KJV King James Version
Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man [to be] ruler in Israel.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
2 Chronicles 7:18
Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man [to be] ruler in Israel.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
then I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man to rule over Israel.’
WEB World English Bible
then I will establish the throne of your kingdom, according as I covenanted with David your father, saying, ‘There shall not fail you a man to be ruler in Israel.’
ASV American Standard Version
then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
then I have established the throne of thy kingdom, as I covenanted with David thy father, saying, There is not cut off a man to thee—a ruler in Israel;
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 7
15 Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer [that is made] in this place.
16 For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
17 And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and shalt observe my statutes and my judgments;
18 Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man [to be] ruler in Israel.
19 But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;
20 Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it [to be] a proverb and a byword among all nations.
21 And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and unto this house?
Topics connected to this verse
Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַהֲקִ֣ימוֹתִ֔יH6965 · qa.may(Leb)-kamaiאֵ֖תH853 · et[Obj.]כִּסֵּ֣אH3678 · kis.sethroneמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָH4438 · mal.khutroyaltyכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichכָּרַ֗תִּיH3772 · ka.ratto cut: cutלְדָוִ֤ידH1732 · da.vidDavidאָבִ֙יךָ֙H1 · avfatherלֵאמֹ֔רH559 · a.marto sayלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotיִכָּרֵ֤תH3772 · ka.ratto cut: cutלְךָ֙H9031 · kayouאִ֔ישׁH376 · ishmanמוֹשֵׁ֖לH4910 · ma.shalto ruleבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478 · yis.ra.elIsrael
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 6:16Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me.2 Samuel 7:13-16He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.Jeremiah 33:20-21Thus saith the LORD; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season;Jeremiah 33:25-26Thus saith the LORD; If my covenant [be] not with day and night, [and if] I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth;Psalm 132:11-12The LORD hath sworn [in] truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.Psalm 89:28-40My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.1 Kings 9:5Then 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.
HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION
Compare classic commentaries on 2 Chronicles 7:18
Put Matthew Henry, Adam Clarke, Calvin, Wesley, Barnes, Jamieson–Fausset–Brown, Aquinas’ Catena and other public-domain sources beside the passage.
Compare commentaries →