12 (A)And when thy days be fulfilled, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, and I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy body, and will establish his kingdom.

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16 And thine house shall be established and thy kingdom forever before thee, even thy throne shall be [a]established forever.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 7:16 This was begun in Solomon, as a figure, but accomplished in Christ.

That the Lord may confirm his word which he spake unto me, saying, If thy sons take heed to their way, that they walk before me in [a]truth, with all their hearts, and with all their souls, (A)[b]thou shalt not (said he) want one of thy posterity upon the throne of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 2:4 And without hypocrisy.
  2. 1 Kings 2:4 Hebrew, a man shall not be cut off to thee from off the throne.

Howbeit the Lord would not destroy the house of David, because of the (A)covenant that he had made with David, and because he had promised to give a light to him, and to his sons forever.

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