2 Samuel 7:10-12

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¹⁰“ ‘ “I also shall provide a place for my people Israel, and there I will plant them so that they may dwell there and never again be disturbed. Nor will the wicked afflict them anymore, as was the case formerly, ¹¹from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel. I will grant you rest from all of your enemies.

“ ‘ “Moreover, I, the Lord, promise that I will establish a royal house for you. ¹²^[a]And when it is time for you to be with your ancestors, I will designate as your heir one of your sons to succeed you, and I shall establish his kingdom forever. Read full chapter

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2 Samuel 7:12 The divine adoption of Solomon, one of whose descendants is the Messiah, will ensure the perpetuity of the kingdom, is a first ray of light on the divine sonship of Christ (see Heb 1:5). It is an impressive fact that while the kingdom of Israel, formed after Solomon’s death, saw no less than eight changes of dynasty in a little more than two centuries (931–721 B.C.), the Davidic dynasty was the only one to rule in Judah for three and a half centuries (931–587 B.C.), even though it, too, was subject to palace conspiracies.

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2 Samuel 7:10-12

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