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2 Samuel 7:16

2 Samuel 7:16
And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee,.... That is, both his family and his government should be perpetuated, or he should always have one of his family to sit upon…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

2 Samuel 7:4-17

We have here a full revelation of God's favour to David and the kind intentions of that favour, the notices and assurances of which God sent him by Nathan the prophet, whom he entrusted to deliver…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

thy kingdom shall be stablished Better, thy kingdom shall be made sure. Two different words are translated "shall be stablished" in this verse. The second corresponds to that in 2Sa 7:7: the first is…