2 Samuel 7:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.”
2 Samuel 7:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 7:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 7:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Your house and your kingdom will be made sure forever before you. Your throne will be established forever.”’””
2 Samuel 7:16 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 7:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made sure for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.”
2 Samuel 7:16 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 7:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and stedfast <FI>is<Fi> thy house and thy kingdom unto the age before thee, thy throne is established unto the age.'”
2 Samuel 7:16 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 7:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made firm for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.”
2 Samuel 7:16 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 7:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And thine house shall be stablished and thy kingdome for euer before thee, euen thy throne shalbe stablished for euer.”
2 Samuel 7:16 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 7:16 in Context — 2 Samuel 7
14 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:
15 But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
16 And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
17 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
18 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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What Does 2 Samuel 7:16 Mean?
2 Samuel 7:16 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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