“I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd to make you a leader of my people Israel.
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16O LORD our God, all this wealth, which we have collected to build a temple for you to honor your holy name, comes from you; it all belongs to you.
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15He said,“The LORD God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled what he promised my father David.
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1O LORD, you are my God! I will exalt you in praise, I will extol your fame. For you have done extraordinary things, and executed plans made long ago exactly as you decreed.
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5“Go, tell my servant David:‘This is what the LORD has said: Do you really intend to build a house for me to live in?
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8“So now, say this to my servant David:‘This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has said: I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd to make you leader of my people Israel.
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6Solomon replied,“You demonstrated great loyalty to your servant, my father David, as he served you faithfully, properly, and sincerely. You have maintained this great loyalty to this day by allowing his son to sit on his throne.
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38You 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.
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19But respond favorably to your servant’s prayer and his request for help, O LORD my God. Answer the desperate prayer your servant is presenting to you.
- 2 Chr 7:16-172 verses71%
16Now I have chosen and consecrated this temple by making it my permanent home; I will be constantly present there.
17You must serve me as your father David did. Do everything I commanded and obey my rules and regulations.
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10Realize now that the LORD has chosen you to build a temple as his sanctuary. Be strong and do it!”