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2 Samuel 7:16 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. "
2 Samuel 7:16
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
I 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:
But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
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2 Samuel 7:1
"And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;"
2 Samuel 7:2
"That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains."
2 Samuel 7:3
"And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee."
2 Samuel 7:4
"And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,"
2 Samuel 7:5
"Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?"
2 Samuel 7:6
"Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle."
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