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2 Samuel 7:12-16

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

12. And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. 13. He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. 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.

2 Samuel 7:12-16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Samuel 7:12

Theological / Devotional

Set up thy seed. This has primary reference to Solomon, David’s successor and the builder of the Temple. But David was also shown that the Messiah was to come in his lineage (see Acts 2:30).

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