1 Kings 9:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’”
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“then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.”
King James Version · Public Domain“then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom over Israel for ever, according as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“then I have established the throne of thy kingdom over Israel--to the age, as I spake unto David thy father, saying, There is not cut off to thee a man from <FI>being<Fi> on the throne of Israel.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Kings 9:5 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 7:12And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
- 2 Samuel 7:16Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”
- 1 Kings 2:4and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’
- 1 Kings 6:12“As for this temple you are building, if you walk in My statutes, carry out My ordinances, and keep all My commandments by walking in them, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David.
- 1 Kings 8:15and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying,
- 1 Kings 8:20Now the LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke. I have succeeded my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built the house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 22:9But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and I will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his reign.
- Psalms 89:28I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast.
- Psalms 132:11The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.
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